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SuLi · Sep 18th, 2006, 04:22 PM

Yes, it happened to me today. Since we have 7 women in the company altogether (we have over 45 employees), the chances of that happening are unlikely so imagine my surprise this morning when one of my co-workers showed up with the same Anthropologie dress.

I've been hiding in my office all day.

Has this happened to anyone else at work?

Nina_LV · Sep 18th, 2006, 04:26 PM

YES, but not actually at work since I dont have a job, but at school. It's the most embarassing thing that can happen to someone.

Blue824 · Sep 18th, 2006, 04:28 PM

Similar, but not the same... like same color shirt and pants kinds of things. That's pretty funny that they'd have the exact same dress though!

siworae · Sep 18th, 2006, 04:33 PM

The last time that happened to me was probably in high school... maybe not the exact same outfit, but the same top. Sometimes I'd see someone with the same top in a different color... but then again, most of the kids I went to school with shopped at Gap, A&F, AE, Old Navy, and dept stores.

The University I attended was pretty big... so chances are slim that another girl would wear exactly the same thing. I participated in student organizations at the time and at some of the events we'd get free t-shirts... I have worn those tees on the same day as someone else before, though... but it was never a big deal because we all knew that so many other kids have it as well.

But to be honest, I was never all that embarrassed about it. I'd just move on with my daily activities like it was no big deal.

taco · Sep 18th, 2006, 04:34 PM

Why should you be embarrassed? Why you over her, why anyone at all? It's just a dress.It is a funny coincidence.

Chamber Doll · Sep 18th, 2006, 04:39 PM

not really........maybe like twice me and my coworker have showed up wearing similar things.........like black dress pants with a red blouse........we just think it's funny........I wouldn't get embarrassed

Pursegrrl · Sep 18th, 2006, 05:21 PM

I work with mostly men so this doesn't happen to me at all

. BUT I've seen it happen with the guys wearing the same shirt and I think it's funny.

This did happen to me at a wedding, however! I vividly remember wearing a purple and black silk dress with a peplum (OK, it was the late 80s...), and lo and behold the girl monitoring the guest book had the exact same dress on! She about freaked out. I really didn't see what the big deal was, but I had a great time casually mingling around the reception hall wherever she was. Whenever I got anywhere near her, she'd bolt. I know, I was being annoying playing this little game, but it just cracked me up how much it bothered her.

HiHeels · Sep 18th, 2006, 05:52 PM

LOL
never happened to me, but honestly i would NOT be embarrassed. when someone asks me where i got something, i'm never coy, never try to own an outfit or a look or a piece of clothing. i asked someone the other day where she got her jacket and she was so vague. that's silly. if you want to be unique you have to make your own clothes. otherwise, it's totally a compliment if someone likes something on you enough to want it. that's the ultimate compliment.
so you and your co-worker both must look great today.

Chamber Doll · Sep 18th, 2006, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Pursegrrl

I was being annoying playing this little game, but it just cracked me up how much it bothered her.

lol I probably would've done the same thing

lv-lover · Sep 18th, 2006, 07:40 PM

Not the exact same outfit...maybe like the same jeans and a similar top. My friends and I dress a lot a like because we all shop at the same stores.

BagLuver · Sep 18th, 2006, 07:42 PM

It used to happen to me ALL the time when I worked with this woman I'll call "Cathy". Cathy and I soon discovered that we're like long-lost sisters. We are so alike, it's scary, all the way down to our taste in clothes, shoes, and bags. We are also partial to Ann Taylor for work clothes, so we often showed up in the same outfit. Even when we weren't wearing the exact same thing, we would be coordinated (i.e., both wearing red & black, or both wearing pink, etc.). Weird! It got so bad that we would actually text each other in the morning to ask what each other was wearing so that we would be sure to NOT dress alike that day. We just laughed about it. She's now a SAHM, so it never happens to me anymore.

melisande · Sep 18th, 2006, 09:15 PM

This hasn't happened to me! I have seen people wearing things I've bought, but not on the same day as I was wearing them.

gillianna · Sep 19th, 2006, 11:54 AM

You both have good taste. No need to hide out. If someone made a comment about it I would have said "we both have great taste in clothing" and smiled.

stinam · Sep 19th, 2006, 04:21 PM

I have had this happen quite a few times with a co-worker. This past spring I bought two distinctive Nanette Lepore suits and wore them to the office a few times. A month or two later, a co-worker bought the same two suits. It really didn't bother me -- I joke that she must have great taste in clothing.

On the other hand, my co-worker gets noticeably annoyed when people in the office stop her to comment on the suits and mention that I have the same one. She also gets noticeably peeved when I wear mine to the office. The whole situation is really silly, but it has become fun to watch her get annoyed.

Sep 18th, 2006, 04:22 PM	#1
SuLi OP Member Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Washington DC Metro area Posts: 7,315	Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? Yes, it happened to me today. Since we have 7 women in the company altogether (we have over 45 employees), the chances of that happening are unlikely so imagine my surprise this morning when one of my co-workers showed up with the same Anthropologie dress. I've been hiding in my office all day. Has this happened to anyone else at work?
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Sep 18th, 2006, 04:26 PM	#2
Nina_LV Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 419	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? YES, but not actually at work since I dont have a job, but at school. It's the most embarassing thing that can happen to someone.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 04:28 PM	#3
Blue824 Member Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,902	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? Similar, but not the same... like same color shirt and pants kinds of things. That's pretty funny that they'd have the exact same dress though!

Sep 18th, 2006, 04:33 PM	#4
siworae 라이어게임 시즌2 Joined: Jul 2006 Location: 미니애폴리스 Posts: 3,820	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? The last time that happened to me was probably in high school... maybe not the exact same outfit, but the same top. Sometimes I'd see someone with the same top in a different color... but then again, most of the kids I went to school with shopped at Gap, A&F, AE, Old Navy, and dept stores. The University I attended was pretty big... so chances are slim that another girl would wear exactly the same thing. I participated in student organizations at the time and at some of the events we'd get free t-shirts... I have worn those tees on the same day as someone else before, though... but it was never a big deal because we all knew that so many other kids have it as well. But to be honest, I was never all that embarrassed about it. I'd just move on with my daily activities like it was no big deal.

Sep 18th, 2006, 04:34 PM	#5
taco Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,498	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? Why should you be embarrassed? Why you over her, why anyone at all? It's just a dress.It is a funny coincidence.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 04:39 PM	#6
Chamber Doll Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 166	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? not really........maybe like twice me and my coworker have showed up wearing similar things.........like black dress pants with a red blouse........we just think it's funny........I wouldn't get embarrassed
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Sep 18th, 2006, 05:21 PM	#7
Pursegrrl Oh no she di-int!! Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 19,318	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? I work with mostly men so this doesn't happen to me at all . BUT I've seen it happen with the guys wearing the same shirt and I think it's funny. This did happen to me at a wedding, however! I vividly remember wearing a purple and black silk dress with a peplum (OK, it was the late 80s...), and lo and behold the girl monitoring the guest book had the exact same dress on! She about freaked out. I really didn't see what the big deal was, but I had a great time casually mingling around the reception hall wherever she was. Whenever I got anywhere near her, she'd bolt. I know, I was being annoying playing this little game, but it just cracked me up how much it bothered her.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 05:52 PM	#8
HiHeels united Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,920	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? LOL never happened to me, but honestly i would NOT be embarrassed. when someone asks me where i got something, i'm never coy, never try to own an outfit or a look or a piece of clothing. i asked someone the other day where she got her jacket and she was so vague. that's silly. if you want to be unique you have to make your own clothes. otherwise, it's totally a compliment if someone likes something on you enough to want it. that's the ultimate compliment. so you and your co-worker both must look great today.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 07:40 PM	#10
lv-lover Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,388	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? Not the exact same outfit...maybe like the same jeans and a similar top. My friends and I dress a lot a like because we all shop at the same stores.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 07:42 PM	#11
BagLuver Member Joined: Feb 2006 Location: GA Posts: 6,094	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? It used to happen to me ALL the time when I worked with this woman I'll call "Cathy". Cathy and I soon discovered that we're like long-lost sisters. We are so alike, it's scary, all the way down to our taste in clothes, shoes, and bags. We are also partial to Ann Taylor for work clothes, so we often showed up in the same outfit. Even when we weren't wearing the exact same thing, we would be coordinated (i.e., both wearing red & black, or both wearing pink, etc.). Weird! It got so bad that we would actually text each other in the morning to ask what each other was wearing so that we would be sure to NOT dress alike that day. We just laughed about it. She's now a SAHM, so it never happens to me anymore.
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Sep 18th, 2006, 09:15 PM	#12
melisande Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,044	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? This hasn't happened to me! I have seen people wearing things I've bought, but not on the same day as I was wearing them.
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Sep 19th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#13
gillianna Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,091	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? You both have good taste. No need to hide out. If someone made a comment about it I would have said "we both have great taste in clothing" and smiled.
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Sep 19th, 2006, 04:21 PM	#14
stinam Member Joined: Mar 2006 Location: New York Posts: 788	Re: Ever show up to work in the same outfit as someone? I have had this happen quite a few times with a co-worker. This past spring I bought two distinctive Nanette Lepore suits and wore them to the office a few times. A month or two later, a co-worker bought the same two suits. It really didn't bother me -- I joke that she must have great taste in clothing. On the other hand, my co-worker gets noticeably annoyed when people in the office stop her to comment on the suits and mention that I have the same one. She also gets noticeably peeved when I wear mine to the office. The whole situation is really silly, but it has become fun to watch her get annoyed.

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