same outfit as someone else at the party

[HippyHippopotamus]

how do you avoid the 'matching outfit' thing happening? i've just seen another recommendation for the verity dress and have got visions of people wearing it to a party and instantly realising that they're amongst MNers!

[HotBurrito1]

Buy vintage, you know it makes sense

[sloggies]

You can't....hth

[HippyHippopotamus]

thanks Sloggies!

hotburito.. indeed!

its never happened to me, just wondered how many it had happened to and how they avoid it in the future!

[HippyHippopotamus]

bran.. fantastic advice!

[Deesus]

Depends who looks better in it to be fair. If it's you no problem....I would positively haunt the other person round the party striking fetching poses whilst pretending I hadn't noticed a thing.....if they look better then I would stalk them from a distance making cruel and disparaging remarks....

[RockStockAndTwoOpenBottles]

Haha, it happened to me when I went for an interview about 20 years ago. Woman interviewing me (was 3rd and final one) wearing exactly the same dress. I think I mouthed 'oh fuck' or something similar as she approached, she then realised, we laughed our way through the interview and I got the job.

Still great friends now, she's godmother to DD2.

[HazleNutt]

I would of course compliment them on their great taste and fashion sense. :o

[HippyHippopotamus]

i'm loving all the coping strategies!

[thestringcheeseincident]

I wore the same dress as someone to a wedding. I avoided her like the plague all night. It was a maternity dress and she looked much better in it them me as she was further along her pregnancy and had a lovely bump. I just looked dumpy. Sigh.

[SenseofEntitlement]

I would actually acknowledge it straight on. Just go up and say something like "great minds think alike!" then there is no awkwardness.

[tethersend]

yy, buy vintage.

Or Tesco.

[HippyHippopotamus]

at Tesco!

[Fluffycloudland77]

I have never had it happen, I wear Karen Millen all the time, I never see anyone wear the same as me.

Maybe I just dont get out enough.

I can however, spot KM on other people a mile off. So can DH too which is worrying.