History Main / ImpossiblyTackyClothes

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* One of the outfits ''KimPossible'' tries after her regular mission duds are ruined is a mecha-style suit built by the Tweebs. The sight of it reduces [[MadScientist Drakken]] and [[TheDragon Shego]] to fits of hysterical laughter.

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* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0057.html this comic]] of {{Our Little Adventure}}. When Julie goes to her appointment with the Everwood council, she passes a small group of nobility. Each of those nobles has an outfit more ridiculous than the last, though Julie thinks they're 'stately and beautiful.'

* In the LouisaMayAlcott novel ''Eight Cousins,'' the NaiveEverygirl Rose showcases a very "fashionable" outfit. As it's a book, much is left to the imagination, but the narrator and characters comment on how overdone and awful it looks on her, except for the slave-to-fashion aunt who put her in it in the first place. Rose's uncle even lambasts the aunt on how unhealthy it is (then again, whalebone corsets? he has a point.) This is a case of WriterOnBoard, as Alcott has Rose showcase a much more modest and simple outfit to emphasize the simple, modest young lady she is (and that all her readers should strive to be).

* [[ThePrincessAndTheFrog Charlotte]] is prone to these, possibly more to make fun of her desire to be a princess
* The movie ''[[{{Ptitlepkcob0i7}} 27 Dresses]]'' involved, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 27 dresses]] (specifically, bridesmaid's dresses) that were tacky in the movie, though some of them (like the kimono) weren't as bad as they were made out to be, though some of them were certainly awful (like the yellow and pink monstrosity).

* In ''[[{{ptitlen4om5qfk}} 101 Dalmatians]]'', particularly the live-action adaptation and its sequel starring Glenn Close, Cruella's outfits are monstrously over-the-top and shock anyone who sees them - but nobody is brave enough to confront her about it. Cruella is in search of the "pefect" fur coat, and is convinced that it must be made from the skins of the titular dalmation puppies.
* RealLife example: Traveller wedding dresses. Apparently, if their hips bleed from the sheer weight of the dress, it's a good thing.

* Early in ''[[CiaphasCain Duty Calls]]'', Cain is attacked by followers of Slaanesh, one of whom wears a jacket so hideous that Cain claims wearing it is a capital offense. He refers to the man thereafter as "Vile Jacket".
* ''Benny Hill'' did a skit in which he was wearing a impossible tacky suit and he's strutting around,then they show a scarecrow wearing the same suit.

* Mimi on ''TheDrewCareyShow'' regularly dressed in outlandish clothes.
* ''{{Friends}}'' did an episode that touched on these bridesmaid dresses.
* ''{{Frasier}}'' had one when Roz mentioned she hated those kinds of bridesmaid dresses. Subverted when Frasier takes control of the wedding and chooses tasteful dresses for the bridesmaids, at which point Roz agrees to be Daphne's bridesmaid. DoubleSubverted when, ''after'' Roz has agreed, she convinces Daphne to take control of her own wedding, and Daphne says the first thing she'll change is the bridesmaid dresses: "They don't even have poofy sleeves!"

* The Puffy Shirt in ''{{Seinfeld}}''. "I don't ''wanna'' be a pirate!"
** It wasn't just tacky. It ruined four lives.
*** According to the costume designer, the Puffy Shirt didn't just look horrible, but was intentionally made uncomfortable to wear. It's physically impossible to make the Puffy Shirt look anything but hideous.
* One of the outfits ''KimPossible'' tries after her regular mission duds are ruined is a mecha-style suit built by the Tweebs. The sight of it reduces [[MadScientist Drakken]] and [[TheDragon Shego]] to fits of hysterical laughter.

* ''{{Frasier}}'' had one when Roz mentioned she hated those kinds of bridesmaid dresses.

** Here's a fashion tip: If females make a habit of ''shooting'' your headgear, it's probably not as cool as you think.(Though viewers might disagree.)

** Taurra's civilian wardrobe also tended to this, which was why Miles had her consult his Aunt Alys when she arrived for his wedding. Alys' first stop in giving the bioengineered supersoldier with fur a makeover was to have her previous wardrobe burned.

Some people like fancy, detailed clothing, but it's not always easy to make such clothes look good. This trope is when it's clear the clothing tried to be fancy, but ends up being a mess, either by characters stating they think so (or trying their best not to) or that the narrative states so.

* ''[TheParsolProtectorate]]'' has Lord Akeldama. Reading the description of his outfit in Soulless made This Troper's imagination do a BSOD.

* ''Benny Hill'' did a skit in which he was wearing a impossible tacky suit and he's struting around,then they show a scarecrow wearing the same suit.

* The movie 27 Dresses involved, well, 27 dresses that were tacky in the movie, though some of them (like the kimono) weren't as bad as they were made out to be, though some of them were certainly awful (like the yellow and pink monstrosity).

* In ''To Say Nothing of the Dog'' by Connie Willis, all of Tossie's over-designed dresses tend towards this, at least in the eyes of the time-traveling protagonists, who are pretty offput by most Victorians designs. But especially Tossie's dresses. Girl loves ruffles.

->''"I wonder how many gay cheetahs had to die to make that coat?"''

Can overlap with RummageSaleReject, RainbowPimpGear, IWasQuiteAFashionVictim, UncannyValleyMakeup, HomemadeSweaterFromHell, LoungeLizard, DiscoDan.

* In ''[[{{ptitlen4om5qfk}} 101 Dalmations]]'', particularly the live-action adaptation and its sequel starring Glenn Close, Cruella's outfits are monstrously over-the-top and shock anyone who sees them - but nobody is brave enough to confront her about it. Cruella is in search of the "pefect" fur coat, and is convinced that it must be made from the skins of the titular dalmation puppies.

* In ''{{101Dalmations}}'', particularly the live-action adaptation and its sequel starring Glenn Close, Cruella's outfits are monstrously over-the-top and shock anyone who sees them - but nobody is brave enough to confront her about it. Cruella is in search of the "pefect" fur coat, and is convinced that it must be made from the skins of the titular dalmation puppies.

* In ''101Dalmations'', particularly the live-action adaptation and its sequel starring Glenn Close, Cruella's outfits are monstrously over-the-top and shock anyone who sees them - but nobody is brave enough to confront her about it. Cruella is in search of the "pefect" fur coat, and is convinced that it must be made from the skins of the titular dalmation puppies.

* [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Colin]] was known for his insanely tacky shirts- during one of the Superhero skits, he actually becomes "Tacky Shirt Man"

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[[caption-width:305:[-Next time just have the mice make your clothes.-] ]]

->''[[RunningGag Are you wearing that for a bet?]]''
-->-- '''Jeremy Clarkson''', ''TopGear''

'''Now the thing is that this is ''not'' when just the viewer thinks an outfit is bad.''' That's WTHCostumingDepartment. This trope is when the writer/designer deliberately ''states'' that a costume is bad, either in direct narrative voice of via the reactions of the characters in the story.

'''Now the thing is that this is ''not'' when just the viewer thinks an outfit is bad.''' That's WTHCostumingDepartment. This trope is when the writer/designer deliberately states a costume is bad.