Online Shopping Fails: When Dresses Didn't Quite Deliver

6. The Sweetheart Dress (Again).

Original dress price: $1,700 Original made by Berta Bridal Knockoff Acquired at: AliExpress Knockoff Acquired for: $100 This Berta Bridal dress became so famous that firms rushed to copy it. Everyone seems to have come up with something completely new, even AliExpress.

Green Edwardian Dress at Brides Beware/Facebook.com You might expect the colour to be accurate, yet what should have been a white dress was tinted mint green. The end result was a high-necked gown that looked more Edwardian than 21st century elegant. On the plus side, it would make an excellent forest sprite costume, so all is not lost.