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The bridesmaids should never outshine the bride. Some brides, however, seem to be taking this to the extreme when dressing up their maids of honor. Or maybe time changes fashion trends so much, that after some the style that was "in" starts to look simply ridiculous. Either way, Bored Panda has collected a series of vintage bridesmaids dresses that are so funny, that you'll probably feel sorry for the women who wore them.

The 70s fashion brought outrageous patterns, floppy hats, and undiscernable silhouettes to the mix, 80s fashion later added vivid color, spandex, and space-filling hairdos. No matter the era, though, these absolutely unique vintage outfits would make your silly Spongebob PJs look like a classy suit. Scroll down to check out the images and upvote your favorite outrageous fashion statements!

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diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

reminds me of when my parents bought a sofa -- we were in the store a couple of days later - when someone pointed out it looked likeXmas wrapping paper

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Chicago Kitty
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When old Aunt Millie offers to make all the dresses and no one has the heart to tell her how awful her taste is.

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Mary M
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grandma was going to reupholster the furniture, but then the granddaughter needed bridesmaid dresses (It's the only thing I can imagine for this outcome!)

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BusLady
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@Mary M: Shame on you. Grandma worked very hard to sew these dresses.

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Grumble O'Pug
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fabric store had a fire and they had to go to the upholstery shop

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PBMc
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The perfect camouflage for not being spotted in a meadow.

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Sue Knerl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did the upholstery store go out of business and offer cheap fabric? Holy God!

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Jeannine McCann
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what happens when upholstery fabric goes on sale...........

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Caroline Allnutt
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a moment I thought the birds on the altar were actually part of the two side bridesmaids' hats..... !

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Sam
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how long these ladies stayed friends with this bride after the wedding

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Lisa-Marie Dhondt
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have often seen this one, only just now notice their shoes and gloves match!

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Karin Morris
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like early 70s, maybe late 60s. Wow it's pretty loud

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Donna Romig
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww.....they couldn’t afford dresses so they used the drapes.

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Barbara Whiteman
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! The shoes and the gloves match (in different colors). I think that's my sister with the purple gloves.

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Connie Martin
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's with the single football mum for the bridesmaids? That's not helping.

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Valerie Witter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should have left these curtains on the windows! And the hats and gloves…oh my!

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Natascha Grasby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That look screams ‘Aunty Joan got 90 metres discounted at the car boot sale’

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Mary Hartnett
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they blind? I would be kicking and screaming if the bride said I must wear this. What is missing is sunglasses!🙀

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Zita Gillis
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Notice they all have different colored gloves to match their single mum.

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Antoinette Cristallo
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My former sister in law had chosen the same type of large floral print. It was a July wedding so the floral colors were a VERY pink and VERY lime green !!!! Oh, and of course, the rear end large bow

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Cheryl Ann
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved myWedding. I'm the bride and I was only 17. We've been married 47 years. Flower power y'all. The 70's is what the h _ _ _.!!!

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Pamda Panda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brides maids' dresses are supposed to be kind of ugly to make the bride even more beautiful by comparison-- I get that. This bride took it to a whole new level. The one with the glasses clearly gets this.

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Jo Johannsen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like a fabric from the Halloween Crafts aisle at Michael's.

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Jennifer Metcalfe
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gorgeously awful down to the matching shoes and gloves (lavender, anyone?)!!!

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Mare Freed
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It only works on the flower girl. The rest are four lady scarecrows. I hope it was at least a Halloween wedding.

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Becky Boat
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The dresses are hideous, but the hats make me wonder if the bride either disliked het bridesmaids or if she had dropped acid when picking out their gowns.

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Belle_Panda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My childhood rooms wallpaper - I am serious. Oh..the trauma 😫😫

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catherine abraham
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of , if better cannot be done , why not use the curtains.lol

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Fiona Messenger
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like her nan got busy making outfits with her curtains to save cost.

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Mia J
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks like they got inspiration from a cheap hotel room...

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Aneese
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your gramma's living room called and it wants it's couch back.

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Tony Moon
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did someone have extra material after making drapes and just HAD to make bridesmaid's dresses out of it?

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Jeanie
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TMW you realize their shoes match the flower they are carrying 14/10 attention to detail

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Akiron111
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you notice... that their shoes and gloves match the flowers in their hands. OMG

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Liesje Peelen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can't pay for your bridemaids dresses and use the old curtains of your grandma...

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Luisa Vasconcelos
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you want flowers on your weeding but you don't have money for real flowers. 🤣🤣

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Godspeed
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And after the wedding, they all went to the drape festival.

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Ruth Beaty
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, this one is absolutely frightening! It may have looked good in her head but oh the execution. This must be early 70's or late 60's.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At about the same vintage of these horrors, I made a wedding dress for the bride of my ex-boyfriend (don't ask) in a lovely blue fabric with very small, tasteful flowers on it. The comparison in my mind leaves me even more appalled at this vision of .... chrysanthemums and daisies? Or just nightmare material?

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Lois Dimos
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case you missed in the the floral madness, they have different colored gloves and flowers that match their shoes, genius!

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Laura Odelius
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We can't decide: did the maid of honor get to skip the hat, or was her hat a special one that was too big for the picture?

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Teresa Dougan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wonder how long the marriage lasted. obviously she has poor taste

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cwa92464
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is up with the hats? And their gloves/shoes match the flowers they are holding...if you can look long enough at that mess...

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Kirsa Rasmussen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they really wanted to be sure they matched the wallpaper so everyone only had eyes for the bride...

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Willie Johnson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that floral pattern is coming back in style.... looking like grandma's couch is cool again.

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Bronwyn Hutchings
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was always taught if you can't think of anything positive to say..........

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layne
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my guess for this horrific sartorial affliction is - winter wedding in velveteen furniture fabric, suede gloves & matching shoe color, one large matching mum & oversized reversible rust shady, shaggy hippy hat w/ matching dress band. Aarrgghh!!! run ladies run home & set fire to these !!!

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Jeannie Hitt
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My eyes...My eyes.... and just threw up in my mouth a little...

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Kiwi
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey Honey? Yes Bob? What should we have the bridesmaids where? Idk whatever.... Ok. I’ll put em in curtains Ok that’s nice honey.....

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Greg Mott
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you’re done you’ll have a lovely set of drapes - or a nice duvet for that wingback chair in your sitting room!

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Dr. Cheri Hayes
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The gloves match the shoes. That's what first caught my eye. Probably because they were the only solid colors in the picture. This is a lot on the ol' eyeballs though.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fabric pattern is overwhelming. If the sleeves and bodices were a solid color it wouldn't be as jarring.

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Kristy P
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like that dress that Kim K wore to the Met Ball when she was pregnant the first time.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't tell where one dress ends and the other begins!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The little girl has a wide grin. TBH, she's the only one the dress looks good on.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The dresses day "garden party" but the hats say "yippee ki yay". The groom's tux says "we'll be here all week, try the veal and don't forget to tip your warehouse."

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These women at least look somewhat comfortable and like they're having fun

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sure the outfits are bad but I can't see them. My eyes are glued on the hair of the guy on the right.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The dresses are blessedly simple. The issue here is the headgear. They look like someone re-purposed Easter decorations.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now these bridesmaids dresses are cool...unfortunately I don't think the groomsmen suits will ever come back in fashion

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I forget how young people got married back the day.....all these fresh little faces. Before someone jumps my s**t....I'm not saying I think it's a great idea to get married fresh out of high school. I'm just observing.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you go inside the church, you'll see that all of the wallpaper in the hallways is gone.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if the bride had an open wound that the Dr didn't want her licking?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable." George Costanza, Seinfeld.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I honestly am not bothered by the oddness of the dresses. I just live how happy everyone looks. No one is trying to look cool; they seem genuinely happy to be part of the day.

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