Madonna's 2023 Celebration tour outfits surface in a Manchester charity shop - selling for just £7.50
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A Manchester charity shop has revealed how a haul of clothes donated last week turned out to have some serious pop provenance.
The Children's Air Ambulance, based in Salford, shared snaps on Facebook of a clothes rail heavy with exuberant outfits - along with a note saying they'd been used for rehearsals in Madonna's 2023 Celebration tour.
The Like a Prayer singer, 66, toured the globe celebrating her four-decade long career in October 2023, ending with a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio in May this year.
Strike a pose: A suitcase full of clothes apparently used last year during rehearsals for Madonna's Celebration World Tour have turned up at a Manchester charity shop
Material girl: The 66-year-old singer spent time rehearsing in Manchester ahead of the opening night of the tour in London in October last year
The star spent time in the city ahead of her tour's first date in London, putting in hours of rehearsals in at Manchester's AO Arena - after block booking it to perfect the 81-date tour that saw 1.1 million people watch the pop icon perform.
A note on the rail read: 'Donated to us from the dress rehearsals at the AO Arena for Madonna's Celebration tour '23'.
On Facebook, the Salford charity shop then advertised its new stock in a pun-filled post, writing: 'Are you a Material Girl or do you just like to Strike A Pose? We’ve got you covered.
'We have been donated some amazing pieces from the dress rehearsal of Madonna’s Celebration tour at the AO Arena.
Amongst the items on sale at the Children's Air Ambulance charity shop were a pair of desert plaid 'bondage pants' adorned with zips by US brand Tripp for £25, and a well-worn pale pink tutu for £20
Madonna pictured in London on October 14th, just days after she finished rehearsals for the 81-date world tour that ended in May this year
Shoppers spotted the rail of brightly coloured stage clothes along with a note saying they'd been donated to the Salford charity shop
'So tell your Papa Don’t Preach and come take a look at what we’ve got. Express yourself and Cherish your life saving purchase. You’ll find us at the Children's Air Ambulance charity store on Regent Road Retail Park, Regent Road, Salford, M5 3TP.'
Among the items on sale were a pair of tartan trousers adorned with zips for £25 and a well-worn pale pink tutu for £20.
Many of the clothes were from US brand Tripp, which was founded by designer Daang Goodman in New York's East Village in the 1980s.
The brand describes its clothes as featuring 'signature bondage pants, unique washes and hardware, and the creation of “Dark Street”, a counterculture take on streetwear.'
Boots you: A selection of buckled and patent heels were also on sale at the store
Some of the items on display might have been worn by the Queen of Pop herself, including this leather and lace corset, on sale for £15
A corset adorned with studded belts was amongst the charity shop's haul
On sale was a pair of beige Tripp trousers for a bargainous £7.50. A new pair of Tripp jeans retails at around £120 - so even without the star quality those snapping up the items are grabbing a bargain.
One shopper browsing for charity shop gold, PR manager Alex Fisher, spotted them in the store on Friday, sharing her find on TikTok and saying: ‘Clothes from Madonna’s tour in a Manchester charity shop!!! Appaz she wore some of these.'
Madonna ended the celebration tour with a free epic concert on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach for 1.6million fans
Madonna's Celebration tour reached a heady climax on Brazil's most famous beach, with 1.6 million fans turning out for an epic free concert on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach.
The Rio turnout eclipsed her previous record attendance of 130,000 fans at Paris's Parc des Sceaux in 1987 by more than ten-fold.
