THE next time you're in a second-hand store in Australia, don't be ashamed.

You just might spot Kylie Minogue browsing through hand-me-downs too. The 40-year-old Aussie pop star has been spotted stocking up on clothes at a Salvation Army store in Melbourne.

The style queen took recession dressing to new levels after spending less than A$40 ($42.70) on two dresses, a hat and skirt.

Store manager Natasha Scott told The Herald Sun that Minogue was shopping with a girlfriend and trying her best to hide from the limelight.

'She was hiding under a hat and had the trademark big sunglasses on, but she still looked great,' Ms Scott said.

'She looked happy as she browsed around before buying a couple of summery dresses, a trendy little hat with a peak and a skirt.'

It is not the first time Minogue has been seen shopping on the cheap.

In early 2006, the pop star was seen at vintage clothing store Shag on Brunswick Street, Melbourne.

A few years earlier, she was spotted at Vinnies on Oxford Street in Sydney.

This article was first published in The New Paper.