Last week, I asked you to imagine you're heading to Hollywood to cover the Oscars red carpet on Sunday — and that you're freaking out a little bit about what to wear. You have to compete with people who have stylists and have been painstakingly planning what they're wearing for months, and you only have a week. Eeek! The only solution is to go glam, go all out, and get noticed!

I started you off with this Brian Atwood Daphne Metallic Clutch ($1,195) because it's chic and understated — so go crazy with the dress!

Let's see what you all came up with!

Look # 1, created by CocoChic is a nice slice of tangerine for the red carpet; the ruffles are extravagant and remind me of the soft nude dress Penelope wore last year to the Oscars.

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• Would you wear an orange dress like Chloe Sevigny? — Off the Rack
• Haute looks: Detailed neckline dresses — Couture in the City
• Celebrity Style: Coleen McLoughlin works a plaid shirt — FabSugar UK
• Paint makes a splash in fashion — Coquette
• 15 celebs who love their Juicy! — Stylehive
• Chanel white caviar leather tote — Bag Snob
• Linda Evangelista goose-steps in style — Jezebel
• Celebrities who refuse to dress their age — Styledash
• A stylish LBD for under $200 & machine washable! — Fashiontribes
• SHOCK: Madewell Soho Open, Full of Shoppers — Racked
• Yay or nay? Nicole Kidman's sheer dress at 'The Golden Compass' photocall in Tokyo — Catwalk Queen
• Adventures in copyright: Tie your bow — Fashionista

The countdown has begun! The 80th Academy Awards is this Sunday and we're getting psyched. If you are too, be sure to play our Oscars fashion faceoff game. Have fun deciding who looked best at the Oscars of yesteryear — and take a trip back in time to rejoice in the red carpet fashions we all loved and hated. Ready, set, faceoff!

Ralph Lauren and JC Penney have teamed up to launch American Living, an extensive new line of clothing. This marks the first time Ralph Lauren has created a brand for another retailer without using the Ralph Lauren name or some indication of the name like Polo or RLX.

American Living evokes the upscale American lifestyle that the Ralph Lauren brand is best known for — tailored navy blazers ($150), madras plaid skirts ($70), cable-knit sweaters ($60) — and is now available at 600 JC Penney stores and AmericanLiving.com.

Although the prices are 15 percent higher than other labels sold in JC Penney, Michael Boylson, chief marketing officer, counters that "with American Living you can have great style, great quality, at an affordable price." Are you convinced?

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The Dolce & Gabbana uomi have ditched sex appeal and embraced a more covered-up countryside style.

Choice materials are rustic: plaid, tweed, a patchwork scarf print, and corduroy. Even the ball gowns had a Little Orphan Annie appeal — they were matte and muted. But there were some luxe elements — furs, sexy jeans, fun lace-up shoes, and silk scarves worn around necks. I'm not loving the new skirt silhouette of Fall — below the knee — but at least these designers offset it with tight knit sweaters on top. Lastly, there is an overarching British sensibility. I think these Italian designers should stick to what they do best: la dolce vita.

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Welcome back to the red carpet, Reese! Although the petite actress was the most dressed down of the attendees at the Penelope premiere in LA, she looked cute in her purple and black ensemble. In a sea of dresses, it's refreshing to see some pants. Oh, and I love the gold accessories. Do you think the mismatching of purple items is becoming a Hollywood trend?

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February is American Heart Month, and our friends at Diet Coke want you to join them in raising awareness of women's heart disease.

The Heart Truth™ — a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease — introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. This year, Diet Coke is teaming up with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to raise awareness of this important issue. And from now until March 10, just visit MyCokeRewards and you can enter for a chance to win the red dress designed for Heidi Klum to wear at the 2008 Oscars! For every sweepstakes entry, Diet Coke will contribute $1 to support women’s heart health awareness and research, up to $250,000*.

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