News release

Carey Mulligan donates iconic BAFTA red carpet dress to Oxfam’s new charity shop

Bafta award-winning actress, Carey Mulligan has donated the fabulous dress she wore this year to accept her Best Actress award to Oxfam, to raise money for the charity’s women’s projects.

The stunning black and white floor-length gown, by French label Vionnet, won the young star countless fashion plaudits and was photographed for magazine covers worldwide.

It will be displayed in Selfridges as part of the week long ‘Oxfam Curiosity Shop’ event from Friday 14 to Thursday 20 May.  Created, stocked and staffed by a group of high-profile women led by Annie Lennox, The Oxfam Curiosity Shop will be Britain’s biggest charity pop-up shop. 

Thousands of vintage, high-end and celebrity-donated items, plus the best accessories, homewares, music and books from Oxfam shops around the country, will be gathered for one week only in Selfridges London’s Ultralounge – the permanent arts and exhibition venue in the store’s lower ground floor.  For lovers of all things vintage and high quality second-hand, this will be an opportunity not to be missed.

Carey’s dress will be one of several A-list items auctioned online alongside the event, so that keen fashion followers from across the world also have the chance to bid for these iconic items.

Carey said:  “I'm honoured to be able to donate my Bafta dress to support Oxfam's work helping women living in extreme poverty across the world."

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.

Carey’s dress will have a starting bid of just £50 and will be auctioned alongside other items from 10am onwards on Thursday 13 May at www.oxfam.org.uk/curiosityshop 

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For further details contact:

Leona Everitt, Oxfam Press Office on +44 (0)1865 472237 / +44 (0)7827 957337 / leveritt@oxfam.org.uk

Bruno Barba, Selfridges Press Office on +44 (0)20 7318 3204

Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering