Let’s start with what’s working: Carey Mulligan’s hair. All grown out and bobbed like this, it’s so sassy and flattering:

However, the dress is like a cross between a dashboard hula girl, a schoolmarm, and the kind of sensibly large bra you’d expect to see two high-school boys wear on their heads as they try to make a woman on their computer. If this dress actually did conjure up Kelly Le Brock, though, I’d consider giving it a pass.