Florence Pugh’s unforgettable 30 POUND flower frock from Midsommar sells for $65,000 at coronavirus charity auction
Florence Pugh’s unforgettable 30-pound May Queen flower frock from Midsommar is now the property of the Academy Museum.
The studio behind Midsommar, A24, sold the dress at auction to the Academy Museum for $65,000, according to Variety.
A24 announced a charity auction of their film props last month in aid of efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout.
Grandeur: Florence Pugh’s unforgettable 30-pound May Queen flower frock from Midsommar is now the property of the Academy Museum
‘The original May Queen gown worn after Dani’s coronation, complete with 10,000 silk flowers and weighing in at a staggering 30 pounds,’ reads the official lot description for the dress on the A24 website.
‘Spiked crown of forget-me-nots, sweet peas, buttercups, cornflowers, and persian jewels also included.’
Money from the auction is being directed to organizations in New York, the American epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money for Florence’s dress will specifically go to the New York City Fire Department’s official nonprofit, the FDNY Foundation, according to A24.
For a cause: The studio behind Midsommar, A24, sold the dress at auction to the Academy Museum for $65,000, according to Variety
Other organizations benefiting from the auction are the Queens Community House, NYC Health + Hospitals and Food Bank For NYC, Vulture reported.
Several props from Midsommar were sold at the auction including a bear headdress worn by Jack Reynor that eventually went for $4,750.
The auction includes items from other A24 projects as well such as Idina Menzel’s busty hot pink bat mitzvah dress from Uncut Gems and Robert Pattinson’s eight piece cap from The Lighthouse.
After starring in Midsommar Florence earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting performance as Amy March in Little Women.
Side by side: Florence has been in a relationship with Scrubs hunk Zach Braff for more than a year and the duo have gone into lockdown together
Directed by Greta Gerwig, the latest adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel also starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet and Meryl Streep.
Florence has been in a relationship with Scrubs hunk Zach Braff for more than a year and the duo have gone into lockdown together.
The romance has drawn online mockery for the fact Zach is 21 years older than Florence and bears a striking resemblance to her father Clinton Pugh.
In the new June issue of Elle UK Florence struck back at the critics, saying: ‘I have the right to hang out and be with and go out with anyone I want to.’
Defiant: In the new June issue of Elle UK Florence struck back at the critics, saying: ‘I have the right to hang out and be with and go out with anyone I want to’