Introducing the Drop-Crotch Dress. You heard us.

Seriously? Seriously? Designers are so desperate to add a dropped-crotch to everything now that they're even willing to put one on a DRESS? Because yes, that's a dropped crotch right there, folks. Yes, we know you thought it was just a dress that had, you know, got a little bit tangled up in the model's legs. But no, it's a dress with a crotch. Which, yes, technically makes it a jumpsuit, but of course you can call it whatever you like: we're going to settle for calling it a crime of fashion, and we're starting to despair of this particular crime (the drop-crotch in general) ever ending.

This is on sale, unsurprisingly, and you can pick it up at Shopbop for $139.

Style on Trial: Yves Saint Laurent Muller Tulip-Skirt Dress

There are tulip skirts, and then there are tulip skirts. Lately, what we've been seeing in the world of fashion is a whole lot of tulip skirts - skirts so wide you could camp out under them, and invite all your friends. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? We say it all depends on the dress or skirt in question, and on this occasion, the dress in question is Yves Saint Laurent's 'Muller' dress, which will set you back a head-spinning $5,250. No, really.

Price aside, though, we want to know what you think of this dress, and more particularly, that skirt, which seems to be just begging for the question, "Does my butt look big in this?" to be asked about it. So tell us, do you love it, hate it, or feel nothing but indifference towards it? 

Under Fashion Police Arrest: the jellyfish dress

Now, why do you think this little gem of a dress is on sale? Oh yeah: because it'll make you look like The Creature That Crawled from the Deep. Of course.

This follows hot on the heels of a "trend" (if it can be called that) for similarly constructed prom dresses that The Fashion Police witnessed last year. We thought we'd managed to round up and arrest them all, but not only did this one manage to slip through the net, it managed to do so in three different colours: the black and pink versions you see before you, plus an electric blue that you'll find on the website.

And what websiet would that be, we hear you ask? Why, Ami Cliubwear, of course. Where else?

Thakoon's court sleeves dress - complete with back AND front vents!

 

Remember the mysterious back vent dresses that've been popping up here,there and everywhere this summer?

Well, here's a dress that's determined to beat the back vent" trend at its own game, because this one doesn't just have a handy air vent in the back, it also has a gaping hole in the front, too - a window, if you like, through which your belly will be made visible, for the viewing pleasure (or otherwise) of the people around you.

In other words, it's a crop top attached to a skirt.And it costs $2,283.

Sound like a bargain? If so, it's by Thakoon, and you can buy it here.

Wanted! Marks & Spencer 125 Years Limited Collection '50s Bow Dress

We know what you're thinking: it's a 50s-style dress AND it has a bow, which makes it pretty much a shoo-in as far as The Fashion Police are concerned. But this is just too perfect not to show to you: it's part of Marks & Spencer's 125 collection, which is inspired by vintage designs from the brand's archive, and it's £55 from here.

Fashion Police Fraud Squad: Two-in-one halter dresses from New Look and Forever 21

We featured the New Look dress, on the right of this picture, as a Dress of the Day a few weeks ago, and the good news for those of you in the US and Canada is that we've managed to find an uncannily similar version at Forever 21. These are virtually identical except for the price:  the New Look dress is £25, which works out to about $40, while the Forever 21 version is just $22.80. Aww, dress twins!

Marc Jacobs Number 9 mini dress: Daylight Robbery AND a possible crime of fashion!

You have to hand it to Marc Jacobs: he's nothing if not inclusive. Who else, for instance, would think to design a dress specifically for people with one arm significantly longer than the other?

Oh no, wait, our mistake: it doesn't actually have one arm longer the other. It just LOOKS like it does:

And now that we see how it REALLY works, we can see our first assessment was wrong: this is clearly one of the new robes for the Hogwarts Quidditch team. As we said: inclusive! Thinks of everything! Charges through the nose for it too, apparently, because this sports-shirt/dress was originally priced at £935, before being reduced to a still eye-wateringly expensive £561. Tempted?

Guest Post: Dress of the Day- Atwitter Dress from Anthropologie

 This guest post was submitted by Stylistanumberone, who writes...

When I first saw the name of this dress, I said to myself, "Please don't let it be in honor of Twitter!" Because that would just be ridiculous. Really. But... It's not, so hurray! Rather, it's more along the lines of "the birds were all atwitter," which is how everyone else will be (Atwitter, I mean. Not birds.), when you wear this dress. Pair it with some lovely black patent sandals or some low-key green wedges. It's black, so the possibilities for color are pretty much endless.

It also comes in pink, and you can find it here at Anthropologie, for $118. Somebody richer than I, please buy it.

Would you like to see more of stylistanumberone? Of course you do! Well, she writes her own fashion blog, for normal people just like you. Come take a look, but beware, all of the items she posts are in USD! Click here to read it.

More evidence of the sack dress revival: Topshop's denim pocket tunic

What was that we were saying about the imminent sack dress revival? Here's further proof, in the saggy shape of Topshop's denim pocket tunic, which would actually make a good uniform for the inmates of the Fashion Police jail, now we come to think of it: utilitarian, made of hard-wearing denim, completely joyless to wear... Maybe we should put in a bulk order?

If any civilians out there would like to try this, it's £40, and you can buy it here. Just be ready for all of the knowing glances and questions about when you're "due"...

The Sack is Back: Coco Ribbon Painted Flower Print Kaftan

ASOS call this a "kaftan", but we beg to differ: that right there is a sack, if ever we saw one, and you all know how we feel about sack dresses. This one is particularly perplexing to us, because as well as being unflattering in shape to all but the heavily pregnant (and even they could probably do better), this particular sack dress is also made of a fabric that looks a lot like it came from either a) a nightdress or b) curtains.

None of which points are in its favour, as far as we're concerned, but if you disagree, it's £375 at ASOS.