Collection Of Beckham Fashion Sold To Raise Money For Typhoon Appeal

Victoria and David Beckham have donated boxes of their designer clothes to a charity shop to raise money for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

The collection includes shoes by Jimmy Choo and suits by Dolce and Gabbana (D&G) alongside tops, suits, trainers and dresses from the Spice Girl-turned fashion designer and her footballer husband.

It will go on sale at the British Red Cross charity shop in Chelsea from 11am on Friday, and is set to raise thousands for the relief effort.

David and Victoria's D&G suits alone are due to go on the rails for at least £600 and £800 respectively,

It comes as a major international mission continues to help survivors of the disaster, many of whom will be dependent on aid for months to come.

Typhoon Haiyan smashed through the Philippines on November 8, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.

It killed or has left missing more than 5,000 people and displaced an estimated four million people. 

Typhoon Haiyan caused a trail of devastation and left millions homeless 

Victoria Beckham said: "David and I are supporting the Red Cross Shop Drop for the Philippines campaign and we urge everyone in Britain to do the same.

"Everyone has something in their closet they were holding onto, a dress, suit, or pair of shoes they thought they might wear again.

"Dig them out, bag them up, drop them off and give someone else the chance to buy them, raising much needed funds for the Red Cross aid effort. "

Shop assistant manager Fiona Liu said the Beckhams were packing 20 boxes of "almost new clothes" - but warned that Victoria's clothes might be too small for most people to wear.

The clothes will be displayed alongside the shop's other stock, with labels marking them as gifts from the Beckhams.

In 2010 Victoria made another donation from her wardrobe to the Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign, which raised close to £7,000, while in June, David donated his earnings from playing for Paris Saint-Germain to a pair of local children's charities.

It came as the amount raised by the British public for the disaster appeal topped more than £50m, according to officials.

The Disaster emergency committee said the "incredible response" from people was helping to fund crucial aid in some of the worst-hit parts of the islands.

An RAF transport plane and British warship HMS Daring are also in the disaster zone, to assist in getting aid to the affected areas.