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... Okay, really quick: Know how I wrote about Earth Day last week? Well, now I'm working on an eco story for Green Cotton, and want to conduct a quick survey amongst fellow fashion bloggers: How did you commemorate Earth Day, and how do you go green every day? You can sound off here in the comments, or re-tweet my Twitter poll @erincathleen, whatever you like!

My good gal pal Jess shared that she "recycled and watched episodes of Captain Planet" (Awesome). I wore my vintage Earth Day 1972 tee, ate some tasty organic food, and made sure to bring my Sigg bottle to work! Generally, I try to be a little greener every day by recycling everything I accumulate (we people generate a LOT of stuff!), toting my water bottle, bringing my own coffee to work, and trying to take shorter showers... I'm actually planning to cut my hair to save shampooing time (well, and because shorter hair is more convenient anyway!). I am also looking into greener transportation (my car died and since then I've borrowed my dad's truck, which is a gas guzzler) and a greener laptop (love the new Sony Vaio Eco Edition!). But for now I'll stay eco simply by using what I've got.

So, if you've got something to share.... you know what to do!

Now I'm off to finish my evening's work... and then unwind with some serious Glee/The Hills/The City giddiness. Eee!

Though nothing is quite as good as this...

Fashionable fete

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) held their annual awards ceremony last Monday night. In case you missed coverage of the fabulous festivities, check out my post for Green Cotton. It's a big night for American designers ("the Oscars of fashion"), and while I love and root for all the showcased artistes, from Marc Jacobs to Anna Sui, a few chic, summery dresses on these celeb attendees caught my eye...

Coco Rocha and Blake Lively both rocked strikingly different frocks by Michael Kors. Lively called hers, from the fall 2009 collection, "hi-liter pink."

Kirsten Dunst looked sweet in a grey stunner by big winner of the night, Rodarte. And she managed to work head-to-toe monochrome without looking like a robotic drone. Kudos, Kikki!

Ashley Olsen proved that twins are imbued with special powers when she pulled off this orange vintage gown-- without looking like the Great Pumpkin. I think the color looks great with her skin tone, and, hey, orange is supposedly the new red. I don't know what her other half was wearing, or doing, that night. Perhaps off sulking somewhere, envying her sis's obvious awesomeness. Olsen Twin Powers, Activate!

Diane Kruger, muse to Karl Lagerfeld, usually chooses Chanel. But for this all-American event, she couldn't have picked a more perfect dress. The ingenue wowed in It designer Jason Wu. So maybe red is the new red. Or something.

See Green Cotton and the CFDA's official site for more coverage and a complete list of winners. And let me know which attendee's looks you love most!

*Photos from WWD and WhoWhatWear