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Gwyneth Paltrow auctions off dress she called ‘not Oscars material’ for COVID-19 aid efforts

/ 07:13 PM April 20, 2020

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Gwyneth Paltrow. Image: AP

Gwyneth Paltrow is auctioning off a dress she wore to the Oscars to raise funds for food banks in the United States. However, she once said it was not a favorite look.

The A-list actress has joined the “All In Challenge” where Hollywood stars are auctioning items and experiences to help feed Americans in need during the COVID-19 crisis.

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“I am going to auction off my year 2000 Oscar dress,” Paltrow said in a video on Instagram Saturday, April 18.

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“It was a hand-beaded Calvin Klein dress I wore to the Oscars the year after I won and it’s very end of the ‘90s, which is back in style now, so I thought it would be a good one to donate.”

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She also promised to personally give the dress “over a cup of tea or a glass of wine.”

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Starting bid is at $2,500 (P127,000), as seen in the All In Challenge’s website.

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Paltrow said about the dress on her lifestyle site Goop in 2013: “It’s an okay dress but not Oscars material. I chose it because I wanted to disappear that year.”

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She described the dress and and an Alexander McQueen creation as “not my favorite Oscars looks.”

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Despite her sentiments, the dress has had 17 bids as of writing and is bidding at $6,250 (around P317,500). JB

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