If you’ve ever been opposed to shopping second-hand, this might change your mind.

Some of the ladies who have been dubbed The Best-Dressed St. Louisans (as featured in St. Louis Magazine’s Best Dressed List), will be selling off “gently worn” designer items from their closets.

You can only wear the same thing to cocktails a few times, before people start to talk. And, not for nothing, if these ladies are contributing to a sale something tells me that they’ll want the clothing to represent their style, so they will likely be parting with some pretty cool possessions. Can you imagine the scandal of talk like… “I went to that charity sale and Mrs. so-and-so was trying to sell a horrible little blazer with tassels.”

Highlights of the sale include items like a cream Pamela Rowland suit owned by actress Sharon Stone and an array of originals donated by designer Michael Boris.

This will be the first-ever Best Dressed Closet Sale and proceeds will benefit the Legal Advocates of Abused Women, www.laawstlorg.com.

The sidewalk sale event takes place Thursday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Valerie Mills Boutique, 131 Carondelet Plaza in Clayton. Ten percent of boutique purchases will also benefit the LAAW.

Christine Hustedde, Executive Director of Legal Advocates for Abused Women, said that she was grateful to our fashionistas.

And shoppers can also bid on a “fashionable trip” to New York. The trip includes accommodations at the Carlyle, tickets to Nora Ephron’s hit Broadway play “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” dinner at a top restaurant and an insider’s look at the world of couture design with designer Michael Boris in his showroom.

Immediately after Thursday’s sidewalk sale there will be a 12:30pm luncheon at Araka restaurant to benefit LAAW. Tickets for the luncheon are $50 and seating is limited. For more information call 314.535.0684 or visit www.laawstlorg.com.