WHILE most people are happy to donate their unwanted clothes to a charity shop, there is still a certain stigma about actually going there to buy a new outfit.However, a scout around some of Falkirk's charity shops uncovered some hidden fashion treasures.
Alongside the more old fashioned clothes, there were countless items which had never been worn and still had the tags attached, including top High Street brands, and even a few designer labels.
These shops rely not only on donations from the public but on volunteers who help to organise the stock, and man the tills.
A new initiative is helping the shops to get the most out of their donations.
People dropping off items can now sign up for Gift Aid, and when the items are sold, the charities can then claim back the tax.
One battle faced by all of the shops we visited is from companies collecting bags of clothes from your doorstep. Some collections are legitimate, but others are not so worthwhile.
Some are operated by "rag companies" who pay a certain amount to the charities, but keep the rest as profit.
The advice from the charity shops is that unless the charity being collected for has a shop locally that will be collecting and selling the goods, don't leave them anything.
We put together these outfits with clothing selected from the British Heart Foundation, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Shelter, Cancer Research and Barnardos charity shops.
No matter the occasion, these shops are definitely worth remembering about!