wardrobe malfunction

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wardrobe malfunction

n
(Clothing & Fashion) informal US an embarrassing situation caused by the clothes a person is wearing
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Summary: Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): American Singer Cardi B suffered a wardrobe malfunction during her performance at Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival on Sunday.
Despite wardrobe malfunction, Philippines finishes at Miss Supranational 2018 top 10 !-- -- Jan Milo Severo (philstar.com) - December 10, 2018 - 12:46pm MANILA, Philippines Philippine representative Jehza Huelar finished at the top 10 finalists of Miss Supranational 2018 pageant held in Poland on December 7.
'Yes enquiry, enquiry!' whispered the minister drooling, ' I'm ordering an enquiry to know if they're fooling or if there really was a wardrobe malfunction!' 'No minister, no minister!' chorused the people together, 'Wardrobe malfunction is not what we're bothered about, but an enquiry into your state's malfunction.
And though the Dubliner is keeping the design of his Christmas jumpers secret, he's 50/1 to have a wardrobe malfunction live on air.
DPA Justin Timberlake is set to appear at February's Super Bowl half-time show, 14 years after a"wardrobe malfunction" caused a scandal that led to headlines around the world.
He was not asked any direct questions about Jackson or the infamous wardrobe malfunction.
Timberlake is returning to the halftime show 14 years after a wardrobe malfunction with Jackson caused a national controversy.
Justin Timberlake posed for a selfie, paid tribute to music legend Prince and played it safe at a halftime Super Bowl performance on Sunday, returning to the gig where he and Janet Jackson introduced "wardrobe malfunction" to the American lexicon.
It was the second wardrobe malfunction during the skating program at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
One viewer responded: "Did @simonrim just flash a hole in the crutch of his trousers at @ PrueLeith and the audience at home?" A short while later, Rimmer acknowledged his wardrobe malfunction and said: "I've ripped them right there."
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