Brittany Poulin and Kate Adams each realized that the other was “their work person” when they met at their PR job six years ago on a Zoom call. Both zero in on a simple compliment Adams gave Poulin on a Lilly Pulitzer dress as the moment they knew.

“I was like, ‘Oh,’” Poulin recalls. “Thank you for recognizing that.” Before long, it became apparent that the two shared a bond beyond fashion sense. They had similar backgrounds, common views, former straight-A students, grew up in Catholic households. And most of all, trust in each other.

“We never really had that conversation of, ‘Okay, we’re a team.’ But I will defend her tooth and nail until my dying breath,” Poulin says. “And I know she’ll do the same for me.” Since then, Poulin has traveled from her Orlando homebase to visit Adams in B

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