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Inside the charity that helps women nail a top job with a new wardrobe NewsColony It’s a rainy Monday morning in February when Fabulous arrives at a quiet council estate in Shoreditch, east London. What the average passerby might not realise when they walk down this street is that there’s something extraordinary happening here. Tucked away at the bottom of a block of flats is Dress for Success, a charity that helps women to get back to work, often after they’ve been unemployed for a long time, made redundant or suffered hardships in their lives that have meant they’ve not been able to work. 7 From left: Fabulous’ editor in chief Sinead McIntyre, Runa Ali, Claurdet Royes, Hayley Heffernan, Karren Brady and the charity’s executive director Fionnuala Shannon Credit: Gemma Day After the women are put in touch with the charity via the Job Centre or recruitment companies, they are invited in for a makeover with volunteer stylists, providing them with an outfit they can wear to an i...