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As if the prom night itself wasn't stressful enough, there are many things that girls have to figure out before attending it: makeup, hairstyle, shoes, accessories and the most important - the prom dress.

These days it is really popular to shop for this last ingredient online. You can pretty much find whatever you want, you don't need to leave your house to find it, and somebody will even deliver it to your door! Cheap shopping literally couldn't be any more convenient. Unless you decide to buy your prom dress online, that is. Because what looks good on the internet doesn't always look good in real life! Some of these unlucky prom-goers managed to save their epic fails of dresses by mending them; others opted out for Plan B - throwing the ordered dress to trash. Take this list of funny fails as a cautionary tale.

From mermaid style dresses turned to blobfish, laces looking like grandma's doilies and a dress that turns you into a character from Handmaid's Tale, this compilation of online shopping disasters is truly hilarious.

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Suzy Shelley
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The dress on the left is a wedding dress by Hayley Paige and costs thousands!

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

I can't stop laughing because this dress on the left costs like smaller car.

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white widow
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

order your dress online... just be careful and check the site from where you're buying... do some research first, especially for such an ocasion!

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Molly Block
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They could have tried a little harder on the top part, don't you think? Circles, hahahaha.

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Deborah Bellesfield
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've ordered clothes online and sometimes I wasn't too happy with what I got. I'm a "little Ole Lady now, but we did have prom dresses in the 1970s, and I wanted something a little more "me" and a lot less "off the rack." W didn't have tons of money, so the first year, I started looking at the clearance racks, especially if the store was going out of business. The next year, went through a lot of old magazines and found a dress that I thought I could improve upon. Then, my mother, her friend and I came up with "My dress." It wasn't as expensive as some dresses that I looked at and I felt like Scarlett O'Hara at the barbeque. I was impressed with how I looked and that made me glow from within. At this point, if you can't get your money back and a new dress in hand quickly enough, start looking for deals. Maybe someone just got married and they don't need the brides' maid dress anymore. Sometimes, ordering online is great and other times you'd rather wear the box it came in.

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Cassandra Simons (Peregrine Web)
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because the left one is the original designer's and the right one is a rip-off of the design from some cheap website. Obviously, they use the original photo to sell it, but don't do quite a good enough job copying the design. :/

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Pamela Grove
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can see spending $12 or even $20 on a dress to try out a company and if its a disaster, well....it's a lesson hard learned but not that expensive and its no event ruined. I've also heard trying to get your money back is a nightmare. But I've heard numerous disaster stories about formals coming from China. There are a few times in life when it does NOT pay to go el cheapo. A wedding and a prom are two of them. If you MUST get a dress at a discount then go to a consignment store if necessary.

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Teleri Nyfain
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is simply false advertising - that bodice is NOT the same at all :(

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

Is there any chance you can get your no ey back. We ordered one and got a totally different dress, however it DID fit and was cute...just not what we ordered...not even the color

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Beckie Snyder
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we say "photoshop"? Look at the dress. She's not wearing it.

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Nikki Angulo
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom made my prom dress, all,the bridesmaids dresses for my wedding and my brothers wedding, and when we couldn’t find the right one for me, she made my wedding dress too! Find someone to make one for you, teach yourself to sew, or you know, go to the store and buy one! Maybe find one that can be altered and pay a seamstress or a tailor to do it.

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Karin Niki
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What do you expect when you pay only 100.- to 200.- $ for a pale copy of a "Haut couture" dress. Haut Couture clothes are handmade, the fabric is very noble, silk, not nylon or polyester. The price for such beautifully made dresses are extremely high; starting at 20'ooo.- Euros to the sky is the limit.

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Karin Niki
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never ever buy anything online from China. Everything is just poor copies of the real thing. You're spending money for nothing.

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Linda Gulley
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Neither one is appropriate. Why would you buy a see-through dress?

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Suzan Wegman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lining the top & a little steaming or pressing would help a lot. It's too big.

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Penelope Corbett
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is the best fail ; worst dress!! :(. Love the expression on your face!

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

Its different material, it doesn't have the "body" the original has.

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

For all looking at this: GO TO LORD AND TAYLOR! they have the best dresses! http://www.lordandtaylor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/lord-and-taylor/search/womens-apparel/prom-trends

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Tijana Skrbic
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you buy suspicious chinese stuff, you get suspicious chinese stuff. Simple as that

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Alusair Alustriel
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Simple solution - cut out the bra pods, wear a skin-tone bra and the dress is fine. Oh, and also stand straight, helps a lot.

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

I think the model is standing on a chair, so just get get to the prom early, stand on the first chair you see and don't move all night

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

Well, it's definitely a disappointment, compared to what you were promised and payed for, but it doesn't actually look that terrible.

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

well, i don't think this is THAT bad actually... needs some fixing for sure, but...

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

Loiks worse cause it isn't fastened on her left side, and she's standing on the hem.

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Ana T.
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the school nurse call , she wants her gauze cloth back

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Flora Polvado
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, what? Did they send it in pieces? Even if put together, it won't match the picture.

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

The top fits her well... to add a different skirt would be easy!

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

This one could be refitted and be ok, the material is a bit sad though

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

To be fair, this looks like the wrong size. Perhaps simple as that. Perhaps it would look good if it wasn't too big.

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

Hah complaining about a dress not fitting well enough when you are consiously ordering a dress that shows all your private parts at 16-17. Good thing you are worrying about the right things. That damm dress fit.

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Flora Polvado
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, not the right style for you. Until you understand your body type, always try on first. Took me years, still try first, every time.

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

Again. Why do you think you will look exactly like a photoshoped model?

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Pamela Mitchell
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful dress - looks like people are disillusioned about body type and their actual measurements.

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