49 Horrifying Fashion Magazine Photoshop Fails

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Upvote the most egregious mistakes and images

This is a list of the best fashion magazine Photoshop fails. These epic photo disasters found on various web sites will make you look twice. At first glance, these pictures seem normal until you start to notice phantom limbs, disappearing body parts, and other unfortunate Photoshopping mistakes. Made possible by using retouching tools that are supposed to enhance the appearance of famous celebrities, supermodels, and even animals, the following images in the gallery below are hilarious, awkward, and even creepy.

Some of the most popular women's magazines sold everywhere often feature a famous person on the cover, from Hollywood stars to sexy models, attempting to sell the idea of beauty and luxury. Editors and designers of these fashion mags and advertisements want their readers to buy into some unattainable form of perfection and in order to do that, they use digital imaging techniques to make the celebs and models appear to be thinner, curvier, taller, and more appealing. Changes are made to the appearance, from trimming waistlines, to changing eyes and skin color, enhancing breast sizes, or simply making the cover image fit within the page. In some cases, backgrounds and props are changed or removed, but traces of the original image are mistakenly left behind, giving the illusion of hands appearing out of nowhere or an extra set of fingers. 

This collection of fashion magazine Photoshop embarrassment are here for your enjoyment. Which picture do you think committed the ultimate graphic design sin and deserves to go to the top of the list of epic failures in Photoshopping? Keep checking back to see how others voted on the gallery below. Also, be sure to check out these funny GIFs of supermodels falling on the runway.

  • 1
    1,141 VOTES

    Pfft, Who Needs TWO Thighs, She's Not Bill Gates

    Pfft, Who Needs TWO Thighs, She's Not Bill Gates
    Photo: flickr / CC0
    1,141 votes
  • 2
    1,042 VOTES

    The Amazing Boneless Woman!

    1,042 votes
  • 3
    911 VOTES

    Carved Thighs Look Horrifying

    911 votes
  • 4
    917 VOTES

    Ralph Lauren's Models Don't Go To Waist (I Apologize for That Joke)

    Ralph Lauren's Models Don't Go To Waist (I Apologize for That Joke)
    Photo: flickr / CC0
    917 votes
  • 5
    960 VOTES

    Another Terrifying Ghost Hand Lends Some Moral Support

    Another Terrifying Ghost Hand Lends Some Moral Support
    Photo: flickr / CC0
    960 votes
  • 6
    814 VOTES

    A Model with the Long Fingers of Slenderman

    A Model with the Long Fingers of Slenderman
    Photo: flickr / CC0
    814 votes