These Are Keira Knightley’s Best Red Carpet Looks Of All Time

Because sometimes you need to look at fairytale dresses.

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by Emma Firth |
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Sometimes - oh, I don’t know, if you’re feeling some lockdown-fuelled frustration building up - escaping into a world of red carpet dresses is a very good idea indeed. One of the most glorious frock collections belongs to actor, and national treasure, Keira Knightley. She’s practically got Chanel on speed dial, after all, relying on Coco's classic brand of je nai se quois for some of her most notable fashion moments.

She chose Chanel's yellow-gold skirt suit, with a matching boater hat, to receive her OBE in December 2018, and a strapless tulle dress, in soft-on-the-eyes blush pink, for her wedding in 2013. But while she wears a lot of snow-coloured Chanel, she’s also not afraid to step out of the box, wearing asymmetric pleats by Givenchy, wallpaper prints by The Vampire’s Wife and chartreuse-coloured tulle by Valentino. Keep scrolling to see her 40 of her most out-of-this-world red carpet looks.

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Keira Knightley's Style Evolution

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9 March 2020

Wearing Chanel at the premiere of Misbehaviour in March 2020.

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10 October 2019

Wearing Simone Rocha at the premiere of Official Secrets in October 2019.

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3 May 2019

Wearing Chanel at the luxury label's Cruise show in May 2019.

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3 March 2019

Wearing Valentino at the premiere of The Aftermath in March 2019.

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1 November 2019

Wearing Chanel at the premiere of The Nutcracker in November 2019.

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15 October 2019

Wearing Prada at Elle's Women in Hollywood event in October 2019.

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17 December 2018

Wearing The Vampire's Wife for a BAFTA event in December 2018.

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13 December 2018

Wearing Chanel to receive her OBE in December 2018.

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30 October 2018

Wearing Givenchy at Harper's Bazaar's Women of the Year Awards in October 2018.

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3 December 2017

Wearing Valentino at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in December 2017.

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31 October 2016

Wearing Rochas at Harper's Bazaar's Women of the Year Awards in October 2016.

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15 September 2016

Wearing Chanel at a Chanel exhibition in September 2016.

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6 September 2016

Wearing Chanel at the brand's fine jewellery dinner in September 2016.

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22 February 2015

Wearing Valentino at Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party in February 2015.

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22 February 2015

Wearing Valentino at the Oscars in February 2015.

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25 January 2015

Wearing Erdem at the SAG Awards in January 2015.

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15 January 2015

Wearing Chanel at the Golden Globes in January 2015.

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7 December 2014

Wearing Simone Rocha at the British Independent Film Awards in December 2014.

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14 November 2014

Wearing Giambattista Valli at the Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014.

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8 October 2014

Wearing Valentino at the premiere of The Imitation Game in October 2014.

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20 January 2014

Wearing Proenza Schouler at the premiere of Jack Ryan in January 2014.

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14 November 2012

Wearing Erdem at the premiere of Anna Karenina in November 2012.

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4 September 2012

Wearing Chanel at the London premiere of Anna Karenina in September 2012.

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31 January 2012

Wearing Burberry at the premiere of A Dangerous Method in January 2012.

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2 September 2011

Wearing Valentino at the Venice Film Festival in September 2011.

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10 September 2008

Wearing Chanel at a screening of The Duchess in September 2008.

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4 September 2007

Wearing Rodarte at the premiere of Atonement in September 2007.

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29 August 2007

Wearing Chanel at the Venice Film Festival in August 2007.

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3 July 2006

Wearing Gucci at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in July 2006

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24 June 2006

Wearing Chanel at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in June 2006.

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5 March 2006

Wearing Vera Wang at the Oscars in March 2006.

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16 January 2006

Wearing Valentino at the Golden Globes in January 2006.

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10 November 2005

At the premiere of Pride and Prejudice in October 2005.

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5 September 2005

Wearing Matthew Williamson at the premiere of Pride and Prejudice in September 2005.

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18 October 2004

At the 8th Annual Hollywood Film Festival in October 2004.

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28 June 2004

At the premiere of King Arthur in June 2008.

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16 November 2003

At the premiere of Love Actually in November 2003.

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14 July 2003

At the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in July 2003.

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28 June 2003

At the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in July 2003.

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11 April 2002

At the premiere of Bend it Like Beckham in April 2002.

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