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I own Australia’s biggest wardrobe!

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60 belts, 90 hats, 600 dresses, 700 pairs of shoes! This insatiable Queensland shopper has the lady lair of our dreams…

Fashion tragic Fiona Lale is living out her Sex And The City fantasy. The lovable Queenslander has what she says is Australia’s biggest wardrobe – and concedes it could get bigger!

“It’s been a dream of mine for years, and after I saw Carrie’s lavish wardrobe from Sex And The City in 2008, I wanted one, too,” says Fiona, 45, with a laugh.

“My husband Dave took some convincing so I think if I ask for an additional wing now I might be pushing it – though I could fill it.”

The size of a double garage, her beloved “lady lair” is bigger than some of her favourite boutiques. Inside, Fiona estimates she has more than 700 pairs of shoes and 600 dresses. And when it comes to putting a dollar value on her clothes, even a conservative estimate sounds shocking.

Read more about Fiona’s wardrobe in this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, on sale Monday, September 2, 2013.

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