When it comes to celebrity fashion trends, fewer are harder to pull off than the Herve Leger bandage dress.

Since its arrival, it’s safe to say the skin-tight bandage dress has been responsible for more celebrity crash diets than any other fashion item.

While many of us find the notion of crash dieting to fit into a piece of clothing moronic (I mean seriously, how good is food?), celebs and fashionistas have gone ga ga over this dress in its many variations.

It’s been seen on everyone from Victoria Beckham, to Mariah Carey, to Kristy Hinze, and of course a host of Z-list reality TV stars. You can see a gallery of the dress in all its glory here.

Anyhow, the original Herve Leger bandage dress will set you back more than a few weeks’ pay. But as with most celebrity trends, it was only a matter of time before we saw an “interpretation” in chain stores.

The dress pictured above is from Dotti and retails for $119.95. It also comes in plain black.

It goes without saying that this is not really the kind of dress you wear if you are planning on eating a large meal.

By Caroline Warnes