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"I like a high neck. And I like naked backs. It seems very sexy," the actress — who recently starred along Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows — has said of her notoriously dramatic aesthetic. "Red carpets are about being a bit theatrical — having fun rather than being too safe. You have to be brave. Fashion is fun."

At left, the actress at Cannes in April 2011.