I think the above dress *could* be really cute IF the design were modified just a bit. It reminds me of the Afghani Nomad Dress pattern from Folkwear. I've had several similar dresses that I just loved literally to death (the dress' death, not mine!). I think some dork probably imagined this as a more "edgy" version of that type of dress. IMHO "edgy" seems to translate as "dorkitized" or even "massively dorkitized" by making the clothing too skimpy to cover one's rear end a la Paris Hilton!!! :-(
Erin (oooh, feeling bitchy *this* morning - need a bit cup of tea and home-made rhubarb muffins!)