United Kingdom, June 16 -- Alanis Morissette was given a designer blouse by Madonna after turning up for an important meeting wearing sweat pants.

The Ironic singer, 51, has revealed she didn't have any fancy clothes to wear when she was invited to meet with Madonna's manager Guy Oseary before signing to the singer's Maverick record label and she was helped out by Madonna, who gifted her a Prada shirt, and Alanis was astounded by the pricey present.

She told The Sunday Times newspaper: "When I moved to LA from Canada in the early 1990s I lived in sweatpants.

"I was too frugal to spend money on nice clothes. I was writing [1995 album] Jagged Little Pill and Guy Oseary, at Madonna's record label Maverick, asked me for a meeting.

"I only...