The best, worst and weirdest Bachelor outfits

WE’VE seen one episode of the Bachelor, and already the girls are sledging each other’s dresses. This one, apparently, was putrid.

APPROXIMATELY 7,000 new contestants lined up to meet this year’s Bachelor Matty J in this season’s premiere episode last night, and the message of the evening was clear: Ya gotta have a gimmick.

Fire dancing! Ribbon twirling! Helium balloon-sucking! Honestly, it’s a wonder nobody made their entrance while spinning plates or repairing a carburettor.

And the outfits on show were just as richly diverse as the ethnicities of this year’s cast — one girl wore culottes! Take a look:

Brace yourself. Are you sitting down? Two women wore THE SAME DRESS

That’s a lot of dress.

Leah meets her man.

Jennifer.

Jennifer meets Matty J.

Or at least, Jennifer thinks they did. The frocks were completely different colours, and Leah’s version certainly left a lot less to the imagination (Matty couldn’t quite hide his shock at the sight of her bum cheeks basking in the warm evening breeze), but Jennifer would tell anyone who’d listen that her love rival had, like, totally ripped off her style.

Jen then had to suffer the indignity of overhearing another contestant sledging her outfit - “That dress is putrid! Ew!” - which left her running around the Bach house in fits of tears.

Sorry Jennifer, Leah wore it better — butt cheeks and all.

Lisa looked like the wholesome pantsuited love child of Delta Goodrem and Bindi Irwin

Lisa, you’ve got this.

We’re calling it now — Matty’s going to pick Lisa. She’s gorgeous, doesn’t have the same air of desperation lingering around some of the other contestants (cough — Natalie the finger sniffer — cough), and her first in-depth convo with Matty was a tantalising glimpse into what dating life must be like for those genetically blessed enough to not have to worry about cultivating a personality. “OMG we both like tennis? Let’s get married!!!”

Everyone got their rack out

Elora entered as she intends to go on: fire-twirling?

Eyes up here please.

Wardrobe malfunction daredevil Simone

Tara struts her stuff.

... because as if you wouldn’t show off a little skin when you’re competing with approx. 57 other people to make an impression. “MATTY! REMEMBER ME, MATTY? THE ONE WITH THE NORKS, MATTY!”

Stacey wore a sash ...

Miss V8 Supercars, oooooooooh.

... Because the best way to let a potential suitor know you’ve got a great personality is to literally wear a giant sash announcing that you’ve got a GREAT PERSONALITY.

NB — Stacey left the show at the end of last night’s episode.

And this chick basically rocked up in a wedding dress

Where’s the veil?

Subtle, Belinda, subtle.

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