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Wed, Jun 1st 2016 5:00pm — Michael Ho

It's not an uncommon question to wonder if it's okay to wear the same clothes every day under varying circumstances. Many folks don't think it's a big deal to wear the same outfit (as long as it's clean) all the time because it's like a uniform. But just don't "steal" the black turtleneck and jeans look -- come up with your own signature outfit, please.

More than a few famous people are known to wear the same outfit every day. Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Dean Kamen... and the putative reason is that it saves time to make less decisions about what to wear. [url]
Apparently, a lot of female meteorologists own the same $23 dress -- because it's a reasonably priced article of clothing that follows the on-air TV rules for standing in front of a green screen. Perhaps Liberte Chan should join the meteorologist Facebook group. [url]
Australian TV host Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit for a year, and no one noticed. It looks like he did change his tie, so how is anyone really expected to notice a guy is wearing the same suit? [url]

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Filed Under: clothes, correlation, dean kamen, fashion, karl stefanovic, liberte chan, mark zuckerberg, meteorologists, outfits, steve jobs

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Anonymous Coward, 1 Jun 2016 @ 5:46pm

To be fair, a suit costs much more than a dress and distinctions are subtle in color only since a good suit fits perfectly.
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Annonymouse, 2 Jun 2016 @ 4:27am

Response to: Anonymous Coward on Jun 1st, 2016 @ 5:46pm
Huh? I used to work in the garment district in Toronto and though a Bay Street suit sets you back 5k or more at the top end women's fashion quickly exceeds that by several factors Accessories and the requirements for multiple outfits quickly outstrips whatever a male counterpart has to lay out.
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klaus (profile), 2 Jun 2016 @ 7:35am

Re: Response to: Anonymous Coward on Jun 1st, 2016 @ 5:46pm
It gets worse.

Any female celebrity seen in public in the same outfit twice is going to be mocked.
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klaus (profile), 2 Jun 2016 @ 7:40am

I was always impressed by the scientist character in The Fly, who had several identical suits and sweaters hung up in his wardrobe, so he didn't have to make a decision each day on what to wear.

I was tempted to try it, but I was always afraid that people would start to talk about me behind my back...
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2016 @ 8:12am

Response to: Anonymous Coward on Jun 1st, 2016 @ 5:46pm
Not surprising that nobody noticed the suit. They basically only come in navy blue and dark grey and for tv are basically plain. Any small observable variations are lost at a distance
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Paul Somebody (profile), 2 Jun 2016 @ 9:02am

Aussies all look alike
Is that the same newscaster who told the Dalai Lama and the pizza shop joke?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003695/Dalai-Lama-joke-Australian-TV-anchor-Karl-Stefa novic-bombs.html

It's hard to tell; Aussies all look the same to me.
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crade (profile), 2 Jun 2016 @ 3:53pm

Alright, does anyone really buy the guy's sexism story? My money is on this guy just is just plain cheap and wanted an excuse to tell his co-workers when they noticed.
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Anonymous Coward, 3 Jun 2016 @ 3:31pm

Re: Re: Response to: Anonymous Coward on Jun 1st, 2016 @ 5:46pm
Women are starting to try to have a "personal uniform" now, though... maybe it'll work for some female celebs, but not others.

http://www.wsj.com/video/the-benefits-of-a-personal-uniform/64F314E1-3D11-4CBA-85B2-68C99F72C 57A.html
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Eva White (profile), 13 Nov 2019 @ 11:19pm

Yes, you right I think don’t be conscious about the same dress on the repetition of every day I dress the same jeans all the month because I love it I make my own Custom jeans on my size and design it’s really comfortable I think you should try it.
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