Fashion can be, at times, a bit confusing. While there certainly are concepts and styles that we mere mortals simply can’t comprehend, there are also a decent amount of designs that look more like an accident in a garment factory. 

The evocatively named “You can’t just slap some fabric together and call it a dress” Facebook group is dedicated to shaming the absolutely worst dress designs out there. So get comfortable as you scroll through, be sure to upvote the worst fashion victim and share your thoughts in the comment section below. 

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#1 We Might Need A New Group Called “You Can’t Just Slap A Stuffed Animal On It And Call It A Dress”

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#2 What In The Happy Hell Is Going On Here? (Phaedra Parks)

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#3 Oh Man…

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While it’s a very valid question to ask “Who even designs these things?” it’s also important to consider who buys them. In some cases, it’s very obviously a model on a runway. For better or worse, they don’t really have a choice, they are just a canvas for someone to showcase their clothing. 

However, some of these images are clear cases of fashion victims. If you have not encountered this term before, here is a crash course. Fashion, trends, and fads are ceaseless, year to year, season to season, even month to month. Some people not only don’t know how to keep up but don’t really know where good taste starts and ends. Some of the individuals in this list no doubt fall into this category. 

#4 I Saw This On Insta Earlier And Knew Where It Belonged. I Absolutely Hate It, But I Wanna Know What Others Think

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#5 Kendall Jenner Strikes Again. What Is This Supposed To Be?? A Diaper?

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#6 4500$ Absolutely Not

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After all, to an untrained and somewhat tasteless eye, some of these downright terrible dresses are, instead, provocative and “different,” never mind the fact that they look terrible. Of course, the most common way to do this is to simply buy whatever is most expensive, preferably with a gaudy, outward-facing logo. The fact that the item might not actually look good is completely secondary. 

#7 Hmm

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#8 I’m Torn Because At First It Looked Cool But Then You Realize She’s Wearing Butter Knives

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#9 Not A Dress But Wtf Balenciaga. Almost 1k For A Towel Wrapped Around The Waist? No Thanks

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Fashion experts actually have a term for this, the “walking billboard.” Most famous brands do have cheaper items, perhaps for casual use, like sweatpants. These items have relatively visible logos and slogans, as they tend to be pretty plain otherwise. Unfortunately, the popularity of this trend means that many companies are “moving” their labels from the inside to the outside. 

#10 Bruh

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#11 Umm

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#12 Slapped Some Spider Web Decorations From Spirit Halloween Together And Called It A Dress?

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Perhaps this can somewhat explain the design choices seen here. After all, if famous household names seem to have no taste, then why shouldn’t some up-and-coming designer not try and make a name for themselves? The penalty for a terrible design might just be a bit of attention, which is hardly a bad thing these days. 

#13 Tasha Ghouri At The British Fashion Awards

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#14 Look At This

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#15 One Thousand Dollars For Denim Circles Sewn Together

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#16 Umm

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#17 Found On Shein Not Even Real Jean Just Printed On

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#18 Not Cute At All

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#19 Saving For National Dress As Your Favourite Vegetable Day

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#20 Really? The Cut Out Up Too Is Bothersome And Not The Chunk Of Leather Hanging At The Bottom???

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#21 Not A Dress But Regardless, What?

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#22 Hmm

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#23 I Did Not Erase Her Head, She Did That Herself

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#24 Even Kanye West Is Learning From This One

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#25 Not Covering Her Face Bc She’s A Model But Cmon Now Shein What The Hell Is This

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#26 Ok, But What?

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#27 Maybe I’m Just Not Getting It

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#28 Looking Like A Life-Size Barbie Cake

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#29 Hmm

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#30 Hmm

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#31 What. Is. This

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#32 Why, Zara?

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#33 What The Hell?

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#34 We’re Just Not Gonna Talk About Demi Lovato?

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#35 This Is Crazy

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#36 Saw This On Fb Market Place And Thought It Belonged Here

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#37 Y’all What The Heck Is This?!

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#38 Just Saw This Masterpiece On Fb Marketplace

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#39 Condom Dress Lol

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#40 Umm

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#41 This Is An “Overall Dress” And Can Be Yours For The Low Price Of $83

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#42 I Dearly Love Them Both But…yikes

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#43 Huh?

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#44 So Many People Like That!? I’m Sorry But It’s Terrible To Me

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#45 Abigail Mcdavid

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#46 Usually I Am A Silent Laugher To Everyone’s Posts But This Came Across My Tik Tok Tonight And I Couldn’t Sit There And Not Submit It…

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#47 Umm

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#48 I Finally Found One! Ellie Goulding Performing At A Recent Concert – Wtf

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#49 Excuse Me?? Can Someone Please Explain?

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#50 Its The Placement Of The Cat For Me

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#51 This Is Being Sold For $100

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#52 Found On Tik Tok. Why Does It Look Like She Got Into A Fight With A Pair Of Scissors

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#53 Umm

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#54 Who Wants To Dress Up Like A Chicken Today?

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#55 I Think It’s Super Funny But I Don’t Know If I Would Use It

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#56 Why?!

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#57 That’s Just A Towel And A Bath Sponge

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#58 It Had To Be Said

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#59 Gotta Use Satien Babe

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#60 Saw This On My Fyp On Tik Tok. They Walked Out To All I Do Is Win By Dj Khaled Lol

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#61 Uf

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#62 Yeah Nah Thanks. Can’t See The Appeal

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#63 Not Blurring! She’s A Celebrity! But Omg!

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#64 Excuse Me Ma’am What Is On Your Arm Hand Waist Feet

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#65 I Just Cant With This. It’s Bulky In The Wrong Places And Looks Like A Prototype Idk Just Not A Slay To Me

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#66 So Much Going On

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#67 I Can’t Even Express My Hatred Enough For This Dress. Like Why All The Random Bows?

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#68 Not Bluring Her Face Because She’s Famous, But It’s Giving Broken Cd Chic

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#69 I’ve Been Here A While And I’ve Never Come Across My Own Monstrosity Before, Until Now…. What Is This

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#70 Was Pursuing For A Wedding Dress On Pinterest And Stumbled Across This Monstrosity. The More You Look At It The Worse It Gets

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#71 Worthy In This Group For Sure

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#72 She Was Doing A First Look With Her Bridesmaids. It Looks More Like Lingerie Than A Wedding Dress

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#73 Umm

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#74 Ladies And Gentlemen… This Is Shein

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#75 Not Covering Her Face Bc It’s Zendaya But Girlie What Is This

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#76 I Don’t Know

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#77 Hmm

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#78 Oh My God

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#79 Found This On Facebook Marketplace

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#80 Well… This!

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#81 Ooooops, Shein Did It Again

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#82 Unh Unh Shein

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#83 Don’t Get Me Wrong Ya’ll, I Adore Shania As Much As The Next Person. But Ma’am What Is This Sheet/Cheap Curtain????

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