Leeds-based lawyer donates clothes collection in aid of hospice

A top lawyer from Leeds is auctioning off her collection of designer clothes in aid of St Gemma's Hospice.

Marilyn Stowe recently sold her firm - Stowe Family Law - and now she is helping to boost the coffers of Yorkshire’s largest hospice.

The collection will be coming up for auction in the Vintage Costume and Textiles Sale at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on February 10.

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Marilyn said: “This sale consists of the best clothes I have collected.

Marilyn Stowe.Marilyn Stowe.
Marilyn Stowe.

“They will be donated in aid of St Gemma’s Hospice who took care of my late father, Arnold Morris, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the same time that my mother, Estelle Morris, was also terminally ill from a diabetic illness.

“They passed away within 12 days of each other in January 2013.

“The proceeds of this sale will all go to St Gemma’s for the part they played in three bleak, dark months following my father’s diagnosis when none of us knew how best to help him.”

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The chic collection consists of over 50 lots of Chanel and Louis Vuitton handbags, Christian Louboutin shoes, and tailored dresses, suits and coats by such stellar names as Givenchy, Chanel, Roland Mouret, Victoria Beckham and Gucci.

Marilyn Stowe.Marilyn Stowe.
Marilyn Stowe.

Estimates range from £80-120 (plus buyer’s premium) for a pair of Christian Louboutin ‘Newton D’Orsay’ black leather pumps to £250-400 (plus buyer’s premium) for a Chanel two-piece black and grey Boucle suit.

The collection will be available to view in Tennants’ salerooms in Leyburn on February 9 and on the morning of the sale.

Based in Leeds, St Gemma’s is Yorkshire’s largest hospice offering care and support for local people with terminal illnesses.

This year the charity is celebrating its 40th anniversary.