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Teens Are Sharing Prom Dresses They Regret Buying Online And It’s Hilarious
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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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you buy suspicious chinese stuff, you get suspicious chinese stuff. Simple as that
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.
well, i don't think this is THAT bad actually... needs some fixing for sure, but...
oh my, this looks like a lame disney princess costume for kids :D
Wait, what? Did they send it in pieces? Even if put together, it won't match the picture.
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.
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.
Beautiful dress - looks like people are disillusioned about body type and their actual measurements.
All of the body shaming really kills this post. And idiots don't understand fabric quality, construction, accuracy, etc... It's not the girl
I agree. I sew for a hobby and making something with good quality fabric can change how it looks on a person.
I have been sewing for 45 years. I have made bridesmaid dresses, prom dressed, you name it. People just need to realize that not every style will be flattering on them. It's not body shaming. It's reality.
People keep blaming these girls for being "obese". Yes some of them are on the bigger side, but these dresses are cheap. They're cheap replicas of very expensive dresses. If these girls want quality, find a seamstress who can make you something like the picture but you're still going to have to pay for it. You can't expect to get a designer dress for $30 online. If it seems too good to be true, it is.
Agreed. It has nothing to do with the girls size, there is an obvious difference in the style and material. The bigger woman in these photos have dresses on that are huge on them. You want quality you have to pay more unless you're like me and shop thrift and estate sales.
You can't tell from these pictures!!! Seriously my sister took a couple pics of me plating with my newphew yesterday & in some i look chunky but in others I look like i need a few sandwhiches before I waste away. It's always the angle among other things, so it's on these people for being ignorant & judgemental aholes.
Okay, so here is my wedding dress and the dress that I bought it based on...from China. The beading wasn't exactly the same, nor was the lace in the middle, but I adjusted it to my liking. I chose the material and color and sent them my sizes and managed to only spend around $100 on this dress, plus a few hours of time on adjustments. This was my second online purchase for a wedding dress as the first one was pretty, but not what I wanted and they refunded my money no problem. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the original site this dress came from to compare prices or anything else about it. Double check your sizes and material, check and verify online reviews, don't spend too much money that you might not get back and order far enough out that if it doesn't work you can still get something else. I would also suggest trying something on in a similar style to see if that even works with your body type. Not every dress does. 2017-05-16...7b3bee.jpg
That's it. Check the details, and the reviews. Also, many pics show a girl in a dress that is not her size or does not fit her body - and well, it looks bad. Still, half of these dresses are horrible, hard to deny.
I also bought my wedding dress from China and it turned out beautiful! You just have to be smart about it!
Way to advertise for Chinese sweat shops. The Chinese seamstresses are paid literally pennies for a day's wage. The dresses are 99% of the time absolutely poorly constructed. Sad that you don't care if someone else is suicidal because they don't have a living wage as long as you get your gaudy, bedazzled Low class 'gown' for a cheap price.
So immature and hateful. You must be one of these girls who thought she'd look good in a dress fit for someone 6ft and 100lbs? Go start a protest somewhere that matters. You must really like me though since you keep commenting on my post. Thanks for keeping it near the top.
I just bought a weddingdress in an actual store and they adjusted it for me... i saw a wedsingdress i wanted online and tried it on in the store and it looked so different. I ended up buying something else. Still love my dress. But to be fair.. I paid 1300 euros for a dress and it is hard to sell now as i am 155cm and Dutch. But my wedding and the dress were dreamy tho. No regrets
I agree with you ...my daughter bought 2 dresses for her wedding...they were Thousands of dollars less than buying in Canada...the fabrics were very good quality...I am a seamstress...and did the alterations...and the bride was very happy and pleased with her dresses! And they were definitely unique and not the usual off the rack wedding dresses that are so expensive and overpriced from the bridal stores! Unfortunately this site will not let me post our pictures of the dresses. Sorry to see the dresses that these poor ladies received... But there are definitely good sites for dresses...just do your homework and research the different companies...check their reviews! And you might have to spend a little bit more money on some sites...but they will be worth it. I know that there are lots of these bad companies that do crappy jobs on their products! But there are good companies too! This bored panda site is good for entertainment ...but do positive stories about good results.
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By the way, who the heck wears a blue 'satin' dress with Diamonique as a wedding dress? SO TACKY! PS The ruching makes you look even fatter.
Sorry that you're so jealous of my amazing dress that you have to try and talk down about it. White, is not a traditional color and every other country on the planet wears other colors. Also, it's not satin, but you keep being you. At least I'm proud enough of myself to use my own face as a profile picture. Hopefully, when you grow up, you wont be so spiteful. It really makes you sound ignorant and immature.
Well Chrissy, obviously April does and she completely rocks it! She certainly doesn't look fat, either. I understand that you believe buying from China is unethical, and I applaud you for standing up for what you believe in. But any ethical point you were trying to make was destroyed by your trolling behavior.
Keep you bullying to yourself. You talk about caring for others, yet this is how you behave?
All of the body shaming really kills this post. And idiots don't understand fabric quality, construction, accuracy, etc... It's not the girl
I agree. I sew for a hobby and making something with good quality fabric can change how it looks on a person.
I have been sewing for 45 years. I have made bridesmaid dresses, prom dressed, you name it. People just need to realize that not every style will be flattering on them. It's not body shaming. It's reality.
People keep blaming these girls for being "obese". Yes some of them are on the bigger side, but these dresses are cheap. They're cheap replicas of very expensive dresses. If these girls want quality, find a seamstress who can make you something like the picture but you're still going to have to pay for it. You can't expect to get a designer dress for $30 online. If it seems too good to be true, it is.
Agreed. It has nothing to do with the girls size, there is an obvious difference in the style and material. The bigger woman in these photos have dresses on that are huge on them. You want quality you have to pay more unless you're like me and shop thrift and estate sales.
You can't tell from these pictures!!! Seriously my sister took a couple pics of me plating with my newphew yesterday & in some i look chunky but in others I look like i need a few sandwhiches before I waste away. It's always the angle among other things, so it's on these people for being ignorant & judgemental aholes.
Okay, so here is my wedding dress and the dress that I bought it based on...from China. The beading wasn't exactly the same, nor was the lace in the middle, but I adjusted it to my liking. I chose the material and color and sent them my sizes and managed to only spend around $100 on this dress, plus a few hours of time on adjustments. This was my second online purchase for a wedding dress as the first one was pretty, but not what I wanted and they refunded my money no problem. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the original site this dress came from to compare prices or anything else about it. Double check your sizes and material, check and verify online reviews, don't spend too much money that you might not get back and order far enough out that if it doesn't work you can still get something else. I would also suggest trying something on in a similar style to see if that even works with your body type. Not every dress does. 2017-05-16...7b3bee.jpg
That's it. Check the details, and the reviews. Also, many pics show a girl in a dress that is not her size or does not fit her body - and well, it looks bad. Still, half of these dresses are horrible, hard to deny.
I also bought my wedding dress from China and it turned out beautiful! You just have to be smart about it!
Way to advertise for Chinese sweat shops. The Chinese seamstresses are paid literally pennies for a day's wage. The dresses are 99% of the time absolutely poorly constructed. Sad that you don't care if someone else is suicidal because they don't have a living wage as long as you get your gaudy, bedazzled Low class 'gown' for a cheap price.
So immature and hateful. You must be one of these girls who thought she'd look good in a dress fit for someone 6ft and 100lbs? Go start a protest somewhere that matters. You must really like me though since you keep commenting on my post. Thanks for keeping it near the top.
I just bought a weddingdress in an actual store and they adjusted it for me... i saw a wedsingdress i wanted online and tried it on in the store and it looked so different. I ended up buying something else. Still love my dress. But to be fair.. I paid 1300 euros for a dress and it is hard to sell now as i am 155cm and Dutch. But my wedding and the dress were dreamy tho. No regrets
I agree with you ...my daughter bought 2 dresses for her wedding...they were Thousands of dollars less than buying in Canada...the fabrics were very good quality...I am a seamstress...and did the alterations...and the bride was very happy and pleased with her dresses! And they were definitely unique and not the usual off the rack wedding dresses that are so expensive and overpriced from the bridal stores! Unfortunately this site will not let me post our pictures of the dresses. Sorry to see the dresses that these poor ladies received... But there are definitely good sites for dresses...just do your homework and research the different companies...check their reviews! And you might have to spend a little bit more money on some sites...but they will be worth it. I know that there are lots of these bad companies that do crappy jobs on their products! But there are good companies too! This bored panda site is good for entertainment ...but do positive stories about good results.
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By the way, who the heck wears a blue 'satin' dress with Diamonique as a wedding dress? SO TACKY! PS The ruching makes you look even fatter.