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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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Anastasia B Anastasia B Community Member Follow
It looks lika a curtain
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Tijana Skrbic Tijana Skrbic Community Member Follow
you buy suspicious chinese stuff, you get suspicious chinese stuff. Simple as that
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Alusair Alustriel Alusair Alustriel Community Member Follow
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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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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Daria B Daria B Community Member Follow
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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Amanda Amanda Community Member Follow
Looks like a Snuggie blanket :0
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Asia Asia Community Member Follow
This one is not bad!
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Lucybaby Lucybaby Community Member Follow
It was ALMOST there lol
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Daria B Daria B Community Member Follow
Again. Totally not the expectation, but looks wearable.
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Jesus Wäre Jesus Wäre Community Member Follow
This dress was almost as disappointing as my life choices
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Naima Ivansdóttir Naima Ivansdóttir Community Member Follow
well, i don't think this is THAT bad actually... needs some fixing for sure, but...
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Naima Ivansdóttir Naima Ivansdóttir Community Member Follow
oh my, this looks like a lame disney princess costume for kids :D
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Flora Polvado Flora Polvado Community Member Follow
Better bra, in a nude color, remove the pads, and your fine
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Wyndmere Wyndmere Community Member Follow
Loiks worse cause it isn't fastened on her left side, and she's standing on the hem.
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Fire Bird Fire Bird Community Member Follow
its not the same dress.
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Ana T. Ana T. Community Member Follow
the school nurse call , she wants her gauze cloth back
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GlassOfWater GlassOfWater Community Member Follow
Looks like a shower curtain XD
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Nancy E Nancy E Community Member Follow
Cheap fabric on skirting
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Aldea Aldea Community Member Follow
Both hideous
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Susan Forbes Susan Forbes Community Member Follow
Before looked fine too
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Nicole Nicole Community Member Follow
all these dress's look like f*cking Halloween costumes!
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Flora Polvado Flora Polvado Community Member Follow
Wait, what? Did they send it in pieces? Even if put together, it won't match the picture.
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Aine Aine Community Member Follow
The top fits her well... to add a different skirt would be easy!
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Sean Sean Community Member Follow
This one could be refitted and be ok, the material is a bit sad though
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Kati Kati Community Member Follow
But... what's wrong here? Except the black top under the dress?
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Flora Polvado Flora Polvado Community Member Follow
Grandma!? Is that you?!
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Tiari Tiari Community Member
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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Brigitte Brigitte Community Member Follow
It's really not that bad. This dress is still wearable.
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Captain Planet Captain Planet Community Member Follow
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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rakuninaru rakuninaru Community Member Follow
Is it me?.. or a lot of people order that dress...
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Sajib Tanvir Sajib Tanvir Community Member Follow
Just stop ordering wrong sized dresses
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Clair Stewart Clair Stewart Community Member Follow
this looks alright too
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ConfusedPanda ConfusedPanda Community Member Follow
The socks really bring the look together
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Flora Polvado Flora Polvado Community Member Follow
Both are kinda fugly
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Flora Polvado Flora Polvado Community Member Follow
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 Kati Community Member Follow
Again. Why do you think you will look exactly like a photoshoped model?
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Lara B. Lara B. Community Member Follow
Looks alright to me. Just a different colour 💁🏼
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xpurinx xpurinx Community Member Follow
What's wrong with this one? Just needs to be ironed
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Pamela Mitchell Pamela Mitchell Community Member Follow
Beautiful dress - looks like people are disillusioned about body type and their actual measurements.
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Susan Forbes Susan Forbes Community Member Follow
*shrugs* Looks pretty close to the original
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it looks fine!
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Susan Forbes Susan Forbes Community Member Follow
Looks like the picture
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Taymeho Bocchan Taymeho Bocchan Community Member Follow
All of the body shaming really kills this post. And idiots don't understand fabric quality, construction, accuracy, etc... It's not the girl
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Sierra Hall Sierra Hall Community Member Follow
I agree. I sew for a hobby and making something with good quality fabric can change how it looks on a person.
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Sierra Hall Sierra Hall Community Member Follow
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.
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Nicole Gore Nicole Gore Community Member Follow
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.
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April Bundridge April Bundridge Community Member Follow
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
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Ildiko S. Ildiko S. Community Member Follow
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.
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Taymeho Bocchan Taymeho Bocchan Community Member Follow
All of the body shaming really kills this post. And idiots don't understand fabric quality, construction, accuracy, etc... It's not the girl
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Sierra Hall Sierra Hall Community Member Follow
I agree. I sew for a hobby and making something with good quality fabric can change how it looks on a person.
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Sierra Hall Sierra Hall Community Member Follow
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.
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Nicole Gore Nicole Gore Community Member Follow
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.
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April Bundridge April Bundridge Community Member Follow
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
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Ildiko S. Ildiko S. Community Member Follow
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.
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