# Tell us about your wardrobe malfunctions **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238 "2024-12-06T03:05:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/61 "2024-12-11T14:45:04Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > While I was reciting, my underwear (briefs) fell down my leg and around my shoe. What kind of hips would you have to have for that to happen? Oh, right… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/62 "2024-12-11T15:25:30Z")
Unless one was wearing a skirt or dress I’m wondering how the briefs got down past the outerwear. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/63 "2024-12-11T15:26:50Z")
I was out and about do my grocery shopping circuit. I had on a pair of jeggings - leggings that look like jeans. I was in the car heading to my last store when my hand grazed my thigh area. I thought to myself - that feels weird. I looked down and noticed that it was the inside seam I was feeling. My pants were inside out! I just continued my shopping. By that time I had been to 3 stores. I THINK my jacket hid the waist tag. One day I was in the car heading to work and got about a block away from home. As I stepped on the brake to stop at a stop sign, I thought something felt off. It was off alright. I was still wearing my slippers!! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/64 "2024-12-11T15:42:42Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eznJsH66vwM/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons - How'd you take off your underwear without taking off your pants?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eznJsH66vwM) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/65 "2024-12-11T16:46:31Z")
A friend came to my house for a small get together. He took off his coat and handed it to me. When he turned around and walked into the living room it became apparent to everyone that one of his wife’s (I assume) thongs was stuck to his back thanks to the wonder of static electricity. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/66 "2024-12-11T17:52:51Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > I had his class first thing in the morning and he would ask us how badly he clashed those days and he kept a different jacket and tie in his classroom in case he was really off. He was cool so we would always tell him the truth if he was clashing particularly bad that day. He should follow the “Buy these five suits” advice. You buy black, grey, blue, brown and white or cream suits plus two shirts of each color. All 55 possible combinations work well. Even Steve Harvey recommends this method and he owns more suits then anyone else in the world as far as I can see. I like watching Family Feud just to see what he wears. He has a “dad bod” but is impeccably tailored. Last night he wore a black velvet suit with a hot pink shirt and tie. Pulled it off like a boss! ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/67 "2024-12-11T19:28:30Z")
If anyone is interested in the details on my contribution listed above, I put the story in the “About Me” section of my profile. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/68 "2024-12-11T19:38:07Z")
I’ve managed to rip clothes when wearing them. I destroyed a pair of pants one day by catching one pocket on my office chair armrest and ripping it open, then miraculously managing to do the other pocket of the same pants just an hour or so later. Went to a film festival screening and somehow managed to catch the edge of my shirt on a washroom stall latch and ripped it right up the side. So I saw the world premiere of _An Education_, as well as Carey Mulligan’s Q&A, with a draft blowing across my chest. A couple of years ago I went to a comic con to meet Jodie Whittaker. I had this cool t-shirt that I’d bought in London a couple of months earlier, and figured I’d wear it in the photo op with her, adding a bit of Brit flair. When I got the photo though, I saw the t-shirt had somehow billowed out, making me look like I had a huge gut spilling over my belt. I bit the bullet and paid for another photo op with a better shirt a few hours later. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/69 "2024-12-11T23:56:55Z")
So this reminds me of a different teacher I had in high school. He had exactly five outfits and would wear them on the same day of the week every week. Same color pants and shirt- black, blue, green, brown, and gray. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/70 "2024-12-12T04:30:50Z")
I basically do the same thing but I have two weeks worth of shirts. Long-sleeved for the cold 6 months and short-sleeve for the warm months. I buy the exact same jeans in slightly different colors, Easy for me to pick my work clothes as I hang them in FIFO order. My embarrassing issue is what has been talked about before…underwear of some fashion getting hung up in the clothing I’m wearing. I don’t think I’ve ever noticed them in front of someone other than my spouse though. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/71 "2024-12-12T06:56:03Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > At least twice I’ve worn 2 different shoes to work - trying to decide which pair of shoes to wear, then forgetting all about it until too late. Okay, I’ve done that one. I had two pairs of black shoes and I wasn’t paying attention and put on one shoe from each pair when I was getting dressed for work. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238/72 "2024-12-12T13:27:30Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > He had exactly five outfits and would wear them on the same day of the week every week. I have comfortably fitting black jeans, 3 identical pairs. My employees might think I never change my pants, I wear them every day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238.md?page=3)