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63 Absolutely Atrocious Clothing Design Fails That Might Make You Giggle

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Fashion is all about taking risks. If you leave the house knowing that some people will despise your outfit, you’re probably making the right choices. But there are some articles of clothing that are essentially universally hated, so if you’re ready to be a fashion critic, we’ve got plenty of pieces for you to pick apart right here.

Bored Panda has searched far and wide for comedically bad clothing design fails, so we’ve compiled a list of our findings below. From text that makes no sense to color schemes that might remind you of something disgusting, there’s no limit to the ways that designers can mess up. We hope you enjoy channeling your inner Miranda Priestly and scrolling through these hilarious faux pas, and be sure to upvote the ones that you can’t help but laugh at!

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#1

A 'Polo' Shirt

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I like this one!

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#2

T-Shirts For A Fun Run

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Bosom buddies.

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It's Supposed To Be A Floral Pattern, It Looks Like Bruises

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What? black-eyed Susans??

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Have you ever had a meltdown after going shopping for jeans? Perhaps you’ve tried on 25 pairs, but nothing fits just right. Everything is too baggy in the waist, yet too tight in the hips. Or nothing is the exact cut and color that you had in mind. So you give up, buy a pretzel, and leave the mall feeling ten times worse than you did when you arrived. 

We all have to wear clothes pretty much all of the time, so you would think that designing cute, comfortable pieces of clothing would be extremely easy. Yet for some reason, it seems like bizarre and uncomfortable items are the norm, not the exception. As you can clearly see from this list, there’s no limit to the number of terrible pieces that you can buy, no matter where you live. 

#4

Cat Socks

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Whiskers and I are not amused. >:-(

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The Heel Of These Heels Are Heels

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Heelception

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Hood On vs. Hood Off

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Useful if you attend both meetings.

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According to Vogue, part of the reason why we’re all struggling to find decent clothing nowadays is that nobody knows where to shop. Fast fashion brands are accessible and affordable, but the quality of their pieces is terrible, and their impact on the planet is even worse. Meanwhile, brands that were historically a bit higher end seem to have plummeted in quality in recent years, so you don’t always get what you pay for.

And luxury brands are obviously off limits for the average person. When half of Americans are struggling to even buy groceries, spending a significant amount of money on clothing is out of the question. But apparently, social media has also played a role in the collective fashion identity crisis.  

#7

Buy A Man Eat Fish

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I would get it just to see the puzzled faces of ppl I talk with.

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Hopefully You Guys Find My Shirt As Amusing As I Do!

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I need this!

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These Shoes Have A Texture Printed Onto Them. There Is No Actual Texture

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This comment has a comment printed onto it. It's not an actual comment.

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“The pandemic definitely threw the collective style zeitgeist for a loop,” writer and fashion commentator Alexandra Hildreth told Vogue. “Many consumers stopped shopping for office and non-athleisure daywear altogether, and many others got their own style identity swept up in TikTok’s unprecedented trend acceleration.”

It has become increasingly difficult for social media users to discern what is actually their own taste versus what they think they like because they saw it online. 

#10

Shoes That Look Like You Always Just Stepped In Dog Poop

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I can't believe this made it through a design process.

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I Cant Really Decide If Im Dumb For Walking On Pebbles Or If This Is Just Bad Design

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Bad design- sometimes people need to walk on different surfaces

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Finally Found One Of The Infamous "Refuse To Sink Shirts" Irl

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Useless anchor

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Meanwhile, social media has certainly expanded the definition of what is considered fashionable. Clashing patterns, skirts layered over dresses, and using skirts as tops would have been fashion faux pas ten years ago. But for some reason, nowadays, many people seem to be dressing “ugly” on purpose.

Fashion lover Emilee Russell wrote a piece for her Substack examining this phenomenon, where she noted that unflattering silhouettes are suddenly being celebrated. And part of the reason for this may simply be because we’re bored. 

#13

This Shirt That I Ordered For My Son

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Nuh-uh! Possloilitigs have sharp. bitey teefs.

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This Shirt I Found In Turkey

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I believe to go. You will never go. But there is a getting.. Do not go. That's so deep.

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Bruh

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I have a cat named Preacher and "Peepí" is one of his nicknames XD As is "Bepis", another famous meme misspelling of "Pepsi".

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“We live in a time where fashion history and trends from decades ago can be dug up in about 3 seconds,” Russell explains. “We have immediate access to inspiration from all eras of style via the internet. That being said, it seems that because of this (and the unfortunate nature of micro trends thanks to social media), we’ve mowed through just about every possible trend there is and seen them styled in all the ‘right’ ways according to the style makers. We’re fatigued. We want something new.” And the solution to this might just be breaking the rules.

#16

Do You Like My New Boots?

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Floots

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Be Happy

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As I do daily.

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Balenciagas New $5000 Dress

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Hope she doesn't trip in that dress.

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The Guardian also proclaimed in 2024 that “dressing pretty is over,” noting that “this is fashion’s ugly decade.” But even within the realm of unflattering fashion, you can’t be too ugly. Styling questionable pieces still requires an eye for design, and looking unkempt won’t make anyone envy that dress that makes you look like a pilgrim. One thing that might help is adding plenty of accessories. If you’re covered in jewelry, hair clips, a scarf, and a belt, one unattractive piece won’t stand out so much. And apparently, maximalism is in.      

#19

Donated Blood Today And This Was The Shirt I Got

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This is great. And for being a blood donor - thank you!

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This Pennywise Halloween Costume

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It meets the criteria of being scary….

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How Rude (Toddler Clothes)

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Shaddap You Face - novelty song from 1980.

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It’s also important to remember that you can wear whatever the hell you want, whenever you want, regardless of what’s trending on TikTok. If you find a piece that you love, don’t be scared to wear it. For all you know, it might become trendy next year. And even if it doesn’t, personal style should be personal. At the end of the day, it’s your life. And if you feel confident in something, then it’s certainly worth strutting down the street in. 

#22

These Pants Don't Even Have Pockets They Just Added A Zipper To Make It Look Like A Pocket

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Women’s trousers obviously…

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Foot Is Free. Ball Dom

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Is this some sort of dominatrix t-shirt?

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"Leg End"?

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A topic for discussion: does a leg end in ankle, foot, heel, or toes?

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Are you enjoying these hilariously tragic fashion fails, pandas? Keep upvoting the pieces that you can’t believe were ever created, and let us know in the comments below what the worst articles of clothing you’ve seen recently were. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another article from Bored Panda featuring terrible design, look no further than right here!

#25

That Awkward Moment When You Accidentally Print A Picture Of A Model In A Similar Shirt Onto The Shirt You Made

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When's it due?

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Didn’t Realise How Bad This T Shirt Was Until I Put On A Jacket!

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I have a hoodie of my fav band, Starset, and when I wear a jacket I have to watch out so it doesn't spell "AR$E" 😅

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Can We Stop With The Broken Text Clothing? It's So Bad

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Y Mou? I'll tell you Y Mou!

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I Ordered These Pants, And To Try Them On You Have To Remove The Tags So You Can't Send It Back

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100% deliberate

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Grain Text Effect In Photoshop

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Can I have one like this that says coke?

3 3points reply #30

Advertising Plus-Size Leggings With A Small Model In One Leg Instead Of Getting A Plus-Sized Model

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So wrong, they should have put another model in the right leg

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Absent Is A Clothing Brand Here In Nz

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Accurate.

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This Shirt I Bought That May Give Off The Wrong Message

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I recently found out what pineapples symbolize and now watching Psych reruns is interesting.

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Shirt Mock-Up Printed On The Shirt

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*confused Xzibit noises*

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Found This On Facebook, No Idea What It’s Trying To Say

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The bionic world yeah I give up

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Heres The Second One For Evreyone

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lucky fellow

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I’ve Had This Shirt For Years, And Since English Is Not My First Language I Have Always Doubted If This Is Wrong As Hell Or I’m Having A Stroke. Any Help?

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It is indeed wrong as hell

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It's Supposed To Say "Women Want Me, Fish Fear Me"

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I read it as "Women me want, fear fish me", which I find hilarious :D

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These 2020 Glasses

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Ah yes, the year 20200!

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New Jeans I Ordered Online, Have A Dark Spot Which Make You Look Like You Wet Yourself A Little

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Calico Cut Pants.... you gotta give.

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Thanks, Tokyo Laundry, For Your Red Label On My Grey Jumper Resulting In The Nice Pink Square On My Back. This Is Now The Craft Jumper Since It’s Ruined

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These Shoes Have A Fake Label Sewn Over Another Fake Label

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Adidas found out somehow and sued the company, so to salvage the merchandise they sewed new labels on.

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Children's T-Shirt, Thought For A Good Minute It Said "Clam"

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🤣🤣🤣

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Look At These Amazing Walking Dead Socks!

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Walking D**d you say....

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Australian Hat?!?!

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I’m struggling to see why they thought this needed a security tag putting on it.

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Poorly Translated Shirt

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Oddly all but the last word was intelligible to me. A quick search suggests it should be "quiet"... "Why be racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic when you could just be quiet". Well, an attempt was made...

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Mmmm My Favorite Combo

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Pus and wine?

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No Has Bo Me Ever?

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Neither has anyone seen that designer and Wonder Woman in the same room together.

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Still Regret Not Buying This Hat I Saw In Japan

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Ah, yes, Santa Mocain Beach. I live about 45 minutes south of there. There's a nice peeeeer and a lovely amoosmont pork in Santa Mocain Beach.

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This Shirt

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Stop hand in hand room up my room. Err, perhaps not.

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Show Me Your Awkward Crops, Let's Make Some New Dinos

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The worst design fail here is that ring

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This Shirt I Got 2 Years Ago

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What's wrong? Music is my sanity, 2016. Roman MMXVI equals Arabic 2016.

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Meet Asla

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This Guy Looks Like He's Wearing A Taylor Swift T-Shirt

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Where can I buy that t-shirt? Asking for a friend.

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Someone Tell Me What This Shirt Says

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Apparently the code for the escape room is 9865

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Found This Frankenstein Of A Shirt While Packing My Things For Moving Houses

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Was this two shirts cut apart and sewn back together? (True story: Some years ago there was some high profile professional sports game where two sons were on the opposite teams, and their mom was pictured in the stands in a Frankenstein jersey made of the two teams' jerseys sewn together.)

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My Friend Found This Shirt At Target Lmao

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This makes me feel highly uncomfortable

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My Dad's Shirt

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The was done by an anonymous graphic designer.

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This Doctor Who T-Shirt Is Supposed To Say “Time Lord”

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I did read it instinctively as Time Lord, but idk where my brain hallucinated an I. Maybe in the negative space between T and M ?

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They Put The Website Name On The Shirt That Was Paid For

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Ironydesign... 🤦‍♂️😸

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I Get That It’s A Shirt. But What Does This Mean?

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Those are crochet stitches.

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Badly Designed Music Shirt Flatlines

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This isn't badly designed at all. Makes total sense and has a cool design turning the trebl e and bass cleffs into a heart/heartbeat. This shirt is awesome. Hell even the semicolon got used properly.

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This Official Playstation Brand Shirt With The Circle, X, And Triangle Colors Wrong

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Maybe the designer was colour blind?

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My Kid’s Robotics Club Shirt

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Those cogs ain't going to turn.

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