Natalie Portman’s Oscar Christian Dior gown sold for $50,000

The vintage Christian Dior dress that Natalie Portman wore to last month's Academy Awards has sold for $50,000 (£31,800).

The Oscar-winning actress, who wore the red polka dot gown to present the Best Actor gong to Jean Dujardin, apparently borrowed the dress from couture dealer Rare Vintage.


Apparently, an unknown British couture collector in London bought the dress when Rare Vintage sold it on 1stdibs.com, post-Oscars night.

Portman, who gave birth to her first child last April and previously suggested that she may retire from acting to raise her family, is set to return to work this year after joining two Terrence Malick films.

"Audrey [Hepburn] made some good choices in life... More and more I realise how unimportant it is to be in the history books or anything like that... Putting time and energy into your children - that's valuable," she said.

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