Copycat...

An article in this weeks Wall Street Journal brings up the question, is it ok to blatantly copy your friend/coworker/workout comrade's look?  

Your friend is wearing the latest lace up flats to lunch, do you immediately excuse yourself to the ladies room to buy them on the Net-a-Porter app in secret, or do you compliment your friend, and profess your desire to own them as well?

I'm guilty of both scenarios.  I've purchased in secret, knowing that my friend with the same item lives out of state and won't run the risk of running into them; and I've asked a friend how they felt if I purchased the same item.  

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