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Bali Rakhra, a 35yearold web designer whose father had stored the clothes after closing Pandora Gold Bead fashion business in the early 1980s, made the discovery. "My dad remembered the clothes were there, but thought that fashion had changed so much that they wouldn't be worth anything, so he just left them there," Mr Rakhra told The Independent recently. The garments are thought to be in nearperfect condition, having been wrapped in plastic and boxed, and are estimated Pandora Silver Bead be worth in the region of STG200,000 $A330,000. "There has been a lot of interest in them," Mr Rakhra added. "I've no idea how long it's going to take me to sell them. From my father's point of view it has opened his eyes to the fashion world." Often, simply adding the word "vintage" makes an item of clothing, jewellery or an accessory instantly desirable. Last week, I and 12 other women Pandora Silver/Gold Bead out on a friend's hen night in full 1970s regalia for a themed disco night in the centre of London. Some went with outfits from specialist fancy dress stores, the rest of us trawled for authentic gear on auction website eBay, where the vintage clothing market appears to be thriving. After losing a fierce bidding war over a stunning red disco gown, which Cheap Elsa Peretti for STG28 $A46, I snapped up a fulllength chocolate brown synthetic maxi dress with flutter sleeves and a gold sequined collar so ugly it was gorgeous. A few people said, without a hint of sarcasm, that I could actually wear it on a normal night out now and all for less than STG10 $A16.50, including postage!