I had to sew most of my clothes for school and in high school purchased most of my fabric from Penney's since their quality was good and reasonably priced. I grad. in 1965 so that tells you how many years ago that was!
One year I purchased this beautiful red Asian print and made a blouse to go with the red wool skirt I also made. Thought I looked pretty spiffy. Then when I went to school on one of the first days of the year there was a friend whose mother sewed for her in the exact same outfit! We had a good laugh over that as we never compared notes on what we were making/wearing to school. The only difference in the blouses was that one was made from a Simplicity pattern and the other McCalls but still the same style. Who said you could be original if you sewed your own clothes!!