BAFTA Award-winning actress, Carey Mulligan has donated the Vionnet dress she wore this year to accept her Best Actress award to Oxfam, to raise money for the charity's women's projects. She joins a list of other famous names - including Elle Macpherson and Alexa Chung - in raiding her wardrobe for the cause.
"I'm honored to be able to donate my Bafta dress to support Oxfam's work helping women living in extreme poverty across the world," Mulligan said.
The dress will have a starting bid of £50 and will be auctioned alongside other items from 10am onwards on Thursday 13 May at www.oxfam.org.uk/curiosityshop. The pieces will be displayed in Selfridges as part of the week long Oxfam Curiosity Shop event from Friday 14 to Thursday 20 May, where shoppers will be helped by a group of high-profile women headed by singer Annie Lennox.
Funds raised from the sale of the dress will go to Oxfam's women's projects across the world including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Democratic Republic of Congo, West Africa and South Africa. These projects protect, support and empower vulnerable women: campaigning against violence, empowering them to fight HIV and AIDS and offering the poorest girls the chance of education.
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