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Best: Wedding Gown Every fan of The Nanny anticipated what Fran's wedding dress would look like the moment she showed up on the Sheffield's door in her black coat lined with faux fur

Highly polished black calfskin Oxfords are also acceptable if they are impeccably clean and shined

This years event was fascinating, given the sheer volume of stunning looks from black designers

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For black dress pants and brown shoes in a business context, walnut or cognac is almost always the right answer