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** Rachel and Phoebe take Ross shopping for new clothes to wear on his date. Later Rachel tells him that she'll just buy something nice but their bags get mixed up. Not only does Ross wear a pink flowery shirt on his date, but his date is wearing it as well. They are both very uncomfortable and leave abruptly.

** In another episode Joey makes fun of the shirt Ross is wearing, only for Ross to point out that Joey's wearing the exact same shirt.
--->'''Joey:''' Stupid Gap on every corner!

** Discussed in UK Season 2 when the queens had to pay tribute to a British queer icon on the runway. The two black queens of the season, Asttina Mandella and Tayce, both planned on dressing as supermodel Naomi Campbell. When they realized this, they admitted there weren't many black queer icons in the UK to choose from, so they both gave each other their blessing to do Naomi. That being said, Tayce later admitted in retrospect that she should have done Music/ShirleyBassey, who is both Welsh and biracial like herself.

* [[UsefulNotes/TsarTsarAutocrats Empress Elizabeth of Russia]], a big {{Fashionista}}, always had first dibs on any fabric imported into the Russian Empire. In case of particularly good stuff, she would sometimes buy it to the last thread specifically to avoid the trope.

TruthInTelevision, at least for some women. It doesn't matter if she bought her dress at the snooty boutique or the local UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}} (though if it is from Walmart, then both suffer the humiliation of knowing that another woman knows she got her dress from the bargain bin), wearing the same dress is undeniable ''proof'' that she's bought a mass-produced consumer item, breaking any illusion of the dance taking place in a Creator/JaneAusten novel where all the dresses have to be hand-made. She might also be self-conscious because the other woman upstages her, having a body type (taller, thinner, curvier, etc.) that better fits it or whose complexion/accessories/hairstyle/makeup better compliments it and is generally able to look better in it.

** Discussed in UK Season 2 when the queens had to pay tribute to a British queer icon on the runway. The two black queens of the season, Asttina Mandella and Tayce, both planned on dressing as supermodel Naomi Campbell. When they realized this, they admitted there weren't many black queer icons in the UK to choose from, so they both gave each other their blessing to do Naomi (Tayce later admitted in retrospect that Music/ShirleyBassey would've been perfect for being both Welsh and biracial like herself).

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** A HalloweenEpisode variation: In "Druselsteinoween", both Candace and Stacy come to Vanessa Doofenshmirz' party dressed as a vampire queen. On top of it, Vanessa is wearing the same costume. Candace decideds to keep hers, but Stacy leaves the party to change into a Literature/TheScarletPimpernel costume instead. When she comes back, she discovers that five other people are dressed as the Scarlet Pimpernel, including Vanessa's date.

** In another swimsuit story, Betty and Veronica agree to meet up with Archie at the beach, and they tell each other they'll be wearing one of their old bathing suits. Actually, they both plan on buying a new bikini to get Arhcie's attention. Naturally, they end up buying the exact same bikini, but discovers this just in time, and both begrudgingly change into some more modest-looking spare bathing suits.

''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible'': At a party, one of Hägar's buddies complain that he's bored, and wonders if something interesting will happen. Hägar notices a woman who wears the same dress as his wife entering the party, and tells him that he thinks it will, very soon.

* Kate Spade New York has produced a series of online-video ads called Miss Adventures. [[MuppetCameo Miss Piggy guest-stars]] in the episode "To the Top," quarreling with Creator/ZosiaMamet in an elevator on the way to a party they're attending at the top of the Empire State Building. The reason for the quarrel? They've both bought the same outfit for the party.

* Episode 9 of ''VisualNovel/BeingADIK'' has Becky, Kylie and Christine all dress up in identical NaughtyNurseOutfits for the Halloween party, leading to them cattily complaining about each other.

* Creator/AnneHathaway defied this [[http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/anne-hathaway-oscar-dress-switch-why-she-ditched-a-stunning-valentino-gown-last-minute-2013262 during the 2013 Oscars]]: Just hours before the ceremony, she found out her dress looked too similar to the one worn by her co-star, Amanda Seyfried, and thus dropped it for another dress that ended up getting her criticized left and right.

* Kate Spade New York has produced a series of online-video ads called Miss Adventures. Miss Piggy guest-stars in the episode "To the Top," quarreling with Creator/ZosiaMamet in an elevator on the way to a party they're attending at the top of the Empire State Building. The reason for the quarrel? They've both bought the same outfit for the party.

* Male version in ''Film/TheFirm''. Dom shows up at the pub wearing the same outfit as the Boss, who is not amused. (2009)* Happens in ''Film/FreakyFriday2003''; Creator/LindsayLohan's character and another girl wear the same shirt to school. Lindsay turns her shirt inside-out to avoid looking the same and looks...well, actually, stupider than if she had just left the shirt as it was.