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Elton clothes sale raises almost £400,000
Published Tuesday, Apr 18 2006, 15:59 BST | By Miriam Zendle
A sale of Sir Elton John's clothes has raised almost £400,000 for his AIDS charity .
The Tiny Dancer singer gave away around 10,000 items of clothing for the annual five-day sale at specially-created shop Elton's Closet in the New York Rockefeller Centre.
Designer items from ties to shirts were on sale, raising £395,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which aims to both educate about the condition and help those who live with it.
The Tiny Dancer singer gave away around 10,000 items of clothing for the annual five-day sale at specially-created shop Elton's Closet in the New York Rockefeller Centre.
Designer items from ties to shirts were on sale, raising £395,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which aims to both educate about the condition and help those who live with it.
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