Pricey Dresses' Letdown: The Ad vs. Reality Showdown

5. Bodycon Strappy Dress with Cutouts

Original Dress Made by: DressHead Original Price: $6.99* Acquired at: Unknown Knockoff Acquired for: Unknown Imagine spending $6.99 of your hard-earned cash on a dress that you thought would be ideal for a Saturday night out, only to have it end up looking like an improper Band-Aid. Even though cut-out dresses might be hit or miss, DressHead's design failed at the first hurdle.

@Wardrobe_7/Twitter - Strappy Cutout Bodycon Dress This is a really important skill to learn because there's nothing attractive about showing up at the pub looking like a mummy gone awry. Online offers that appear too good to be true are usually scams. If you stick to the sales at reputable stores, you won't look foolish.