Elsewhere, and as always at Oscar, the proof is in the details: Stunning were a silver lame mousseline caviar beaded fringe gown, a black chantilly lace threadwork and ostrich feather embroidered gown, and yellow silk faille silver bullion floral- and bead-embroidered gown.

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The 24-paged editorial, shot by photographer Steven Meisel, captures model Kristen McMenamy, covered in black grease, writhing about in feather dresses on a rocky, post-apocalyptic-looking beach, evoking the real-life images of oil-coated birds gasping for breath that dominated coverage of the spill.

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"I got some good insider tips from him, " Dozier-McKee said from under a black, wide-brimmed hat adorned with a feather.

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And boy, it's a slender, feather-light phone with a glossy backing that come sin both black and white.

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It was Major General Nathaniel Coles' hat that made the boldest statement: a beaverskin chapeau de bras, with a black silk grosgrain ribbon cockade, gilt-metal eagle pin and 20-inch ostrich feather plume.

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