Woman shares online shopping fail, revealing $20 copy of $560 dress is see-through

A Perth woman who bought a cheap copy of a $560 dress has said her online purchase left nothing to the imagination in a revealing video.

A woman who didn’t have “$560 to spare” to buy a designer dress decided to buy a $20 version – but what arrived at her door showed a little more than she bargained for.

Brooklyn Taylor, from Perth, had fallen in love with racy halter-neck gown by Australian designer Natalie Rolt but couldn’t afford to buy it.

The distinctive gown features a daring cut-out that exposes its wearer’s midriff as well as a risque thigh-high split that can be adjusted with a string that can tighten or loosen ruching across the hips.

So when she saw an advert online offering a near identical dress for $20, she decided to buy the item and see what showed up.

In a hilarious TikTok video the 23-year-old shared her “fake dress fail” – revealing the white gown that arrived was completely see through.

Brooklyn Taylor revealed she bought a $20 copy of an expensive designer dress. Picture: TikTok/Sooklyn

She said she couldn’t afford to buy this racy Natalie Rolt gown because it cost $560. Picture: Natalie Rolt

“Obviously I knew it was a fake,” Brooklyn, who goes by username @sooklyn on the social media platform, explains, before asking: “Is that even legal?”

“But I also thought, ‘let’s just order it and see what comes’.”

She then held up a long piece of white fabric to the camera before declaring: “Let’s just try it on.”

After slipping into the gown, Brooklyn returns to the screen with her arm covering the cut out area across her breasts to protect her modesty.

“It’s see-through, it’s see-through, but like, wow,” she tells the camera.”

Her cheap copy looks a lot like the original design. Picture: TikTok/Sooklyn

But Brooklyn said it was completely see-through. Picture: TikTok/Sooklyn

“They’ve got the shape, they’ve got the shape, they got it. But who can wear this out?

“Baby girl, it is see-through.”

The content creator’s 183,000 followers were quick to chime in with advice, some suggesting she lined the dress with another fabric.

“Maybe wear a white skirt underneath and pasties? Or sew a liner into it?” one fan wrote.

“Get a liner put in, it’s like $20 at a local alternations place,” another agreed.

“Oh yeah just sew a lining in, you’ll be good,” someone else stated.

Being unable to wear the outfit, she turned to the internet for help. Picture: TikTok/Sooklyn

Others said it looked “good” for the budget price, while some told Brooklyn she should buy the “real” version if she wanted it so badly to which she replied: “I do not have $560 to spare.”

While some pushed Brooklyn to reveal where the “fake” was bought so they could get their hands on it too, but she remained tight-lipped, urging people to “support actual designers”.

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Originally published as Woman shares online shopping fail, revealing $20 copy of $560 dress is see-through