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A person with enough confidence and charisma can pull off pretty much any outfit, no matter how weird and fashion-forward. However, that doesn’t mean that the design itself is anything to write home about. At times, clothes designers get so wrapped up in their artistic vision that they forget about their customers.

And that’s where one popular Facebook group, ‘You Can’t Just Slap Some Fabric Together And Call It A Dress,’ comes in. It’s a collective that documents some of the most bizarre dresses that ever got made and then proceeds to criticize them, ever so gently. Scroll down, upvote your fave worst dresses out of the bunch, and always remember that the only thing anyone’s criticizing is the outfit—never the person.

We got in touch with Kelly, one of the administrators running the community, and she was kind enough to answer our questions. Read on to see what she told Bored Panda!

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Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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King Itchy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never fart while wearing these types of "clothes" or else this will happen.

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I Love Björk, Her Music Is Awesome And I Get That The Quirky Fashion Thing Is Her Deal. But Did She Not Dress Like Covid

I Love Björk, Her Music Is Awesome And I Get That The Quirky Fashion Thing Is Her Deal. But Did She Not Dress Like Covid

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CHRISTY SMITH
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks like something you’d find in a lab while looking through a microscope.

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According to Kelly, one of the two administrators running ‘You Can’t Just Slap Some Fabric Together And Call It A Dress,’ the Facebook group is so popular among internet users because of the amount of fresh content that gets posted there, daily.

"I think it’s so popular because, every day, there is a new fashion fail," she told Bored Panda that this is what keeps people engaged and entertained.

We were curious to get the administrator's thoughts on why some clothing designers fail to see just how bizarre their ideas are.

"I think sometimes they do see it, but sometimes fashion is a form of art," Kelly told us that designers have specific artistic visions in their minds. "I’m sure they see how strange it is, but we didn’t make the dresses, so I’m sure it’s art to the designer."

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#4

Kanye West And His Wife, Bianca, On The Way To Sunday Service

Kanye West And His Wife, Bianca, On The Way To Sunday Service

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

The longer I look at this the weirder it gets.... is she wearing a full body condom? Like her arms are inside it too? Kanye isn't wearing shoes.... and he's wearing a shirt with the german word for police on it. And his shoulders are weirdly lumpy.

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

he's definitely got some balloons stuffed in his sleeves

Susan Bosse
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We know he has mental health issues but good God, what issues just she have going on to be with him? Poor thing.

Lori Bartlett
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like he has padding around the shoulder and upper arms and he forgot his shoes. And what would she do if she started to fall, her hands and arms are under her bug net.

sturmwesen
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why does it say "police" in german on his shirt? Why is her head in thights? Did they roleplay a robbery?

Ken Beattie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one is going to comment on the fact he appears to be wearing NFL shoulderpads under his shirt? :)

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

Kanye: So you stick your head through this doughnut-shaped doggy bed and I'll just don a T-shirt. Damn, we look stylish - ready for church?

Mint Sauce
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just wasteful fashion that serves no purpose. Proof positive of people too wealthy to realise their own idiocy in a world where we should be balancing things out a little more.

Kristie French
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does his upper body look padded? AND, wtf are those water shoe looking things on his feet? What a weird dude.

Brenda S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gods way of exemplifying … you have WAY to much money, and NO brains.

Gypsy Lee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is how they went to church? To worship god or their egos?

Binny Tutera
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So he talked someone else into wearing his so-called fashion? How in the world???

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

They are both ridiculous. Shoulder pads and "polizei". What a douche.

Rebecca Joan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what happens when you finally found a woman who you can control cuz you make more $$ than her. I’m sure she is so f*****g embarrassed to look like she does walking next to Kanye.

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

With cars no longer having spare tyres you need to carry your own just incase

Sylvia Baker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And Kanye with shoulder pads....didn't those go out with the 80's?

glowworm2
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I had to walk around with Kanye, I wouldn’t want my face to be seen either.

justmemorticia
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe she's just coming from the vet's, you know? Lamp shades are cool, they must be - my doggo used to wear one too!

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

What happened to your Sunday best for church? I mean these two literally can afford that! 🤣🤣🤣

Faith Nicole
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He needs to stop wearing pants like these. I'm sorry, but yoga pants are for women, I can't imagine a guy wearing them and look good in them Just like uggs,they are women's boots yet mwn ha e started wearing the.

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

What a useless POS, and the women he attracts…! What is wrong with them?

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

He forgot his shoes when he was putting her condom on.

Frank Heidsick
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does Kanye wear a shirt with the german word for „Police“ on it?

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

Wait, this guy I thought was with one of the kardatians no? He has a new weird wife now?

Natasja de Jong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many questions! Why is he wearing a t-Shirt with the word Polizei (German for Police) on it?

Analyn Lahr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is Kanye wearing shoulder pads? Something under his shirt to make himself look bigger? Cos that's what it looks like.

Alice Teasdale
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is like some horrific new anatomically correct handmaid's tale outfit

L. Murphy
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She stole the cat bed, cut a hole out of the bottom and wore it like a collar. It's nice when crazy people find each other.

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1 year ago

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any rei
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know what I'm looking at. Why is that guy wearing a german police shirt? Not sure what is happening with that woman?

Karen Startz Richardson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor Kanye ..he looks like a bloated Peter Pan...and there simply aren't words for his wife's clothing .. 😳

Zita Williams
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His little legs!... They both somehow look like punctuation marks

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

No way did she check herself before leaving the house and think.. 'yeah.This will do.' or have him not question the outfit

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

Is he wearing a muscle suit? I wouldn't want to be seen with him either.

Sarah Lowry
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kanye: What's the difference between you and me?! Batman: I'm not wearing shoulder pads

Sara Wilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's taking his career the same direction as Lady Gaga, just in reverse

Kimberly Baran
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is he dressed like a football player and she is dressed like those bags they use to practice tackling

Carole G.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stupid is as stupid....& what's with his padded sleeves🤣🤣🤣

Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my!
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One is cosplaying as one of those dark brown cigarettes that smell so much worse. The other is cosplaying as the ashtray.

TheGoodBoi
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Sunday service"...A funeral?... Also, why is he wearing shoulder pads? A polizei shirt? IS HE EVEN WEARING SHOES? Don't have enough strength to talk about Bianca, all for a "Sunday service" (Edit: I should not judge people for what they wear, I am a good boi)

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

... how come that nutcase is a german policeman now?

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

I like his idea of going shoe less lol personally i prefer barefoot lol

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#5

I’m Just.. So Confused!

I’m Just.. So Confused!

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King Itchy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The chest park looks the part of the massage table where you put your face.

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The admin added that, "At the end of the day, if you enjoy your own canvas, that’s all that matters."

Meanwhile, Bored Panda wanted to find out how someone might diplomatically tell their friend that the dress they've picked out really isn't working out.

"I’m very a honest person, so I think everyone should just be honest," Kelly, the administrator at ‘You Can’t Just Slap Some Fabric Together And Call It A Dress,' told us. However, she added that nobody should go overboard with their criticism.

"You also shouldn’t push it. If what they're wearing is kinda ugly, and what they want to wear, then so be it," she said. "You shouldn’t sit there and try to convince them that it’s ugly/not the vibe."

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#7

That's One Way To Wear Your Dress

That's One Way To Wear Your Dress

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I Hope This Is Allowed, Because While It’s Not A Dress It Is One Of Our Frequent Flyers! Not Covering Her Face Because She’s Well Known

I Hope This Is Allowed, Because While It’s Not A Dress It Is One Of Our Frequent Flyers! Not Covering Her Face Because She’s Well Known

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Trends seem to follow cycles and something that was old-fashioned one decade can make a sudden, rather unexpected comeback when you least expect it. According to Loretta G. Breuning, Ph.D., it’s not a coincidence that high fashion “looks eerily similar” to the clothes people wore when they were young.

“It’s the circle of life: Grandma’s clothes end up in a thrift shop. Hipsters patronize thrift shops. High-end designers imitate hipsters,” she writes on Psychology Today.

The Facebook group is currently run by two administrators, and anyone hoping to become a member of the style-loving collective has to agree to abide by the group’s rules.

“Dress shaming ONLY!” the admins note. “We do NOT shame bodies, or people. Especially on things that cannot be changed. We also are only shaming dresses. No shoes, hats, shirts, pants, etc.,” they note, adding that hate isn’t welcome in the community.

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#10

Julia Fox At Cannes, With Stars Added So The Photo Doesn't Get Zucced

Julia Fox At Cannes, With Stars Added So The Photo Doesn't Get Zucced

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Finally Have Something To Post Not Blurring Face As She’s A Top Model But This Dress Geeezus

Finally Have Something To Post Not Blurring Face As She’s A Top Model But This Dress Geeezus

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#12

Some Girl From My College Wore This To Formal

Some Girl From My College Wore This To Formal

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that weirdo in ur closet
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if it had somethin on underneath it then it wouldn't look THAT bad (and if she changed her shoes)

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What’s more, the team running the show asks its members not to post their dream dresses. There’s a specific thread dedicated to that, so you can do it there. What’s more, the entire point of the group is to shame ugly dresses—there is no need to tell anyone whose outfit it actually is. So, if you mention that it’s your BFF’s wedding dress, your post may actually get declined! That also means covering all faces and identifying information in the pics.

Stating the obvious somewhat, but if you post a photo of a dress in the group, it will get shamed by the other members. “Don’t get [angry] if you post a dress you like/wore and people make fun of the dress. That’s your issue, not ours. It’s a shaming group. Stop being so soft,” the admins note. What’s more, it’s up to the team to decide if a dress is ugly enough. If your post isn’t approved, “find an uglier dress.”

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The group was created in mid-April of 2020 and, at the time of writing, has grown to house 61k members. For a previous feature about ‘You Can’t Just Slap Some Fabric Together And Call It A Dress,’ Bored Panda had spoken to the original founder, Mary Waldron. She walked us through the history of the group and why she believes it grew so large, so quickly.

"I noticed the group gaining more popularity about 6-7 months after I created it, and it was honestly out of nowhere. I never expected it to be such a big group, but honestly, I should have because, at the time, shaming groups were a big trend on Facebook," she told us back in 2021.

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Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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What The Hell Is That?!

What The Hell Is That?!

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I Don't Understand Boutique Clothing. Who Would Wear This And Where Would They Be Going And Why The F*** Would Anyone Pay Over $3000 For Horribly "Reworked" Levi's?!?!

I Don't Understand Boutique Clothing. Who Would Wear This And Where Would They Be Going And Why The F*** Would Anyone Pay Over $3000 For Horribly "Reworked" Levi's?!?!

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"Looking back, I think the thing about shaming groups in general that brings people together and really resonates with them is the idea that there are things so bad out there that they feel compelled to share them with everyone for a good laugh, just like when a group of kids in school will see a teacher with a really bad tie and make a few jokes. To me, it’s that same concept, just on a much larger scale, that really makes these groups what they are,” Waldron told Bored Panda.

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Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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King Itchy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Remember to always clean your navel or else plants will grow out of yours too.

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#21

At First, I Thought It Was Ai

At First, I Thought It Was Ai

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Sleepy children love Moon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the bottom looks kinda pretty, and I like the colors on the top, but what the hell is that top? she's basically blind now and can't eat lol

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"The group name was actually inspired by a comment on a post in the group, ‘That’s it, I’m wedding dress shaming,’" she said.

"The group was originally just a wedding dress shaming group called ‘You Can’t Slap On A White Skirt and Call it a Wedding Dress,' but over time, as more and more people joined, I decided to allow other types of dresses,” the founder shared how, eventually, she expanded the scope of the community.

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On A Shein Ad. I Have No Words

On A Shein Ad. I Have No Words

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

When you want to get away with murder so you buy her a dress and tell the detective you don't know how she tripped down the stairs.

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Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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"The dresses I tend to really gawk at are the ones that look like they could fall off, tear, or just completely malfunction at any given moment. But outside of the group, I try to keep an open mind when it comes to fashion because a person’s taste is as unique as their own,” Waldron said that impractical dresses, for her, are what deserve being poked fun at. However, everyone should take the dress wearer’s opinion into account, too.

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Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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"At the end of the day, if a dress makes you feel happy when you wear it, then you wear it relentlessly because your body is your own to dress how you want to,” she said that the most important thing for the dress wearer is that they, themselves like the way they look. It's important to embrace that, no matter what some internet users might think about the outfit.

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#28

For Sale On Etsy If You Have A Couple Of Hundred Dollars

For Sale On Etsy If You Have A Couple Of Hundred Dollars

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Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

Lily No Report

For some more fantastically horrid (and sometimes so-ugly-they’re-beautiful) dresses, check out Bored Panda’s previous features about ‘You Can’t Just Slap Some Fabric Together And Call It A Dress’ right here: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5.

In the meantime, feel free to share your honest opinions about the dresses you’ve seen so far in the comments, dear Pandas. And if there were any designs that you’d genuinely love to wear in public, let us know which ones they were!

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I Finally Found One In The Wild! Never Screenshotted Something So Fast In My Life. Why Fb Decided To Show Me This Ad I Will Never Know

I Finally Found One In The Wild! Never Screenshotted Something So Fast In My Life. Why Fb Decided To Show Me This Ad I Will Never Know

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

honestly the top is pretty cute, but the skirt slots are pushing it

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#35

Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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#36

Weird Looking Clothing

Weird Looking Clothing

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

In the winter when you wake up and wear your comforter to the breakfast table

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Finally Found One! Thought It Was Posted In This Group When I Saw It! Not Blurring Because She's Verified. It Looks So Awful!!

Finally Found One! Thought It Was Posted In This Group When I Saw It! Not Blurring Because She's Verified. It Looks So Awful!!

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The More I Look At This The Less I Hate It But Wow! I Feel Bad Because It’s A Wedding Dress But Girlllllll

The More I Look At This The Less I Hate It But Wow! I Feel Bad Because It’s A Wedding Dress But Girlllllll

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#41

How Is This Possibly A Bodycon Dress?

How Is This Possibly A Bodycon Dress?

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Dear God

Dear God

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Found On Shein

Found On Shein

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THEVibingShark92
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

stop putting too high of standards for Shein! Let them destroy fashion in peace

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#46

I Could Never Wear Something Like This Honestly

I Could Never Wear Something Like This Honestly

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A Bi-Cycle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Words cannot describe how gorgeous this dress is… but numbers can. -100000000000/10

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#47

Oh My

Oh My

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

Just. Ew. The ugly red top! And whats with the first pic?! Like is that clothing??

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#48

Can We Just Stop With The Aluminum Foil Moment, Please 😫 It Doesn't Look Good On Anyone!

Can We Just Stop With The Aluminum Foil Moment, Please 😫 It Doesn't Look Good On Anyone!

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#50

Look I’m Sorry But Beyoncé Looks Like She’s Wrapped In Tin Foil. I Know She’s Beyoncé. But This Is Terrible. Lizzo’s Isn’t *great* Either But It Isn’t Nearly As Bad

Look I’m Sorry But Beyoncé Looks Like She’s Wrapped In Tin Foil. I Know She’s Beyoncé. But This Is Terrible. Lizzo’s Isn’t *great* Either But It Isn’t Nearly As Bad

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