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Ginnifer Goodwin Wears $299 H&M Dress to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

04/30/2012 at 12:00 PM ET

Ginnifer Goodwin H&M Dress
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Ginnifer Goodwin looked like a million bucks at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., Saturday night — but her dress was only $299.

The Once Upon a Time star — a guest of NPR — wore a voluminous light gray creation from the new H&M Exclusive Glamour Conscious Collection, a line of eco-friendly dresses and separates already seen on the red carpet on stars like Michelle Williams, Viola Davis, Kristin Davis and Amanda Seyfried.

“I wanted something that was very earth-friendly,” the actress told PEOPLE on her way into the event. “That was critical.”

Goodwin’s gown is a limited edition piece; only 1,000 were made, and each is individually numbered. The dress features white organic cotton and silk bouclé at the top, with an organza plissé meringue skirt. There’s a concealed zipper in back, and Goodwin customized the gown by adding a black belt and a statement clutch from Stark, too.

Her dress fit in beautifully with all of the Monique Lhuilliers and Marchesas — but has a price we can actually afford! Tell us: Would you have guessed Goodwin’s gown was more expensive?

–With reporting by Helin Jung

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LadyLisa on

Ginnifer looks fabulous! The dress fits her personal style perfectly. Her pixie haircut looks great, with HER ears just as they are! I admire her for embracing what she was born with and not following the plastic surgery based, Hollywood “clones.” Shame on those of you that have decided that she should have an unnecessary surgical procedure to please you. It’s refreshing to see Ginnifer not cave in to such imperfect fools. The entertainment industry is filled with women who no longer look like themselves. There are so many with faces pulled tight, overblown fish lips, monstrous “boobs” and more bad fixes. Of course it’s their choice, but most of the time it’s done to impress someone else. By the way, she could have worn a dress that cost 4 or 5 figures, like most actresses, but she chose a more reasonably priced dress. It’s true that a lot of us are on super tight budgets, but “People” is always focused on stars and their extravagances. If an actress in a $299 dress offends some of you, on a web site that usually features gowns priced $10,000 and higher, perhaps you should find something else to read.

Dash on

Ginnifer was such a cute stylish girl in Big Love, she should go back to that look.

Samantha on

She looks like a wedding cake in that dress. Plus, it’s dry clean only. How eco-friendly is that?

Dottie C on

When did $299 become “affordable”?

JDoe on

“Earth friendly” dress ! That’s got to be about the goofiest thing I’ve heard in week !

You green zombies have just gone around the bend !

Bella on

Beautiful dress..
Beautiful Actress…

A full moon in Hollywood. on

[...] so divine. And I love that one of my new faves Ginnifer Goodwin wore a fabulous dress that was only $299 and from my favorite store, H&M:  In some favoritenesss… Chris Hemsworth. Makes getting into a cab look [...]

Stephenie on

you know i could get married in this dress. its sooo FIERCE

SM on

She looks great, but the dress is still too expensive for my budget! :)

nicole on

i love her. i think she is a great actress and she is so beautiful. Her short hair looks great. i think the dress suits her and koodos for not wasting a pile of money on a dress. and all the negative comments are people who are just jealous.

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