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Another Kind of Green Movement

Kiera Knightley appears to be doing more for the color green than Kermit the frog ever did. 

Various media have splashed the drop-dead emerald green gown the actress dons in “Atonement” in newspapers, morning shows, and tabloid TV programs.  There is more coverage to come, no doubt, since the upper-crust drama about love and war has racked up seven Golden Globe nominations including a leading actress one for the 22 year old Knightley.  Moviegoers get a good look at the sweeping gown created by costume designer Jacqueline Durran, since Knightley wears it in the flick’s most pivotal scene.

Green is seen as a positive color and coveys a sense of doing good, due chiefly to the environmental movement, she said.  It also relays “honesty, authenticity and just being modern.”

After “Access Hollywood” featured a knockoff by New York-based eveningwear manufacturer Faviana on air Friday night, the New York-based company received thousands of e-mails from consumers, said co-president Omid Moradi.  Faviana expects to sell “thousands” of its $238 polyester charmeuse version.  “We’ve been taking orders all day,” said Moradi.