Vera Teeling

Age: 53

Age: 53

Occupation: Secretary

Today's buy: "Clothes for my grandchildren"

Best sales bargain: "There's really good stuff in Gymboree for half price"

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Best sale: Principles, Next

Best Christmas present: A trip to Lanzarote

Worst Christmas present: "I liked everything. No, honestly, I really did"

Three most important wardrobe items: Trousers, shirts and tops, usually from Principles or Michael H

Looking for: Her daughter says she has quite enough as it is

Key item for 1999: Doesn't know

High heels or flatties: "High heels, always"

Wears to work: Trousers and a top

Reading: "A terrible book called As Time Goes By - I don't know why I'm reading it"

Most frequented shops: Principles, Next, Marks and Spencer

Never shops in: Extrovert

Object of desire: "I have a mania for handbags so probably a Gucci handbag"

Style icon: Liz O'Donnell