Pam came out of the change room in a dress that did not suit her at all. It looked like it wouldn’t suit anyone. It had a short skirt that gathered in at the hem, making her butt look comically big. The neckline seemed to have some sort of paperbag-like fabric sticking up all around her chest. The whole thing made her look like an over-decorated puffball.

“Okay, I know this is a bit unusual,” Pam said, “but I really like this one. What do you all ...