10 Tacky Prom Dresses That Look Like "Dancing With The Stars" Costumes

Fashion experts have traced the skimpy prom dress trend to reality television shows like "DWTS." Here's proof that they're right.

1. Extreme stomach cut-outs.

Left: Dress by Prom Girl. Right: Anna Trebunskaya on the tenth season of "Dancing With The Stars."

2. Plunging red necklines.

Left: Dress by Nicole Bakti. Right: Cheryl Burke and partner Chris Jericho on "Dancing With The Stars" season 12.

3. Rainbow bustier mini-dresses.

Left: Dress by Prom Girl. Right: Chelsie Hightower with partner Cy Murray on "DWTS" season eight.

4. Black bondage.

Left: Dress by Precious Formals. Right: "Dancing With The Stars" season 11 winners Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough.

5. Red two-pieces.

Left: "Two-piece dress" by Panopoly. Right: Edyta Sliwinska and her partner Mark Ballas on the thirteenth season of "DWTS."

6. Mullet-like metallics.

Left: Dress by Alyce. Right: Cheryl Burke and Chris Jericho on "DWTS" season 12.

7. Black and batty.

Left: Dress by Prom Girl. Right: Bristol Palin on season 11 of "Dancing With The Stars."

8. Neon green frills.

Left: Dress by Jovani. Right: Joanna Krupa with Derek Hough on "DWTS" season nine.

9. A LOT of pink chiffon.

Left: Dress by Cassandra Stone. Right: Anna Trebunskaya and Steve Guttenberg on the sixth season of "Dancing With The Stars."

10. Hot mess bustiers.

Left: Dress by Prom Girl. Right: Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya on season ten of "Dancing With the Stars."

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An earlier version of this post mistakenly identified Edyta Sliwinska as Kristen Cavallari.