Chic Keira turns into a racy lady

IT was a night when it was crucial for Keira Knightley to flaunt a little French chic – so what better way to do it than in a dazzling vintage-style Chanel dress? Keira was strutting the red carpet at a Beverly Hills screening of her new film, Colette, in which she recreates the torrid life of the French novelist.

Keira’s dress evoked the lost glamour of the Roaring Twenties, combining oodles of lace and ostrich feathers, which she teamed with silver strappy sandals and bling earrings.

And just for good measure, she posed with a seductive pout, painted in bright red lipstick.

Keira’s vintage look was a fitting gesture to her role as the Gigi author, who was at her creative peak in the 1920s.

Keira says of Colette, released on Friday: ‘It is talking about feminism, it’s talking about gender politics, it’s talking about sexual politics and it’s talking about a celebrity couple, so these are things that are very relevant.’

Keira, 33, has been the face of the Chanel fragrance since 2007, for which she is said to earn a six-figure sum. Nice work if you can get it...