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    Matching Couples Outfits: Shine's Guide to His-and-Hers Fashion

    Every single day for the past 35 years, Mel and Joey Schwanke have worn matching outfits. Call them quirky if you must, but don't undermine them. After over sixty years of wedded bliss, this Nebraska couple obviously knows something the rest of don't. Is matching the key to a happy relationship? Probably not but it's cheaper than couples therapy. Here's a shopping guide to dress-alike love. Hey, it can't hurt to try.
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    1. Option 8: Go vintage
    2. Option 9: Make it family-style
    3. Option 10: Try meta-pajamas
    4. Option 11: get sitcom-style rich people robes
    5. Option 12: Save it for Second Life
    6. Option 13: DIY it up
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    3. Option 2: Throw a luau
    4. Option 3: Wear stripes
    5. Option 4: Match patterns
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    9. Option 8: Go vintage
    10. Option 9: Make it family-style
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      Option 14: Be awesome
      I saved the best for last. Mel and Joey Schwanke, the pros who've been matching for more than three decades, make complimentary dressing look easy. As we've just learned in the past 14 slides it's not. With 146 custom-made looks in their closet, the Schwankes have it down to a science. Every dress she owns boasts a matching tie for him. But their real secret? She picks the outfits, he goes along with it. ... more 
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      Option 14: Be awesome
      I saved the best for last. Mel and Joey Schwanke, the pros who've been matching for more than three decades, make complimentary dressing look easy. As we've just learned in the past 14 slides it's not. With 146 custom-made looks in their closet, the Schwankes have it down to a science. Every dress she owns boasts a matching tie for him. But their real secret? She picks the outfits, he goes along with it. Trust, people, that's what matching is all about.

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