Taste is subjective… up to a point. When it comes to fashion, there are some design decisions out there that might just make most of you Pandas recoil in horror. And these fashion disasters, or as we so lovingly call them, ugly dresses, get shamed on the popular Facebook group, ‘You can’t just slap some fabric together and call it a dress.’
And they’re right; you really can’t just slap some fabric together and call it a dress. And the proof is the photos from the group that we’re featuring today, dear Pandas. Scroll down for the cream of the crop, the worst of the worst of ugly dresses, be it ugly prom dresses or ugly homecoming dresses.
As you’re scrolling down, don’t forget to upvote the pics that you enjoyed the most, whether you loved the sheer horror of these ugly dresses or you’re actually a fan of the designs. And if you’re interested in swimming in some more bad taste, why not check out Bored Panda’s previous article about the Facebook group? It’s a cut above the rest with a myriad of ugly wedding dresses, dubious fashion choices, and designs gone awry.
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Totally Invisible
Just... Why?
What is the Definition of Bad Fashion?
As we’ve mentioned earlier, taste is a very subjective thing. That said, bad fashion can still be defined in a pretty concrete way.
According to the general consensus on the Internet, bad fashion can be described as a style that sticks out like a sore thumb on a given occasion or environment or one that is considered horribly outdated and unflattering.
On the other hand, bad fashion can also refer to style choices that are overly flashy or serve as a means of obvious attention-seeking. And let’s not forget inappropriate or offensive clothing!
So, basically, if you’re looking to avoid a fashion disaster by unintentionally picking an ugly prom dress or an ugly homecoming dress, stick to universal fashion guidelines, and you’re good to go!
Looks The Same
Dalek?
What. Even. Is. This? I Will Say It's A Pretty Good Advertisement For Her Waxer
What Fashion Trend Should Not Come Back?
While recent years have shown us some excellent trend examples incorporating organic materials into everyday clothing and comfortable (finally!) shapes of clothes that do not restrict movement, there was a decade that was notorious for horrible fashion trends. Oh yes, we’re talking about the Noughties! Although some fashion trends were quite alright, there were trends from the early ‘00s that should never come back.
Here are some of them:
- Capri pants — not really pants, not really shorts!
- Low-rise jeans — inappropriate, horribly uncomfortable, and plain hilarious.
- Dress over jeans — it’s like they couldn’t decide which garment to wear, so wore them all at once.
- Velour tracksuits — nope, they weren’t fancy.
- Micro miniskirts — it was almost impossible to tell whether it was a belt or a skirt.
We’d also add those ugly sweater dresses to the list of fashion trends that should never come back. They were shapeless and oddly uncomfortable to wear! And if you’re looking for some truly horrible fashion decisions made during the noughties, search for ugly wedding dresses and ugly bridesmaid dresses that people deemed okay to wear during the early 2000s. They were truly shocking with their tackiness!
MoschiNO!!!!
Obviously People With More Money Than Me Don't Have To Move Their Arms
I Hope Everyone Can Agree With Me On This One
How to Look Beautiful in an Ugly Dress??
We get it; there are times when you need to whip out your tackiest outfit and stun everyone with your unique fashion sense. Take, for instance, an office Christmas party where you’d like to wear an atrociously ugly Christmas dress but still look stylish and elevated while doing so. And that’s completely doable if you were to follow these styling pointers:
- Mix and match — if it’s the dress that’s the ugly component of your outfit, you might want to match it with a demure jacket or a sweater to neutralize it a bit. This rule works with just about any piece of garment you deem as ugly.
- Accessorize — sometimes, a stylish accessory can elevate your outfit so much so that nobody would even dare to call it ugly any longer.
- Tailoring — the most common problem making a regular dress into an ugly dress isn’t its design but rather an ill-fitting tailoring. If you like the dress but don’t like the way it looks on you, try bringing it to a seamstress to fit it better.
- Embrace it — one man’s ugly is another man’s unique! Embrace the quirks of your outfit and turn them into a fashion statement.
- Personal style — all in all, fashion is a very subjective thing. If you feel confident in the clothes you wear, then it is the most important thing!
I Can’t Even Think Of The Words To Describe This. Literally Looks Like A Denim Black Hole
Vogue
Hey, if Superman can wear his underwear on top of his clothes, why can't she wear her bra on top of her dress?
Cowboy Bebop Vibes
Neck? What neck? We don't have necks here, go find those somewhere else
How Can I Look Beautiful in Every Dress?
It’s always about feeling your best and your most comfortable, rather than adhering to any specific beauty standards! Of course, we have some tips prepared for you on this topic, too. By following them, you’re sure to look stunning in anything you choose to wear:
Flattering styles for the win! Always choose garment styles that compliment your figure and are well-tailored. For that, understanding your body type (pear, apple, hourglass, etc.) might be very helpful.
Find your color match! Color theory is not just a theory - it’s something that truly works. Find the color that compliments your skin tone, eye color, and hair the best, and see how good they look on you.
Be confident! Sure sure, confidence might not always come easily, but if you love that dress and it makes you feel like a million bucks, then wear it with no regrets.
Everybody is unique! Wearing the same things store mannequins wear might be trendy, but let’s admit — it might not be totally you. Search for your own style and own it because being you is the most important.
Feedback time! If you have friends or family whose taste in fashion you trust, always seek their feedback or advice if you’re lost in style choices. Who knows, you might come up with fun new outfits working together!
And lastly, you can always use the ugly dresses on our list as an example of what NOT to wear!
Something You Might See At The Car Wash
What Is Going On
“Its Fashion” No It’s Ugly Lmao, What Even Is This
Official Cosplay As Pixar Lamp
No. Just No
I Am Surprised They Let Someone Wear This To Prom
I Think This Should Be In Here Lol
This Confuses Me
Feel Like This Belongs Here
Whut
"Rambo realised her true gender and came out as Rambina. But she still loved the hiding in a bush look."
Are those feathers? An entire flock of birds had to die for this fiasco?
Maybe she’s reliving her best role as Tree Number Two in her sixth grade class play.
Do you ever look at someone and wonder: "What is going on in their head!?" -Insideout
The socialite was horrified to see her dress in flames in the bathtub, say afire by her jealous ex, but thinking quickly , she grabbed the two maids that accompanied her everywhere and, by plucking their feather dusters and binding the luxurious plumage to her firehouse frame with her diamond jewelry, she created a look, that was as different and striking as the clock on the mantle piece. Her makeup however was a bit of a loss to the smoke, but she single handedly brought back the super smoky eye by going just as she was.
“Yeah so, I reckon we should put some bling on those plants over there and stick them to her arms and body. Whadya think?”
Dress is nice! Arm pieces definitely gained all the attention to this image. I call it successful fashion piece.
I'd say the concepts got potential but it was poorly executed.
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Looks like something a Nora would wear to a party in Horizon Zero Dawn.
With just the blue, I think it would have been OK. But they went too far with the green plumage!
I can’t tell if she’s trying to imitate a new species of plant or a rare bird not yet discovered by humans, LOL.
Looks like there was not enough space in her shopping bag, so she just strapped it to her arms
If Gilligan's Island castaways ran aground without any extra clothing. This is Ginger, of course.
Maybe she might need to drop the shiny bits when she goes twitching. ( NO!!! It's not what you're thinking! .. A 'twitcher is a bird-watcher! )
Either the designed works part time at the zoo during molting season or a craft store exploded. After the fireworks, anything that was not burned floated from the sky and stuck in the glue that covered the thrift store clothes donations next door. Hmmm, obviously my good taste is holding me back from the design world.
I think this would be good for preforming but not other stuff
If at least we could say she adorned herself with borrowed plumes, but it's plain ugly.
A ghillie suit for the terminally shy and/or the paparazzi. Just stand in the corner of the ballroom with the potted palms and no one will notice you.
Even the dress isn't bizarre enough to divert our attention away from that horribly freakish face! What a cringe-inducing mutant!
Does This Even Qualify As A Dress? If I Squint I Can See Some Fabric
This Screams Maternity Shoot
I'm having an internal chant *don't say it don't say it don't say it*
Met Gala
Not The Best Placement For A Continent
Someone I Know Is Selling This Dress And I Can’t Seem To Not See Sagging Boobs Instead Of Pokets
Found On Tiktok, The Sleeves Connect To The Skirts
Fancy Jellyfish Dress
Whatever The Heck This Is
Found On Shein
Guys Is It Just Me Or Is This Dress Wierd. This Was Spotted In The Wild On Shein. Looks Like The Boobages Are Just Hanging Free
I Can’t Get Behind A Denim Dress I Just Can’t
If Someone Says "I Actually Like It " Im Calling The Police
Why Does It Low Key Look Like A Pad. You Could Wear This Dress To Your Period Party And At The Very End Have People Throw Red Paint At Youuuu
Note: this post originally had 74 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.
I'm convinced that "Fashion" really just means "Let's make hot people look as dumb as we can"
This, upvoted by the group of people that loved those cheap denim monstrosities and defended them in unison.
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Some of the dresses look like something that they would wear at RuPaul's Drag Race
Maybe on the sewing challenges. Hot glue and a dream!
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I think most fashion designers are just having a laugh and seeing how far they can go before someone says no.
That is absolutely the truth! Some of them are insisting that they are "creating Art" & a few have even admitted their designs aren't meant to actually be worn.
Load More Replies... I just could not look at all these. Gave up after about 20. Truly ugly outfits; so sorry for the models who had to parade in them. (But not sorry for anyone wearing one by choice who thought it was just brilliant!)
Meh. Quite a few of these are DIY or student designs. Pretty mean-spirited, to mock someone who's just figuring things out and experimenting. Let your freak flag fly, I say.
Many of these dresses look like stuff worn at fashion shows or big events. In other words, not for everyday wear. Still make me wonder about the designers, though.
I think these designs are from a bunch of rich artists and designers with nothing to do, so they make these "clothes" with the intention of making an art statement rather than making actual clothes you could buy in stores.
They do it for the free publicity -- and considering they've even got people on Bored Panda talking about it, I guess it works
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Especially when we're fighting so hard for respect and equality. It seems like the longer we fight for it, the lower the bustline goes.
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I like looking at a lot of these as art pieces, but like people actually buying them to wear them in public seems stupid
I’m sure some designers just like to stick! For these aren’t just UGLY, they are nutso!!
That denim mess wasn't quite as bad as the hideous sheer pants the guy next to her was wearing!
Now I have something to show friends and family why I say I NEVER follow fashions.
The runway ones have been hilariously ridiculous for I-don't-know-how-many years now. Nobody wears those. I would be interested in photos of bad dresses people actually wore voluntarily (or which were spotted in a legitimate shop). But if we're going for runway dresses, these are nowhere near the worst ones.
I don't understand the objective of this post. Why should we be encouraged to shame anyone? Personally, I wouldn't ever want someone to feel ashamed, embarrassed, incompetent, or not good enough for something as trivial as the clothes they wore or made. Too many of us get enough of that in our day-to-day lives. Instead, the shame should be directed at BP for such a thoughtless post.
Fashion shows always have ridiculous designs. The idea is to promote a trend, so, like one part of the outfit.
So you dream of working as a model, because they get to wear fancy clothes? Maybe you should look at this… You know it’s always nice to have a plan B
Do they call it "high fashion" because the people that design it are high when they do it?
It shouldn't matter what someone is wearing. Finding fault in a piece of cloth is insane. I don't know why people do this!. Is it to make you feel good about yourself because your tearing someone else down? I want to understand but it's senseless.
No one’s thinking less of the models because of what they’re wearing, just laughing at the clothes themselves. The fabric is fine, it’s the way it’s put together and the fact that it looks ridiculous that people are laughing about. Just like laughing about badly designed buildings that have stairs leading to nowhere or stuff like that.
Load More Replies... I just wonder who took the time to Photoshop humans into those pseudo-clothes
I'm convinced that "Fashion" really just means "Let's make hot people look as dumb as we can"
This, upvoted by the group of people that loved those cheap denim monstrosities and defended them in unison.
Load More Replies... Some of the dresses look like something that they would wear at RuPaul's Drag Race
Maybe on the sewing challenges. Hot glue and a dream!
Load More Replies... I think most fashion designers are just having a laugh and seeing how far they can go before someone says no.
That is absolutely the truth! Some of them are insisting that they are "creating Art" & a few have even admitted their designs aren't meant to actually be worn.
Load More Replies... I just could not look at all these. Gave up after about 20. Truly ugly outfits; so sorry for the models who had to parade in them. (But not sorry for anyone wearing one by choice who thought it was just brilliant!)
Meh. Quite a few of these are DIY or student designs. Pretty mean-spirited, to mock someone who's just figuring things out and experimenting. Let your freak flag fly, I say.
Many of these dresses look like stuff worn at fashion shows or big events. In other words, not for everyday wear. Still make me wonder about the designers, though.
I think these designs are from a bunch of rich artists and designers with nothing to do, so they make these "clothes" with the intention of making an art statement rather than making actual clothes you could buy in stores.
They do it for the free publicity -- and considering they've even got people on Bored Panda talking about it, I guess it works
Load More Replies... Especially when we're fighting so hard for respect and equality. It seems like the longer we fight for it, the lower the bustline goes.
Load More Replies... I like looking at a lot of these as art pieces, but like people actually buying them to wear them in public seems stupid
I’m sure some designers just like to stick! For these aren’t just UGLY, they are nutso!!
That denim mess wasn't quite as bad as the hideous sheer pants the guy next to her was wearing!
Now I have something to show friends and family why I say I NEVER follow fashions.
The runway ones have been hilariously ridiculous for I-don't-know-how-many years now. Nobody wears those. I would be interested in photos of bad dresses people actually wore voluntarily (or which were spotted in a legitimate shop). But if we're going for runway dresses, these are nowhere near the worst ones.
I don't understand the objective of this post. Why should we be encouraged to shame anyone? Personally, I wouldn't ever want someone to feel ashamed, embarrassed, incompetent, or not good enough for something as trivial as the clothes they wore or made. Too many of us get enough of that in our day-to-day lives. Instead, the shame should be directed at BP for such a thoughtless post.
Fashion shows always have ridiculous designs. The idea is to promote a trend, so, like one part of the outfit.
So you dream of working as a model, because they get to wear fancy clothes? Maybe you should look at this… You know it’s always nice to have a plan B
Do they call it "high fashion" because the people that design it are high when they do it?
It shouldn't matter what someone is wearing. Finding fault in a piece of cloth is insane. I don't know why people do this!. Is it to make you feel good about yourself because your tearing someone else down? I want to understand but it's senseless.
No one’s thinking less of the models because of what they’re wearing, just laughing at the clothes themselves. The fabric is fine, it’s the way it’s put together and the fact that it looks ridiculous that people are laughing about. Just like laughing about badly designed buildings that have stairs leading to nowhere or stuff like that.
Load More Replies... I just wonder who took the time to Photoshop humans into those pseudo-clothes
