Keira Knightley sported the new helmet mullet hairstyle and an unflattering peach tulle dress that emphasized her concave chest at the Atonement premiere in LA last night. She paired the pastel gown with clunky black and gray heels, dark nail polish, and a huge dark ring, making it seem as if the dress was a last-minute switch from a black outfit that would have better matched her look.

Keira’s ability to dress for a film premiere has no bearing on her acting skill. She plays an upper class British woman who falls for the maid’s son in Atonement, a period drama that is winning rave reviews. Here’s the trailer:

Keira posed topless for the latest cover of Interview Magazine, with a pair of suspenders and her palm strategically placed to hide what are presumed to be nipples. She told Interview that Atonement is about loss and hints at the main conflict in the plot:

There were so many species of loss in [your upcoming film Atonement]–there’s the loss of a girl, the loss of a woman, the loss of a love. Which did you relate to the most? All of them. That’s the power of it. Everybody has regrets. Everybody feels guilty about something, though hopefully not for something as bad as what happens in the movie. But that’s what is wonderful about the book and the film–you understand where these people are coming from. The situation may be completely different from ones I’ve experienced or that most people have experienced, but the core emotions are the same–that we all make mistakes, and sometimes we’re horrendous to each other. It’s the Robbie character [played by James McAvoy] that I find truly heartbreaking, because at the beginning he’s really Christ-like in his goodness–he’s a selfless, perfect person–and in a funny way I don’t think we can ever handle it when someone is that good, so what we do is destroy them.

[From Interview Magazine and found on Huffington Post]

After I read that quote and saw the preview I was intrigued as to the plot of the film, so I looked up the synopsis of the book (warning: spoilers in linked article), which was written in 2001 by Ian McEwan. Wikipedia is quite good at summarizing entire books and television shows, and I’m one of those people who can’t resist spoilers. It sounds like an excellent film, and the book has received a lot of critical acclaim. The same can’t be said of Knightley’s gown choices, which often feature that middle-of-the-chest baring style that emphasizes how thin she is. She claims to hate it when people comment on her weight and fashion, but if that’s the case she should mix it up a little by wearing dresses that cover her chest, not shoes and jewelry that don’t match.