Everybody knows that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, especially when it comes to fashion. We all have our preferences on what we think is pretty and looks good on us.
However, when it comes to fashion, there are things out there that can be called objectively ugly. They can also be cute, weird, bold, or interesting, but they aren’t really aesthetically pleasing, so to speak. Sometimes, that’s on purpose and sometimes it’s by accident, but either way, the result is the same.
The list below is full of such ugly accidents. Collected from the [Awful] Design and There Was an Attempt subreddits, they really strike the perfect balance between ugly and hilarious. Scroll down to see the best of the worst.
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There Was An Attept To Make A Dog Being Petted On A T Shirt. Unfortunately
There was a time when wearing ugly T-shirts like the ones on this list was a fashion faux pas. However, these days ugly fashion is a thing and it’s only growing in popularity. Celebrities love using their platforms to promote their odd choices that, over time, become fashion staples.
Take, for example, a total must-have in every fashionista’s wardrobe that years ago would have led to mockery—Birkenstocks. For years, they were touted as the hippie or the tourist shoe, or maybe something your grandma wore while gardening. It was the orthopedic shoe that kids that had feet problem wore, something you might have donned in secret, not as a fashionable summer sandal. Yet, here we are.
To Buy A Good Shirt
This Shirt
Birkenstock as a company has been around for decades (centuries, actually), and through it all, they always showed an undying commitment to their values. Those are quality, functionality, and comfort, the last one being the reason why they were so loved by those who couldn’t care less about style.
Fortunately for all of us, in recent years, comfort also became stylish. Quality, functionality, and using natural materials also followed and, suddenly, Birkenstock-style shoes were on the runway. Celine put them on there in 2013, and we never looked back.
There Was An Attempt To Create A T-Shirt Showing The Well Known Continent Of Asia!
This T-Shirt
There Was An Attept To Make A Stylish T-Shirt
Another ugly shoe that went through a worldwide hating phase and now is loved by pretty much everybody is Crocs. According to Time magazine, this shoe that was originally created for boating is one of the worst inventions ever, alongside asbestos and leaded gasoline. At least it was back in 2010, when hating it was fashionable. Now, it’s a whole other story.
Not Sure The Target Audience Of This Shirt
This Boston, Msaeachubaets Shirt
To Add A Little Flair To A T-Shirt Logo
If only there was a common jazz instrument shaped roughly like a J 🤔
Similar to Birkenstocks, Crocs owe their popularity to the fact that people suddenly prioritized comfort over style. Sweatpants, yoga pants, and hoodies became an appropriate thing to wear when you’re out and about, so it’s no surprise that comfortable footwear followed.
Exactly What I Want On My Shirt: Someone Else Wearing A Similar Shirt
Great Shirt
There Was An Attempt To Make A T-Shirt
So, just a few years after models strutted down the runway wearing the now-beloved German orthopedic shoe, in 2016, Christopher Kane introduced Crocs to high fashion. Then, in 2017, Balenciaga shocked everyone at Paris Fashion Week by presenting their platform Crocs that really divided the crowd but also sold out instantaneously.
The Shirt Of Our School Swim Team, The Message Makes Sense But It Sounds Like You Want Us To Off Ourselves
Kids Today 🤷️ (T-Shirt Age 18-24 Months)
Shirt Makes Me Uncomfortable
That I was playing with my parts by “petting the dog” because I’m a Jazz master???
Then, the pandemic came. With everyone spending all their time at home, it wasn’t a surprise that many opted to get a few more pairs of comfy shoes. Crocs were a go-to choice for a lot of people. And just like that, Crocs sales skyrocketed.
This Shirt For A Local Restaurant, Cali N Titos
My Mom Just Bought This T-Shirt For Me... Still Can't Figure Out What It's Trying To Say
This T-Shirt Designer Was Obviously Not A History Major
President Lincoln could party like it's 1776 by remembering what happened before he was born.
Maybe the surge would have been temporary, just like it was for many other brands, if not for celebrities. See, they also bought Crocs during the pandemic and then started posing for pictures wearing their, often bedazzled, foam footwear. Suddenly, they were super trendy, which is obvious when you look at their sales that are still through the roof—double of what they were in 2019.
Yup I Am Going To Put Beer And Cigarettes On Toddlers Tshirt Because That's Totally Okay
Floral Design On This T-Shirt Looks Just Like Mold
Bad Tshirt Design
So, if there’s anything you can learn from these two examples, it's that whatever is considered ugly now might be the next sought-after item. So, hold onto those harem pants, trucker hats, and, of course, ugly T-shirts as they might be hot next year.
There Was An Attept To Make A Motivational Shirt
That Cr*ppy Design On My Son's T-Shirt
These Sample Text Shirts Are So Beautiful
As A Baby Onesie It's Cute, But As A Kid's T-Shirt It's Troubling
Christian Shirt Where The Words Form An Upside-Down Cross
I'm Not Even Sure What This Tshirt Is Trying To Say
This Shirt
This London T-Shirt Design
Some T-Shirt I Saw In My Instagram Recommendations Today
Want to look like you have a severe illness and threw up blood and stomach acid on your shirt? We have just the thing!
This Shirt My Trainer Wore At My New Job Today
I Just Realized That My "Los Angeles" T-Shirt Has New York Skyline In The Back
I Dont Know If This Counts As Cr*ppy Design But Its A Pretty Cr*ppy T-Shirt
This T-Shirt Design
I Saw This Logo On My Friend's T-Shirt And Thought It Was A Joke
My Nephews New T-Shirt With A Newly Designed Solar System
A Friend Of Mine Got This Shirt In Berlin
This "Clever" Math T-Shirt
This T-Shirt Found In Spain
Finally Found One Of The Infamous "Refuse To Sink Shirts" Irl
The Udder Placement On This Hand-Me-Down Shirt From A Friend
This T-Shirt
This Shirt I Just Saw. Plage Desing Here
This Safe Youth Campaign T-Shirt Looks Like Children Being Abducted By Aliens
There Was An Attept To Make A Shirt
There Was An Attept To Make A Targeted Shirt For Bull Rider Spouses
“Gangrenous” T-Shirt
This Shirt That Looks Like It’s Covered In Coffee Stains
Markiplier's Charity Shirt For The Standing Up To Cancer Fund Has The Words 'Standing Up' In Dark Grey So The Shirt Just Looks Like "To Cancer"
My Dad Sent Me This Picture Of Probably The Greatest Shirt Of All Time
Well it does say travel to your fantasy California. Maybe Miami is in your fantasy version of California? My fantasy California would have my hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland in it! Pick up my entire city and dropping it into that climate would just make me so incredibly happy. Like seriously, it has not stopped raining in days here.
A Porsche T-Shirt With A Picture Of A Bmw And A Ferrari Logo
This Shirt I Saw In The Store Today
Thanks For The Advice
Hah! Imagine needing a shirt to tell you that! I do it anyway!
We Have To Decode What The Shirt Says
It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. It’s not the will to win that matters, everyone has that.
My Co-Workers T-Shirt
Definitely sounds like some weekend activity related speaking issues.
This T-Shirt Is Supposed To Represent Love In Asl But Gets Nowhere Close. @ Ross
This Mans T-Shirt. It Says Aape Now... But Still. Wow
This Band T-Shirt
Found This Brilliant T-Shirt At The Local Goodwill
T-Shirt I've Found In A Vietnamese Department Store
This T-Shirt
Local Goodwill Selling Kkk T-Shirt
That's Not Indiana
This Souvenir Shirt With A Picture Of Mackinac Island Looks Like It Has A Stain On It
This Butchered Frank Lloyd Wright Quote On A Tshirt From Thailand
Difficult not to liep to conclusions but what thing makes it happen alive?
My Brother's T-Shirt
Are Cheap T-Shirts Still Fair Game Here?
This T-Shirt I Found At A Kids Store
T-Shirt With Similarly Crappy Design To The One On The Front Page
Who Doesn’t Like To Rock Headless Cheerleader?
This T-Shirt
These In No Way Creepy T-Shirt
My Friend’s Shirt Looks Like He’s Sweating Heavily
Woo Kond Offo Ndor?
Disney Passholder Exclusive T-Shirt
My Friend Got Me This Nonsense Shirt And It’s One Of The Greatest Gifts I’ve Ever Received
Found This T-Shirt At A Grocery Store
I love chocolate and chocolate my son. Therefore my son is chocolate.
This Was The Shirt They Gave Us When They Told Us About Meth And What It Can Do To Us “Don’t Meth With Us”
Flawless T-Shirt Design
Disney Bff Group Chat T-Shirt Defies The Laws Of Group Chats
These Shirts Always Make Me Laugh. Stop & Shop Doesn’t Understand Acronyms
This is terrible, but my grammar police personality can't help but call out the last word. It should read "every day". "Everday" is an adjective.
Coty ? Toinic ? I Can't See Any Real Words On This Shirt
This Deus T-Shirt Looks Like It Says 'jews'
This Shirt I Bought In China
I googled to see if there was a town named Fedora, New York. (There isn't.)
Board Room Of Out-Of-Touch Adults Make Trendy Kids T-Shirt
One Of The Worst Shirts I've Ever Seen; Meant To Read "Home Is Not A Place, Home Is My People"
A Wise Shirt Once Said
Donated Blood Today And This Was The Shirt I Got
Blimey, all I got was a sticker saying "amazing mum" (I'm no one's mum but they didn't have any aunt stickers and they felt sorry for me)
Third World T-Shirt Designs
This T-Shirt From H&m
Okay so apparently Williamsburg is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. Not sure what the significance of the "85" is.
This Miami South Beach T-Shirt
"We're thinking of naming our child Beauthch, pronounced B***h"
What Message Is This T-Shirt Supposed To Be Sending
This Guys Shirt
A T-Shirt Design For A School Club
This T-Shirt I Found At Zara
Uhmmm, Can't if you are, Please stay true to yourself, 'Em good things, All will happen? or CAN'T PLEASE 'EM ALL, if you are stay true to yourself good things will happen. My brain hurts now.
All We Have Is Now Justice? This Is A Toddlers Shirt By The Way
Kid's T-Shirts
Are these designed, chequed, made, packed and displayed by one single person? How can more than two pair of eyes not see how wrong they are?
Whoever is designing or manufacturing these shirts isn't even trying anymore
I visited a Wego store while in Japan, and they’ve got many shirts that say nonsensical things in English, notably a dainty white crop top with “biofuel” embroidered in pretty serif font across the chest, which I, of course, purchased. The website is also rather entertaining. Anglophones get incorrect Chinese/Japanese/Sanskrit/Hebrew tattoos, and Japanese clothing stores provide incorrect English shirts (also Wego has cute clothing; I got one of my favorite pairs of jeans there).
I would wear a these shirts just to confuse the heck out of my friends
Are these designed, chequed, made, packed and displayed by one single person? How can more than two pair of eyes not see how wrong they are?
Whoever is designing or manufacturing these shirts isn't even trying anymore
I visited a Wego store while in Japan, and they’ve got many shirts that say nonsensical things in English, notably a dainty white crop top with “biofuel” embroidered in pretty serif font across the chest, which I, of course, purchased. The website is also rather entertaining. Anglophones get incorrect Chinese/Japanese/Sanskrit/Hebrew tattoos, and Japanese clothing stores provide incorrect English shirts (also Wego has cute clothing; I got one of my favorite pairs of jeans there).
I would wear a these shirts just to confuse the heck out of my friends