A PAIR of shoes once belonging to pop icon Madonna are on sale in Swindon - for £2,500. The size five pair of silver Dolce and Gabbana high heels have just gone on sale at the Infinitely Better store on the first floor of the Brunel Centre.

The pop star and actress brought them for $1,000 during a visit to Italy in December 1997.

She sold them for charity to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for an unknown sum. The shoes were then passed to a collector in London before Infinitely Better manager Steve Goss bought them for a figure he will not disclose.

Steve Goss said they are good value for collectors of memorabilia.

He said: "Film memorabilia is being recommended by financial wizards to invest into rather than the stock market because values are increasing all the time.

"To be able to buy an item owned by a star is extremely rare and one owned by Madonna would be the highlight of anyone's collection."

Madonna is a big money spinner her signature alone is worth £300. Each of the shoes contains a Madonna signature and they are clearly well worn her toe imprints can be seen at the front of the shoes.

The shop already sells other Madonna memorabilia, including a signed Vanity Fair magazine cover priced at £325.

Also in the store is a letter signed by Frank Sinatra, priced at £1,095.

While sales of film, sport and music memorabilia continue, the shop is continuing to bring the stars of film and the small screen to Swindon to meet their fans.

Next week, it is the turn of Carolyn Seymour, who has made many film and television appearances in shows including Space 1999, Hart To Hart, Cagney and Lacey, and more recently Star Trek The Next Generation, Voyager and Star Wars Episode 1.

Mr Goss said: "Carolyn has been really looking forward to visiting Swindon, it will be a really fantastic day. All of the visits we have had so far have been hugely popular."

Carolyn appears at the Infinitely Better shop from 4.30-7pm on Thursday.