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Sharing a Wardrobe? For Some, a Perfect Fit

San Francisco Chronicle, 5/13/07

Abstract:

Lorna Stevens has been eyeing her 16-year-old daughter's black and white striped Dries Van Noten top ever since Emma Stevens-Smith brought it home last month. Cute. Would work very nicely with her new Habitual low-rise skinny jeans -- the ones Emma encouraged her to buy last season. And what shoes to complete the outfit? Emma's white pointy Tod's loafers would be perfect. May she borrow both?

Well, OK. But only if Emma can wear Mom's new ankle-strap flats, her wide white Prada belt, and her Marni gray cashmere sweater to school. "Those shoes, they're mine," says Mom. "And they will be coming back to my closet very soon."

You've no doubt witnessed how the mother-daughter dress-alike idea can go down the right -- or wrong -- path.

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