FASHION is so important to modern life.

Some people don't work on a budget. They see something flash and have to have it because of it's brand or status in the industry.

The pressure put on by style magazines often results in girls being carbon copies of each other.

Fashion doesn't do any favours for tight budgets and expectations from peers mean a wallet is often empty if that flash watch sits on your arm.

The media presents images of flawless celebrities every day and people are determined to look like them at any cost.

Teenagers look in awe at celebrities who are slim, gorgeous and come across as perfect.

So I made it my task to create an outfit for £10, from charity shops only. The aim was to show that it is possible to look good on a tight budget and give something to good causes.

Some young people don't enter charity shops as they think it won't cater for their taste or they won't be abiding to the fashion manual.

I walk down the high street seeing flash price tags in the window.

I carry on past to the Salvation Army, Horsemarket Street. The shop has rows of clothes and not one item the same.

The shop assistant said: "We do get a fair amount of young people in the store after a bargain."

The visit was a success. I came out with a whole outfit and change from the £10.