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Meteorologists Around Country Say Yes To $23 Dress From Amazon

(CBS) -- Female TV meteorologists all over the country may have different forecasts but a lot of them are sporting the same "look."

A Homeyee women's stretch tunic pencil sheath dress that sells for $23 on Amazon is now in the closets of dozens of television meteorologists across the country.

A meteorologist in Dallas was the first to notice how great a deal it was, so she posted it in her private Facebook group of female meteorologists across the country. Since then, more than 50 of them have purchased the dress and worn it on air.

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CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has not bought the dress but says, "if it fits right and it's only 23 dollars, I have to try it."

But this isn't just a fashion statement. Meteorologists have a bit of a support system when it comes to wardrobes because, as Kleist explains they have that "big screen behind us" the chroma-key "and when the camera looks at us doing the weather it takes anything green and replaces it...so if my dress is green I'll be covered in temperatures and then you'll see my hands and my head."

"We can only wear things once every couple of months because it's your whole body (on the air) and people really remember it if (your outfit) is really bold or stands out so it can be hard to build a wardrobe at a decent price," Kleist says.

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