#1 

Thanks To This Woman’s Amazon Review I Promptly Removed This Dress From My Cart

Thanks To This Woman’s Amazon Review I Promptly Removed This Dress From My Cart

#2 

My Girlfriend’s Peepi Socks Finally Arrived

My Girlfriend's Peepi Socks Finally Arrived

#3 

My Dad Found A Face As The Pocket Of His Pepperoni Pizza Pants

My Dad Found A Face As The Pocket Of His Pepperoni Pizza Pants

It’s a bit hard to explain how design can be bad. Much of it boils down to taste, and you can’t really argue over it. Well, OK, you can, but you ultimately need an objective frame of reference to argue taste. And that demands loads of time on your part to get educated as to what fine art is and is a whole complex story that you can rabbit-hole yourself into by reading an article we wrote about great execution but poor taste.

#4 

This ~$960 Bag Which Looks Like There’s Mold On It

This ~$960 Bag Which Looks Like There's Mold On It

#5 

Tie-Dye Design Hoody Just Looks Like Grease Splashes

Tie-Dye Design Hoody Just Looks Like Grease Splashes

#6 

Not Very Well Thought Through If You Ask Me

Not Very Well Thought Through If You Ask Me

Anywho, in terms of more technical aspects of the execution, bad design becomes more easy to identify. The most obvious one would be misspellings or mislabeled (or even misinterpreted) designs. Think AIDS sneakers, Google Slides slippers, or Captain A’Mario. Here, you can immediately see that something is off—either it’s an allusion to something real or a sad attempt at alluding to something that just makes zero sense thematically.

#7 

Heavy Pants

Heavy Pants

#8 

Best Nike Off-Brand Ever

Best Nike Off-Brand Ever

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Condensation For Days

Condensation For Days

Then there’s an artistic decision made that didn’t really translate well onto the fabric. Someone might have wanted a unique, scattered pattern on this bag over here, but the end result looked like the bag spent three months in a plastic bag, soaking in all the fungus from a loaf of bread someone decided to put in there as well. Same with stain marks on this hoodie—someone might’ve wanted a grease-monkey mechanic’s look, but ended up looking like someone hit the gym in a repair shop.

#10 

Sup[er]h[er]oes

Sup[er]h[er]oes

#11 

Michael Jackson Backpack

Michael Jackson Backpack

#12 

My New Ugly Sweater

My New Ugly Sweater

#13 

The Brand Name Of My Daughter’s Shirt

The Brand Name Of My Daughter's Shirt

#14 

Its-A Me, Captain America

Its-A Me, Captain America

#15 

Found This Bootleg At My Local Thrift Store

Found This Bootleg At My Local Thrift Store

#16 

Wanted To Buy Some Brand Name Flip-Flops But My Wallet Was Like

Wanted To Buy Some Brand Name Flip-Flops But My Wallet Was Like

#17 

Think Inside The Box First

Think Inside The Box First

#18 

The North Face Who?

The North Face Who?

And if we’re talking about trademark infringements, there are those who also avoid it by creating very believable fakes. Why? Because the final price tag is significantly lower than that of the original. Of course, it also comes with its own issues, like lack of quality in the materials and how it’s executed. But if you’re strapped for cash and still want to impress your friends with designer clothes, this is a reality.

#19 

Can’t Really Wear My Favorite Death Metal Shirt In Good Faith Anymore

Can't Really Wear My Favorite Death Metal Shirt In Good Faith Anymore

#20 

$600 Balenciaga Shoes Spotted On The Subway

$600 Balenciaga Shoes Spotted On The Subway

#21 

Ham Socks

Ham Socks

Incidentally, when we think of bootleg products, the culprit is often China. China is the biggest manufacturer of products in the world. And so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that nearly two-thirds—63.2%—of all counterfeit seizures in the world are done in China.

China is home to a lot of skilled workers who can copy and make designs with little effort. And the country’s policies against counterfeits have enough loopholes to make the industry thrive through sneaky channels and open-air wholesale markets.

#22 

Instead Of A Printed Sweater I Received A Sweater With A Print Of Printed Sweater

Instead Of A Printed Sweater I Received A Sweater With A Print Of Printed Sweater

#23 

Lies

Lies

#24 

Beautiful

Beautiful

But there’s also the issue of luxury companies diminishing in quality, slowly but surely becoming generic versions of otherwise expensive brands. And so when the Regular Joe can’t really distinguish between the quality of the fake and the real product—or the difference is minuscule—they end up going with the cheaper option.

And then there’s stories like that of Dapper Dan, forcing folks to at least consider for a second how bootlegs might be a necessary evil in progressing fashion.

#25 

I’ve Never Seen A Pair Of Dress Shoes With Split Toes

I’ve Never Seen A Pair Of Dress Shoes With Split Toes

#26 

They Went Through All The Effort To Add A Working Zipper, But Not Functional Pockets

They Went Through All The Effort To Add A Working Zipper, But Not Functional Pockets

#27 

I Saw This Backpack That Looks Like A McDonald’s Bag

I Saw This Backpack That Looks Like A McDonald's Bag

Long story short, Dapper Dan is a Harlem fashion designer who, back in 1982, opened up a boutique that offered the look and feel of high-end brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton, but adapted them to new monogram designs—designs that folks wanted, but these bigger brands didn’t deal in them. Decades later, this became a staple for other designers to reference, thus creating a new kind of fashion.

#28 

Found In Kurdistan

Found In Kurdistan

#29 

Backpack Shoe

Backpack Shoe

#30 

The Amazing Tarantula

The Amazing Tarantula

And, as is also in good fashion, we’d love to hear from you about anything and everything you read here today in the comment section below.

And if you need another design fail fix, look no further than this epic and hilarious design fail listicle brought to you by the Design Failures Instagram page.

#31 

Blursed Slides

Blursed Slides

#32 

My Girlfriend’s Expensive Jeans That Came With Fake Pockets. Can’t Even Return Them Now

My Girlfriend’s Expensive Jeans That Came With Fake Pockets. Can’t Even Return Them Now

#33 

Tie-Dye Socks That Look Like Someone Used Them As A Toilet Paper

Tie-Dye Socks That Look Like Someone Used Them As A Toilet Paper

#34 

Shrek 2

Shrek 2

#35 

My Friend Ordered Herself Some New Gloves From Ebay. These Monstrosities Arrived Yesterday

My Friend Ordered Herself Some New Gloves From Ebay. These Monstrosities Arrived Yesterday

#36 

Ah Yes, Just Like How I Remember It

 Ah Yes, Just Like How I Remember It

#37 

Like

Like

#38 

These Jean Pants Are Upside Down

These Jean Pants Are Upside Down

#39 

Totoro The Hedgehog

Totoro The Hedgehog

#40 

I Am Laughing So Hard I Can’t Even

I Am Laughing So Hard I Can't Even

#41 

Complete With Hair And Sweat

Complete With Hair And Sweat

#42 

I Was Startled At First Because I Didn’t Think It Was Possible

I Was Startled At First Because I Didn’t Think It Was Possible

#43 

Got This New Hoodie And Everybody Has Asked Me Why I Am Wet And I Have To Tell Them It’s Just The Design Of The Hoodie

Got This New Hoodie And Everybody Has Asked Me Why I Am Wet And I Have To Tell Them It's Just The Design Of The Hoodie

#44 

My Friend Bought A Shirt From Her High School In Lone Grove Oklahoma. She Didn’t Try It On First

My Friend Bought A Shirt From Her High School In Lone Grove Oklahoma. She Didn’t Try It On First

#45 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

#46 

Mockey

Mockey

#47 

I Can’t Even

I Can't Even

#48 

The Design On My Girlfriend’s Yoga Pants Makes It Look Like They’re Covered In Fur

The Design On My Girlfriend's Yoga Pants Makes It Look Like They're Covered In Fur

#49 

Nine: Consider Doing It

Nine: Consider Doing It

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