Knightley auctions Atonement dress

Actress Keira Knightley is auctioning the much-hyped green dress she wore in Oscar-nominated movie 'Atonement' to raise funds for a children's charity.

Sun, 10 Feb, 2008 - 10:15
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Actress Keira Knightley is auctioning the much-hyped green dress she wore in Oscar-nominated movie 'Atonement' to raise funds for a children's charity.

The gown the 22-year-old's character wears in the romance's pivotal library sex scene is up for sale on the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation website. The non-profit organisation hopes to raise charity cash from the auction.

Proceeds will go to Variety - The Children's Charity Of Southern California.

Bidding will end on 1 March.

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