Impossibly Tacky Clothes: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One 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 "perfect" fur coat, and is convinced that it must be made from the skins of the titular dalmatian puppies.

* Stanley Ipkiss' pajamas in ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' - one even inspires Lt. Kellaway to use [[Bat Deduction]] to conclude he is the title character.

'''Kellaway:''' Those pajamas are impossible. This actually happened! }}

* [[My Big Fat Greek Wedding]] along with the wedding dressed that inspired the page quote, has hideous bridesmaids dresses that her cousin Nikki picked out. While the rest of her family coos in awe, Toula's response is a horrified gasp.

** At the end of one novel, Cheery admits that that one green dress does make her look like a big cabbage.

** Happens in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''Pyramids''. Ambassadors to the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Djelibeybi]] court have tried to look their best, but because many items of clothing from Djelibeybi's seven ''thousand'' year history are sometimes employed only in ''very'' specific circumstances, they end up looking like utter fools. The effect is described thusly:

* 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 put off by most Victorian design. But especially Tossie's dresses. Girl loves ruffles.

* Near the end of ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Barrayar]]'', Miss [[Do Not Call Me Paul|Droushnakovi]] had in mind a lacy wedding dress, but - fortunately, as it turned out - Lady Alys Vorpatril took an interest in her case and averted this trope.

** Taura'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 a makeover was to have her previous wardrobe burned.

* Hepzibah Smith in [[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince]] wears a [[Pink Means Feminine|large pink dress]] to impress Tom Riddle that makes her look like a "melting iced cake".

** Ryan Stiles' custom-made shoes were also frequent targets, including a pair in leopard print, a pair in bright blue, and an impressive black-and-white pair with ''flames'' on the sides.

* Poor [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy and Willow]]. Anya's bridesmaid's dresses got called this.

'''Buffy:''' That's because the dress is radioactive. }}

* ''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.

** Also referenced in ''Short Trips and Side Steps'', with the mind-manipulating Javaman stating flatly that there are only a handful of beings in the known universe to dress as tastelessly.

* Paul Merton frequently wears these on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' (the rest of the time he wears a [[Fun T-Shirt]]). Once lampshaded when Paul wore a bright pink shirt with a yellow-gold dragon design on one shoulder.

'''Paul:''' Thanks Ian, I wouldn't have noticed otherwise! }}

** Angus Deayton went in for this back when he hosted the show too. Most notorious was his bright brown suit...

* In ''[[The Comedians of Comedy]]'', Patton Oswalt talks about how he hates stand-up comics who start their bits by making fun of the clothes they're wearing. Not only does it require them to wear stupid clothes to every single gig, but it doesn't make any sense. Did someone forcibly dress them moments before they got onstage?

* [[Robin Williams]] talked about these when discussing golf in his "Live on Broadway" special:

 

 

* Inverted 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."

* Jake in ''[[Homestuck]]'' has [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006083 an array of wearable computers] that make him look like an [[Up to Eleven|even more pimped out]] version of the already impossibly tacky series [[Big Bad]] Lord English. Oh, and that skull thing to his left? That's a helmet computer that [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006088 he could've also been wearing].

* ''[[Mike Bookseller]]'' has Jason's incredibly loud [http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/292.html Hawaiian shirts].

 

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

* The ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Suited for Success" had Rarity, the local fashion designer, make dresses for her friends. Her first dresses were fine but her friends couldn't see it, and gave her strict directions for a second go. She finishes up the garish designs just in time for a fashion show for a world-famous designer.

* The [[Green Lantern]]'s outfit is this according to [[Duck Dodgers]]: "Yech! Black vinyl and latex. How cheesy can you get?"