The 40 Biggest Celebrity Wardrobe Malfunctions Ever
Sometimes the wind is just not your friend.
Celebrities can only be so prepared (double-sided sticky tape, static guard, etc…) when it comes to wardrobe malfunctions—which is why there have been a lot of them, some worse than others. (We blame the wind 80 percent of the time.) Stars have suffered from every crazy incident possible, from dresses flying up on the red carpet to clasps simply coming loose and the cameras were there to catch them all. Ahead, the 40 most NSFW wardrobe mishaps we’ve seen so far.
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Janet Jackson, 2004
Who could forget the moment when Justin Timberlake ripped Janet Jackson’s top, exposing her breast, during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime performance? The event was deemed “Nipplegate,” and everyone was confused as to whether or not this was a premeditated wardrobe malfunction for publicity.
Paris Hilton, 2005
The heiress and reality star was partying at the Shelborne Hotel on New Year’s Eve and some fellow attendees spotted her nipple. Paris didn't seem to mind, though; she partied on.
Lindsay Lohan, 2008
The wind was not kind to Lindsay Lohan when she walked the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards in L.A. A large gust came through, sending her purple dress flying up to reveal her slip and black underwear.
Sugababes, 2008
The Sugababes walked the runway during the Fashion For Relief show during London Fashion Week, and poor Sugababe Heidi lost a shoe mid-stroll.
Emma Watson, 2009
Fans caught a glimpse of Emma Watson’s nude underwear as she walked the red carpet for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. As Watson later told David Letterman, “At least I’m wearing underwear.”
Janelle Monet, 2010
Janelle Monet was performing on stage at BET’s Rip the Runway and, ironically, her pants ripped right down the back revealing the singer's underwear.
Katherine Heigl, 2010
Katherine Heigl suffered a huge malfunction when the strap of her red dress snapped while she was on stage at ShoWest in New York.
Nicki Minaj, 2011
Nicki Minaj had her first major wardrobe malfunction on live TV while performing on Good Morning America. The singer’s left boob popped out of her shirt. Minaj denied rumors that the nip slip was staged for attention.
Lydia Bright, 2011
Lydia Bright, an attendee at the The Duke of Essex Polo Trophy at Gaynes Park, was shocked when a gust of wind from the helicopter propellers sent her dress flying.
Micaela Schaefer, 2012
Micaela Schaefer attended the premiere of Men In Black 3 in Germany wearing a dress made out of VHS tape. The tape clearly isn't the best material for a dress, as it revealed her black thong when the wind blew.
Sofia Vergara, 2012
Sofia Vergara’s dress ripped down the back 20 minutes before Modern Family won the Emmy for “Outstanding Comedy.” The actress wasn’t shy about the malfunction, tweeting photo of the mishap. Her emergency wardrobe team quickly fixed the tear, and she made it to the stage just in time.
Stefanie Scott, 2013
Actress Stefanie Scott was quite surprised when her dress blew upward while walking down the red (or, in this case, purple) carpet at Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. Perhaps she should take a cue from Kate Middleton and put weights in the hem of her dress?
Erin Holland, 2015
Erin Holland experienced a minor wardrobe malfunction when the zipper down her backside split at the Australian premiere of Jurassic World.
Britney Spears, 2015
Britney Spears has been deemed the queen of wardrobe malfunctions, so she knows just how to handle them. While performing in Las Vegas, the entire zipper of her tight jumpsuit broke and her dancers tried—for quite some time—to nonchalantly fix it while Spears, pro that she is, continued to perform.
Elizabeth Olsen, 2015
Elizabeth Olsen accidentally flashed the crowd her nude undergarments while attending a Miu Miu event in Paris. She quickly used her clutch as a shield...though not before photographers caught her surprised look.
Dakota Johnson, 2016
Dakota Johnson suffered a wardrobe malfunction while accepting her People’s Choice Award: Her Armani Prive top came undone when actress Leslie Mann hugged her. The Fifty Shades of Grey star joked, “Well, it’s not like nobody here hasn’t already seen my boobs.”
Margot Robbie, 2016
While attending the London premiere of The Legend of Tarzan, Margot Robbie’s Miu Miu gown came undone. Her co-star, Alexander Skarsgard, came to the rescue and caught it before this moment became too NSFW.
Xenia Tchoumitcheva, 2016
Xenia Tchoumitcheva attended the European Premiere of Suicide Squad in London and accidentally revealed she...wasn't wearing anything under her dress when she spun around.
Chrissy Teigen, 2016
Chrissy Teigen accidentally flashed her “hooha” (as she refers to it) at the 2016 AMAs. She took to Instagram to apologize in the most Chrissy Teigen way possible: In her caption wrote, “Apologies to anyone harmed mentally or physically by my hooha.”
John Stamos, 2017
John Stamos gave a whole new meaning to “Jessie and the Rippers” while he was performing with The Beach Boys in New York. While jamming out on guitar, the Fuller House star split his pants on stage, which he laughed about later on Instagram: “...and then, somewhere towards the end of 'Fun, Fun, Fun' I felt a slight breeze in the buttocks area....#SplitPants #TheBeachBUNS #showmustgoon” he wrote in the caption.
Bella Hadid, 2017
Bella Hadid attended the Ismael's Ghosts screening at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, and accidentally revealed a bit too much, thanks to her high slit gown. It was the second year in a row she had a wardrobe malfunction at the event.
Emily Ratajkowski, 2017
At the Golden Globes after-party, Emily Ratajkowski’s Reem Acra dress parted further than she intended as she walked, exposing her nude underwear. The actress quickly recovered though from the mishap and still looked amazing.
Petra Nemcova, 2018
Wind can be an issue at the Cannes Film Festival and Petra Nemcova definitely experienced that problem. The star was walking the red carpet before a screening of Blackkklansman when her dress slit revealed her underwear.
Courtney Act, 2018
Australian drag queen Courtney Act, best known for RuPaul’s Drag Race, surely put on a show for the CBS’ Big Brother UK audience. When walking across the stage to enter the Big Brother house, Act’s skirt completely fell off. Oops.
