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A lot of the midnight blue tuxes have black lapels, so I don't think it's true that navy and black don't match

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12 Kate Moss, January 1990 Getty Images A young model at the time, Kate Moss's black dress with a high neck and cut out details wowed on the red carpet alongside her boyfriend, Johnny Depp