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Fashion design is a creative process that goes through several phases that take the vision in your head to a sketch on the page and eventually to clothing on the rack. Well, the following clothes designs on the list below will make you say, "these designers should have kept their thoughts to themselves."
Not every painting is the Mona Lisa and not all designer clothes are haute couture. Bored Panda has collected a list of funny fashion fails, that not only made it through the production process but into actual stores and on people's bodies. From unfortunately placed text sending mixed messages, to ugly patterns that look like bruises, these design fails are the opposite of fabulous. Scroll down to check out these ugly clothes, and don't forget to upvote your favs!
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#1
Born To Do Skate
Magdalina777 6 years ago
Word choice may not be the best(unless intentional) but that's actually a really cool idea for a shirt o:
The masses have followed fashion trends of others since the invention of clothing, however, the first ever fashion magazine was published in Germany in 1586 called - Gynaeceum, sive Theatrum Mulierum (translation - The Gynasceum or Theatre of Women). It was written in Latin and displayed the most popular fashions throughout Europe at the time.
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#2
Hood On vs. Hood Off
#3
It's Not What You Think
SpazzyCoolKid13 6 years ago
HAHAHAHA this is the best... ugh I'm picturing some poor soul actually wearing it! :0
So what was the first fashion item that people were clamoring to get their hands on? - the loincloth. It is the oldest form of clothing, followed by the skirt. Loincloths are still worn in some parts of the world today and have even inspired other forms of fashion. For example in Japan it became an underwear design trend.
#4
So If You Didn’t See The Front...?
Ben Steinberg 6 years ago
Ok, clearly the designers didn't put any thought into this. But, now that it can be seen...would someone really buy it??
Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago
Yeah sure...that's what I would choose to decorate a dress like that. Not.
#5
This Lovely Dress...
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
Yep, that's the upside - it will hide embarrassing stains.
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Zoe's Mom 6 years ago
I don't think folks look at their back side after getting dressed because I've seen this kind of issue before. I've seen it with hair as well. Anyone else?
Shopping malls have become a staple to many suburban communities in the U.S but the "father" of the american shopping mall was actually and Austrian. Architect Victor Gruen created the shopping centers with the intent of making them an odd to the European-style town center, but in the suburbs. As we know now they morphed into what the designer called "b*sterd developments." The very first shopping center in all of history, however, was built by the Romans.
#6
This Lady's Dress While Interviewing South Africa's President
Withnail 6 years ago (edited)
My country, my country... Always making a tit of itself ¯\_(°_o)_/¯
Susan Reid Smith 6 years ago
Positioning of elements of the print weren't done very carefully!
Ahnnah Newell 6 years ago
he didn't. Just look at that smile trying to hide itself!
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Άρης Παπαδόπουλος 6 years ago
From this perspective, the president looks like a black version of Mini-Me (Austin Powers movies) article-25...65d5d9.jpg 
Ahnnah Newell 6 years ago
Maybe she did, thought it was funny and let her buy it on purpose, so that she could ge laughed at. People are cruel these days.
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#7
For Those Empowered Girls With 11 Fingers
Not Alec 6 years ago
I love that movie, but what does that have to do with anything..?
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Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago
What’s the problem??? The words would not had fit otherwise! Problem solver I think. Stupid, but still solver!
In the words of Billy Idol "It's a nice day for a white wedding" but before 1840 this song would have made no sense whatsoever. Before Queen Victoria's marriage to Albert of Saxe-Coburg, brides wore wedding dresses in an array of colors, with black being particularly popular in Scandinavia. White had been seen as a color used for mourning, and in Chinese culture it still is today.
#8
If Only There Was A Letter That Resembles The Eiffel Tower
Lily Evans 6 years ago
Paris, the city of KEVINNNSSSSSS (pidgeons, if you aren't a directioner)
#9
These Shoes With Suction Cups On The Bottom That Pop When I Walk On Smooth Surfaces
Withnail 6 years ago
Yay, now you can sound like an octopus! If, er, an octopus were to walk around on land. On smooth surfaces.
danielw 6 years ago
Oh.. they do. talk to somebody who keeps those blighters in an aquarium. (or tries to. Making a tank Octo-proof is kind of like making something Idiot-proof. Only... octopuses are cool and I don't mind their improvement. Idiots... on the other hand....)
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Sarah McManus 6 years ago
I have shoes like this. When it's raining it sounds like you're torturing baby ducks 😐☹
When you think about cardigans you probably picture your sweet grandma reading cozied up on the couch. Well cardigans actually have a pretty fierce history. James Thomas Brudenell, the seventh Earl of Cardigan and a lieutenant general in the British army invented the comfy clothing item as a military jacket. In 1854, the 57-year-old lieutenant led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. He survived the battle unharmed, as he never made it across enemy lines, but kept the lie concealed and was dubbed a hero by Queen Victoria at Windsor. Suddenly the cardigan was a hot commodity. Makes your grandma look like more of a rebel now huh?
#10
My Friend's Wrestling Patch Looks Like Something Else
Harleen 6 years ago
Maybe it's exactly what it looks like and he only told you it was for wrestling....
Bored Fox 6 years ago
True. :) I have see many pictures online where people tried to guess if the picture was from a wrestling match or a gay porn.
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Daria B 6 years ago
To be fair.... Wrestling and many other martial arts sometimes do look like passionate interactions indeed.
Alice Laughs 6 years ago
pain is so close to pleasure 🎶 *insert Freddie Mercury cry*
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Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 6 years ago
That's not wrestling, needs to be reproduced... Erm... Better
#11
A Real Housewives Dress "Design"
AnnieLaurie Burke 6 years ago
yeah -- it's "totally tubular" (surfer speak).
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Reirei 6 years ago
I think it's because that curl at the front looks kinda like something else...
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Rebekah Blankenship 6 years ago
Ok so it's after midnight I'm having trouble sleeping but hubby ( and furbaby) are sound asleep. I was already chuckling then got to this one and woke them both up withlaughter
Haute couture is high-end fashion that is constructed solely by hand from beginning to end. Only the most highly- qualified dressmakers are allowed to be dubbed haute couture designers and members of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. However before 1850 hand-stitched clothing was a necessity rather than a luxury among poor people.
#12
Buy Me A What Now?
SpazzyCoolKid13 6 years ago
If only it was talking about the medicinal shot *COUGH, ANTI VAXXERS, COUGH*
Panda Baller 6 years ago
Is it weird that I've actually seen someone wear this before. Not a very flattering person either.
#13
The Backside Of This Donut Costume...
The most common materials for manufacturing clothing include polyester, linen and cotton. China is one of the largest producers of cotton and bring in over 90 million yards of the material to the fashion industry a year. 200 pairs of jeans can be made from just one bale of cotton, no surprise they are such a common commodity! The Indians are credited with being the first people to spin the material, and the Romans would export it from them.
#14
Yeah Definitely Wouldn't Wear That
AzKahleesi 6 years ago
OMG I almost spit out my coffee, thank you withnail
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Schrödinger's Dog 6 years ago
Hey, if you're going to be a terrorist, you should at least be comfortable!
glowworm2 6 years ago
Condom Man teaches couples everywhere the importance of safe sex.
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Think I’ll Skip That Adventure
hobbitly 6 years ago
Why is there a matching bra/bikini top? If you need a bra, you probably dont watch Dora.
Calypso poet 6 years ago
I found Winnie the Pooh underwear and bra sets once with the adult sizes. My boyfriend at the time liked Winnie the poo and I thought it was funny to say I have Pooh on my panties!
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Zenozenobee 6 years ago
Either it's for adult women, and I don't think a lot of adult women would were this, either it's for kids/teens... and it's even worst.....
Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago
Talk about a pedophile invite... Hope parents think twice and the stores that sell them get sued .😠
Ahnnah Newell 6 years ago
I CAN'T STAND THIS! I hate that someone would even make something like that!
NASA may be the scientific minds behind putting men on the moon, but they weren't they ones responsible for suiting them up. That's right, bra manufacturer Playtex made the spacesuits Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin wore on their epic trip to outer space. The outfits were constructed from beta cloth, rubber, nylon, plastic connectors, aluminum neck ring, aluminum wrist locking rings, aluminum zipper and brass with neoprene gasket. Playtex's involvement sparked the futuristic fashions of the 1960s.
#16
These Tights That Make You Look Like You Have The Worst Bruise Situation Ever
Shirley Heyn 6 years ago
Why would anybody make that, why would anybody buy that, why would anybody wear that???
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
That's what my legs looked like after I went sailing diagonally across an intersection with my bicycle underneath me. The bicycle ended up like a kind of zig-zag bicycle art statement and my legs like another artwork going through various phases of colour displays, the purple before the more greenish hues. Me? Not even a broken finger. I am very good at flying but I still have issues with landing, as a badly sprained ankle reminded me a few years ago.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
P.S. The driver of the vehicle that hit me took me to the emergency ward at the hospital. We waited for quite a while for a doctor to come so the driver had time to get a very emotional reaction to what could have happened and I was trying to comfort her when we heard a question (in disbelief) "Is this where there is a traffic accident???" from the doctor.
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The Placement Of These Rather Saggy Bunny Ears...
Nadine 6 years ago
I have PJs like this with cat ears and they're EXTREMELY warm! :-)
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glowworm2 6 years ago
Do your ears hang low, do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie em in a knot, can you tie em in a bow?
Kim Mahood 6 years ago
They always said I'd be able to swing them over my shoulders one day...
Michelle Line 6 years ago
Could be additional warmth for an elderly woman who had many children.
Today women squeeze themselves into all kinds of uncomfortable shapewear just to give the illusion that they have no unwanted bulge. We can all agree that spanx are a much more comfortable alternative to the corsets popularized in the 18th century, but what about the opposite of a corset? In the 1600s pregnancy was considered a fashionable look. Women would place cushions underneath their clothes to give themselves that baby bump look. The first maternity dress recorded in history is from the Baroque period (1600- 1750) called the Adrienne dress.
#18
Hmmm The Shirts Are Supporting The Idea That The Name Is Flawed
Harleen 6 years ago
I don't see what's wrong - they didn't iron it, just like the sign says LOL
#19
Children’s Shirt In A Candy Shop...
Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 6 years ago
Well..in my country we have this children song about lollipop and it goes something like this - put it in your mouth before it gets dirty. So I have no questions about that shirt here.
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Heather Lynn 6 years ago
This isn't actually in a children's candy shop, it's in Las Vegas and the candy shop is like part candy and part funny novelty type stuff like this shirt. It's probably way more geared towards adults.
Diane Phillips-Herman 6 years ago
I've been in that store in Vegas. I don't remember children's clothing there. That's an adult size.
Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago
Ah. The designer must have had a sugar coma during inventing the text.
#20
This Saturday Sweater
danielw 6 years ago
I hope turds happen on more days than just Saturdays. I mean... you know...
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Diane Cinca 6 years ago
This is Pretty Pastel Please :-) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PY0etqxH1bbyon_9pzp_g
🏳️🌈👻EmoExtreemo👻🏳️🌈 6 years ago
im sorry but this shirt is just a demonstration of the capabilities of the shirt im afraid the official shirt, hasn't come out yet heh
#21
This Is An Official Nintendo Product. You Know, For Kids
Stevie B 6 years ago
Just because it is an official Nintendo product, doesn't mean it is for kids.
Stimpy 6 years ago
In fact it's the opposite. What child remembers super Mario?
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Joe Murray 6 years ago (edited)
I have MnMs boxers that say something like "I melt in the mouth, not in the hand "
#22
New York?
Ben Steinberg 6 years ago
Ah yes, the famous 'red phone boxes' of New York...A lot of people don't know this but Jack the Ripper was actually from the Bronx... /s
#23
The Crotch On These Pants
Sas Jansen 6 years ago
I like the pants, It's really a shame that nobody saw that it is not centered in the right way! WHY!!!!
#24
Not Sure If They Know What An Introvert Is
Dani 6 years ago (edited)
If you have to explain that a shirt was intentionally wrong, it’s probably not that humorous anyway.
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Daria B 6 years ago
Oh, it can take a very long time when the topic is interesting. ♥
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Melodie Peters Parkinson 6 years ago
Not sure YOU know what an introvert is. Does not equal antisocial.
#25
10/10 Design
#26
At Least You Can Be Honest...
#27
Very Well Positioned Mandala On Trousers
Stannous Flouride 6 years ago
The point of a mandala is to provide a point of focus for meditation. I can't think of a better place to focus than the place from which all humans began their existence.
Bettye McKee 6 years ago
I hope she was well paid for having to model that design fail.
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No Wonder Why These Are On Sale
T Rex King 6 years ago
Either that or they spent a week of their life walking in mud
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#29
Balenciagas New $5300 Dress
Hard 2 Guess 6 years ago
WOW... You'd pay outrageously high price of $5.30 for this?
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My dog is my co pilot. 6 years ago
No wonder the model looks pissed. She looks like she's standing there questioning her life's decisions and wondering what went wrong.
Anouk van der Pluijm 6 years ago
I'm just trying to imagine how you're supposed to have a drink in this one?
Антон Христов(Anton Hristoff) 6 years ago
You can't lift up your face from the pillow in the morning? No biggie - here wear your pillow on your tits.
Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
Balenciaga seems to be recycling their own vintage designs. If this link works, take a look: 8966882f10...hion-s.jpg 
#30
Putting Your Brown Logo On White Shoes
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Harleen 6 years ago
I once had a beanie that said "NEW YORK" all around the band. Where it was cut and sewn up, the letters were all screwed up, so it looked like it said "SNORK". And obviously I wore it on that side because people's reactions were amazing :P
Master Markus 6 years ago
Are you a Thundercats or Moomin fan, by any chance?
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Jane Doe 6 years ago
Ever able to UNSEE that? It's really creepy me out. Have to go. Gotta send it to a bunch of friends now. :)
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Zoe's Mom 6 years ago
I gather most of these companies don't have a Q.A. department before approving these designs. The water bottles; really????
Carol Emory 6 years ago
Half of these are knock offs of originals. That's why they are so bad.
Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago
I’m often amazed over how many people that don’t seem to use their brains... such waist... if you don’t want them, donate to starving zombies!
George Kopeczky 6 years ago
Follow People Magazine, dress Farty Style... Farty-Styl...040b74.jpg 
Stannous Flouride 6 years ago
This cup holder was printed for PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays). Knowing how much time and money went into its printing I can only imagine that it was more of a typo than an intentional slur. But I doubt that the person behind it held their job after that. plfag-5cae...148a08.jpg 
Harleen 6 years ago
I once had a beanie that said "NEW YORK" all around the band. Where it was cut and sewn up, the letters were all screwed up, so it looked like it said "SNORK". And obviously I wore it on that side because people's reactions were amazing :P
Master Markus 6 years ago
Are you a Thundercats or Moomin fan, by any chance?
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Ever able to UNSEE that? It's really creepy me out. Have to go. Gotta send it to a bunch of friends now. :)
Load More Replies... Zoe's Mom 6 years ago
I gather most of these companies don't have a Q.A. department before approving these designs. The water bottles; really????
Carol Emory 6 years ago
Half of these are knock offs of originals. That's why they are so bad.
Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago
I’m often amazed over how many people that don’t seem to use their brains... such waist... if you don’t want them, donate to starving zombies!
George Kopeczky 6 years ago
Follow People Magazine, dress Farty Style... Farty-Styl...040b74.jpg
Stannous Flouride 6 years ago
This cup holder was printed for PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays). Knowing how much time and money went into its printing I can only imagine that it was more of a typo than an intentional slur. But I doubt that the person behind it held their job after that. plfag-5cae...148a08.jpg
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