London
(ANI):
She
might
be
having
hundreds
of
expensive
red
carpet
outfits,
but
Hollywood
legend
Dame
Helen
Mirren
still
loves
second-hand
shops.
The
62-year-old
actress" love
for
bargain
dresses
had
also
once
landed
her
the
'best-dressed
actress'
award
at
a
prestigious
award
ceremony,
where
she
was
forced
to
wear
a
7.40-pound
dress
after
the
zip
of
her
expensive
designer
Grecian
gown
broke
at
the
eleventh
hour.
"I
love
second-hand
shops," the
Daily
Express
quoted
Mirren,
as
saying.
"Or
I
make
my
own
clothes
because
I"ve
never
found
the
kinds
of
things
I
liked.
My
mother
taught
me
how
to
work
a
sleeve,"
she
added.
The
Queen
star
also
revealed
that
she
knows
how
to
make
a
placket,
which
is
a
hidden
opening
in
a
garment,
usually
created
to
disguise
a
zip.
Meanwhile,
Mirren
recently
got
an
opportunity
to
meet
the
Queen
at
the
Royal
Ascot.
"Dame
Helen
visited
following
the
Gold
Cup
trophy
ceremony,
which
the
Queen
always
presents,"
The
Sun
quoted
an
Ascot
source,
as
saying.