Fashion

Do As the Models Do, and Dress Like Your Friends

by Mary Avant

Isn’t it refreshing when you realize that, at the end of the day, models are (sort of, kind of, in the slightest bit) just like you, susceptible to everyday faux pas like wardrobe malfunctions and showing up to a party wearing the same outfit as the girl next to you? Well, two superstar models — former Victoria's Secret Angel Karolina Kurkova and current VS model Adriana Lima — are giving you a rare chance to relate after the duo were recently spotted on the same day wearing not one, but two dresses that were eerily similar.

At the IWC “Inside The Wave” Gala — an event celebrating the launch of Swiss watch brand IWC Schaffhausen's newest timepiece — the ladies had no problem showing off their gorgeous model bodies, hitting the trifecta of show-stopping gowns in looks that were skin bearing, low cut, and slit dangerously high. Lima’s cleavage-bearing black Jenni Kayne gown was accompanied by a stunning diamond choker necklace, while Kurkova kept it simple — or as simple as an illusion-netted metallic gold Julien Macdonald gown can be — with stud earrings and the mandatory IWC Schaffhausen watch.

Both beauties kept their hair and makeup simple, with Lima opting for a slicked-back ponytail and red lip, while the luminous Kurkova sported natural makeup and sleek, straight locks.

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As if one copycat look weren’t enough, the two models were also spotted earlier in the day at a separate IWC Schaffhausen event wearing nearly identical graphic cobalt-blue dresses. Kurkova showed off her long legs in an asymmetrical-cut David Koma dress, strappy white heels, and a chic high bun, while Lima strutted her stuff in a patterned cut-out Bibhu Mohapatra ensemble, simple black sandals, and long, loose curls.

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If there was any tension over their matching outfits, the ladies didn’t let it show, as they were photographed together on multiple occasions, looking like they were having a blast partying alongside stars like Susan Sarandon, Ewan McGregor, and Kevin Spacey.

Whether their stylists are just on the same wavelength or there's something in the Victoria's Secret water that makes you want to dress like your fellow Angels, we'll never know. What we do know is we wouldn't mind dressing like our girlfriends if it meant we looked this good doing it.