Weird garments that really are unwearable

Some of the outrageous fashions are about simply drawing attention to the designer with a bit of shock value, excitement, or just to showcase creativity. Most of what ends up in stores is a modified version of what you see on the runway. When you do see some of the runway looks in the store windows, we used to call a loss leader—it is not expected to sell in vast quantites, but to create a wow factor that drives customers into the store.