i would feel so creepy wearing the same outfit as my friend walking down the street together. so i would probably do it.
that would be one reason to make sure you’re friends are uglier than you though, because everyone would play who is wearing it better.

i say srew it and wear the same thing just make sure your prettier then your friend though just like darcykins said.

My best friend and I very often have the same clothing and I have no problem with that. She’s a cool girl and I can’t help it if we both have good taste. But an old acquaintance of mine always use to run out and buy the same things as me and that got old quickly. She would go and buy the item, without mentioning it to me and then show up at a party wearing something I’ve owned for weeks. What was worse was that whenever she got a compliment on it, she would grin and beam and go on about how much she loves the designer, with no credit in my direction what-so-ever. I actually broke ties with her over that sort of behavior. It extended to her wanting to be friends with all my friends and even going after the people I was romantically inclined towards. CREEPY. Moral of the story if a friend acts shadey about ripping off your shit, kill the friendship before it gets out of control. It will only get worse.

wow #6 you sound like a real mean girl. I hope for humanity’s sake that you are still in high school, or better yet a joke, because that kind of rant would otherwise be considered unseemly.
Girls, if you are buying contemporary brands like alexander wang or anything else sold in barneys co-op it should be expected that there will be a million other girls running around in the same thing. Your friend will never wear that vintage YSL blouse the same time as you because she will never find one identical. Good style is a bit more discreet.
So basically if you are walking down Soho in matching alexander wang jackets (I assume walking towards an Intermix) you are officially cheesy douchebags.

I am surprised that the author of this didn’t know that the jacket is not made out of denim.

8, I’m not mean, I just don’t appreciate being copied in a weird way (and I really dislike when someone starts hanging out with all my friends and going after my romantic interests). It’s fine if you like someone’s style but don’t go behind their back, buy the same stuff they buy and pretend like you have no idea that you’re doing it. Because that makes you a WEIRDO. (I bet you probably do that, and that’s why you’re so defensive). If someone wants to wear the same clothes as their friends and neither of them have a problem with it, more power to them. They’re not cheesy douchebags, you are, for being so judgemental.

This reminds me: my friend and I were meeting up to go out to dinner once and both showed up in sundresses in pretty much the exact same shade of bright blue, with similar shapes. We don’t really look alike on close inspection, but we have similar heights and coloring so the effect was quite striking. All through the East Village and people kept stopping us either to say we looked great or to ask us if we had planned it. It was kind of embarrassing, but not on the whole a bad experience.

Seriously not denim, and the “denim leather” is like 300x softer than the black leather arms. Seriously, I have never felt leather so soft. Go to Barney’s and touch it. NOW. The material is certainly justifiable of the price tag, the look/fit however… too trendy for 1400… seriously.

My friend and I are both into colored skinny jeans and our leather jackets. Needless to say we have a pretty similar sense of style and often wind up wearing the same thing sometimes. The only differnce is I’m a guy and she’s a girl so. it doesn’t bother me so much

As long as it’s a coincidence, I don’t mind. Just make sure you look better in it!

My BF and and I have very similar taste in clothes but but when it comes to our styling its always different. I could care less if were wearing the same thing cause we’d rock it in a different way but both of us would look great!

FUCK IT DUUUUUUUDE

what it comes down to is: does what your wearing look killer? In this case with the alex wang jacket, who cares if everyone has it? It’s a freaking sick jacket!

Guest at 21 I never said my look was original. Most people think I’m trying to dress like Samantha Ronson. What I was trying to say is my friend and I wear what we like from the mass market stores we can afford on our high school student income. I would like to say my leather jackets are unique because there all vintage colored jackets from the 80′s. Ugh look I’m getting defensive about something I’m sure wasn’t a dig at what I consider cool.

21 – Just because you shop at mainstream stores doesn’t mean your style is naturally “lame”. Someone who wears a plain white tshirt and uniqlo jeans can have more style in their little finger than the next person. Because style is so much bigger than brands and where you shop. You don’t know me and I don’t know you, so I won’t assume you’re lame. But I’ll still call you a coward for talking shit behind the “guest” screen name. I sincerely hope you only shop vintage otherwise I hate to knock you from your high and mighty soapbox but that would mean your style is probably “lame and mainstream” too. I got your point loud and clear and my stance remains the same. If I buy an item first and someone who knows I have it, specifically goes out and buys the identical thing (and doesn’t say a word about it), it’s still weird. It will never not be weird. Especially when there’s fifty stores, hundreds of online sites and hundreds brands to choose from for whatever your hankering for. A little imagination goes a very long way.
27- Doesn’t that make you a fashion obsessed asshole for reading this site? Just checking. . .

The same outfit, on purpose? Probably not! Maybe if we were twins or something, but otherwise I think we would get strange looks.
I think the jacket could look good if done the right way,I woulf prefer if it was cropped, but it could work.
Some of you are such sourpusses! Lighten up! Fashion isn’t politics, its art! Don’t have cyber-arguments over nothing!
Lastly, I think good style has nothing to do with name brands, absolutely nothing! I own pieces from mainstream stores, designer names, vintage pieces, and everywhere in between. I could not care less what name it is from.

Guest 32 I will ALWAYS defend myself when I feel like I’m being attacked for a no good reason. Get used to it.

I agree with 35 whole heartedly. I miss London.

#31- yes, i think anna della russo looks misplaced in her balmain jackets. she looks like a monster. i like her style better when she’s not so TRENDY. and of course, we’re not talking about trends of mainstream america. we’re talking about the trends of “fashionistas.” i don’t know why you started to talk about american eagle, a&f, etc. that wasn’t my point. you missed it. it’s gone. style is above trend. ALWAYS.

never give me any credit when people compliment you (on things which you bought because you saw me wearing them)..” e8
lol while reading this i was agreeing with you but you lost me here. people get insparation from many different sources, be it a friend, celebrity, a model whatever! they shouldnt have to give credit to the person they saw do it first :S wtf?!
i understand it was weirder because she was a close(?) friend of yours, but in general i dont think that what you said applies.

(The above comment was my friend on my computer, I left my browser open). I’m surprised that my original comment sparked so much opinion. I can actually see how I would sound mean in some ways. In the words of my one friend “you have to be there to understand it”. So I’m genuinely interested as to how the naysayers would have dealt with this situation. Would you ignore it? Talk to her? I tried both and neither worked. And there’s a lot of the story which I’m not disclosing because it’s personal.
But here’s a typical situation with creepy friend: I’m at a party, chatting with a cute guy when I see creepy friend sauntering towards us. If I see a friend talking to a cute guy, usually I wink at her and go grab another drink because three’s a crowd. As she walks towards me, I look down and realize she went and ordered the exact same shoes that I got last week. Before I know it, she’s in the middle of my conversation and she’s making it a competition. Cute guy looks and goes “oh those shoes are nice”. She replies “Thanks! I swear by this brand?”. I’m standing there mouth agape “swear by the brand since last week?”, I think. At this point, she is literally stepping on my toes (in my shoes) and I walk away shaking my head. Why doesn’t she respect personal space like a normal person? This situation has happened repeatedly.
I have a friend in NYC who always inspires me to buy things. We met while freelancing for a mag. She has amazing style and I regularly tell her that. And if we’re out and someone says “cool boots”, I throw my arm around her waist and say “well my stylist here got them and wore them so many ways, I was sold immediately”. I am comfortable enough with myself that I don’t need to compete with my friends. Maybe I just think about these things too much? But I try not to step on anyone’s toes and I felt she repeatedly did this.
The difference between being inspired by an actress or a model is that I don’t party with Kate Moss ever. And if I did, I certainly wouldn’t show up to the party in something she wore last week. Because no one would want to be compared to Kate Moss in a “who wore it best” column. Plus, it would just seem sad.