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!

Buy vintage, you know it makes sense

You can't....hth

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!

bran.. fantastic advice!

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....

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.

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

i'm loving all the coping strategies!

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.

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

yy, buy vintage.

Or Tesco.

at Tesco!

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.