It's all for the children

Yesterday, in the words of my beloved Rachel Zoe, "I died, I died, I died, I died." This fashionista's wildest dreams of McQueen, YSL and more came to a near orgasmic fruition at the Music Room last night, at a champagne reception preview of a designer fashion JUMBLE sale for charity hosted by Camila Batmanghelidjh, Kids Company Founder and Sophie Neophitou-Apostolou, Creative/Fashion Director of Harper’s Bazaar. And let me say this, free flowing bubbly, constantly-circulating chocolates and a room full of racks and racks of designer duds from Hermes to Williamson, with few items breaking the £100 mark, REALLY puts me in the mood to help the children. It's all for the children. I DIE.

Gladrags & Handbags, the sale is called, and it's on for the resst of hte weekend at The Music Room, 26 South Molton Lane, London W1K 5A. If you take my advice but once in your life, trust me on this, turn over the couches, canvas the pockets of all trousers (your boyfriend's too) and rush there NOW. Louboutins at £100 a pop, it was a heartbreaking affair when I had to leave several behind. Though the ones I did scoop up were five inch peep toe platforms in a delicious dyed maroon hide. MMMMM, mmmm tasty. It was like sensory overload, I was a bit like a famished child seeing ice cream for the first time ever, grabbing here and there, even breaking a sweat. When this Asian woman put a hand to this aubergine chiffon McQueen wonder, I instinctively snapped into predatory mode and stalked her like a jungle cat round the room until she gingerly put it down.

Forget that Chris Martin, whoever he is, made an appearance and a toast of some sort and Roland Mouret, Antonio Berardi and Amanda Wakeley were in the room. When there's a job to be done, namely, a table full of Choos, Loubs, Guccis and the rest for £100, the entire cast of Twilight swooping down from the roof and Robert Pattinson lunging for my neck couldn't keep me from my task. In fact, I wouldn't bat an eye to grab the bamboo stiletto of that Gucci slingback and drive that stylish stake right through his undead heart. I WILL score that pair of fringed Louboutin boots and that silk McQueen trench: or die trying.

In the end, I went home with a classic black a-line McQueen skirt (£75), amazing ruffled McQueen blouse (£75), YSL oversized silk blouse (£30) and the Loubs (£100). Oh, and, score of the night. The sale is run according to the sample sale sticker system (pink=£50, blue=£75 and so on). So when I discovered a sand silk McQueen slouchy trench minus it's indubitably red sticker (red being £100), it was surely not my fault when, somehow, a yellow sticker (£10) found its way on to the tag. Although the sales girls weren't dumb as dirt and called me out on my faux-pas, since my hoard rivaled those of small dragons, they let it slide at £20. £20 for an Alexander McQueen trench coat. IT'S ALL FOR THE CHILDREN!

Seriously, though. The event raised over £20,000 on the first night and proceeds will fund a magical Christmas day for over 2000 vulnerable children and young people. All around the room there were cardboard cut outs of clouds hanging from the ceiling bearing the childrens' wishes, "I wish for happiness," "good life," "fly." But my favorite, the little girl to whom I hope all my proceeds directly benefit, penned the simple, honest truth: "I wish for more Barbie dolls." That girl is going to grow up to make CW so proud one day.

Just remember this as you peruse the following amusing videos of my unbridled glee: IT'S ALL FOR THE CHILDREN.

Back off, bitch.