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MsMary

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This morning I put on my favorite navy ponte knit blazer, which I purchased a couple of years ago when Angie visited Pasadena and have worn a million times since. Somehow I managed to get tangled up in a doorknob in my office, and discovered, to my unimaginable horror, that I have been wearing tihs jacket for two-plus years without having snipped the stitching holding the back vent together.

Gah.

The shame!!

Help me out here, ladies! Make me feel better! The confessional is open... what fashion faux pas can you confess to help me feel I'm not alone?

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kellygirl

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Haha! That happened to me too--with my grey Gap blazer. I was mortified. I think because it was roomy, I didn't need the extra ease. At least that's what I told myself. You are not alone!

Anonymous

I wore what I thought were sheer black stockings several times before discovering that in the bright light of day they are green!

rebekahphoto

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One day in the early 90s, on my lunch hour my coworkers & I did a little christmas shopping in downtown Seattle. As I was walking, I heard a strange click--smoosh sound and looked down to see myself wearing 2 different shoes!

apparently black flats were popular and for some reason I had put on one of each pair I owned--a square toed shoe with a hard sole and a more almond toe shoe with a soft sole....at least they were both black! we all cracked up laughing and I realized I may have duplicated some items in my wardrobe unnecessarily!

K. Period.

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Black floral lace undies under my light colored shorts? When I'd just started to date my hubby and was joining him for a day with his parents at their lake house? And I only realized it mid-day when I went in to use the bathroom and could see them through the shorts in my reflection in the mirror. Yes, the mirror reflection in dim light, which means in bright sunlight, goodness help me! And I had to go through the rest of the day like that because obviously removing them and going commando would not work. Really not fun.

merwoman

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ha ha - not at you, with you!
So there I was, last Saturday, feeling all kinds of fashion forward foxiness, meeting up with my YLF sisters when the stitching in the back vent of my BR trench was discovered. Oh the horror! Fortunately, among friends, I could simply shrug my shoulders, and know that it didn't matter. Although I must admit, I am very glad it was pointed out - and that's what friends do. They've got your back covered so to speak

kkards

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a few years ago, i was taking my black pumps out of the TSA scanner, and i was confused as to how my AT pumps and my Cole haan pumps both ended up in the basket, only to discover that it was 1 of each. YUP all day i had been wearing a mismatched pair of shoes. the make it even worse, they aren't even the same heel height!

merwoman

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Oh Rebakah I've also done the unmatched shoe thing. I was still in the throes of maternal dementia (does that ever go away??). My startegy was to go down with both guns firing. I said to the group I was with. Attention, everyone -have a look at these shoes. I want you all to know that I have an exact match to this set at home.. We all had a good laugh, and got on with our work.

Mo

(website)

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I've done black underwear under a thinner orange cotton sundress. I assumed the bright orange would have covered up any color. Wrong. A male friend of mine pointed it out to me when we were playing croquet after an afternoon at the beach. Oops.

merwoman

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So let me monopolize this thread just a bit more.
Many years ago ( when I was just a young 20 something ) I was invited to participate in a conference held in LA. For a dinner event a few of us shared a taxi to head over to the location. I was wearing a beautiful red dress - that buttoned down the back. How about I tell you that this was not an expensive dress, and the buttons were large, and the buttonholes perhaps even larger?
Can you picture the scene?
As I scurried out of the taxi, one of my colleagues was anxiously shouting after me. I was noticing at this time it was feeling a little drafty. Just about every button had come undone....thank god this was before cell phones were invented!
This incident and many more have provided so many laughs. MK I'm a walking disaster!

rabbit

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Wait, you are supposed to cut that thread at the back?!

Actually I think I have a vented skirt or two I haven't done that to yet.

I haven't done mismatched shoes, but after an exhaustive day of shopping and chatting with various people (thinking I looked pretty put together) I realized I was wearing two very different statement earrings: cobalt and red.

I swear I had a complete pair in my hand that morning, but then the cat was fishing in my makeup drawer for hair bands (which he runs off with as though they are a great prize) and I must of gotten distracted....

rachylou

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I want you all to know I leave the house ALL THE TIME, wearing my tops inside out. I don't know how it happens.

TraceyLiz65

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I've done that exact thing with jackets or even worse outerwear,( which had the X in black that stood out).... Glad to know I wasn't the only one...

unfrumped

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I will say that ever since a colleague came to work wearing one black shoe and one brown (but hey, they were style dupe's) and I also had shoes in both black and brown, I organized my closets to store the shoes up above the clothes rods where the light is better.

Having cats, and wearing black pants, I've got that decorative hair thing going on sometimes. One kitty rubs on my legs as I'm trying to rush out the door and even messes up fleece tights, and those are hard to de-hair without creating pilling.

I also I commit color-matching o/complementing faux pas on a regular basis due to the differences in lighting, indoor vs. out. Thinking I've got some great combo and then, eek, clash-ola and sometimes don't notice until in the work parking lot. Too late.

But then I figure what does it all matter, when my semi-tucks have been mistaken for bathroom wardrobe malfunctions, anyway?

abc

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Once, to copy the phrase coined by merwoman above, in the throes of maternal dementia (which I attest does NOT go away), I put a dress on my daughter, only later to find out that I hadn't noticed the matching bloomers were still attached and hanging from the plastic thingys holding it to the dress on either side from the inside. Poor baby! And of COURSE I didn't discover it, DH did, I still haven't lived that one down.

For me, I have found the little X thingys sewn down on various garments once out in public, usually skirts/dresses, but I am pretty careful about noticing those now. Sometimes I leave the pockets sewn down, those don't bother me since others can't tell.

I did notice the X on a male coworker's coat recently. I didn't have the heart to tell him, though! We had just met so I thought it would be strange.

I've stopped making the mistake of bra or undies showing by wearing lots of nude-to-me shades.

Hmmm, I am sure there are other stories!

Fun thread!

Astrid

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A few years ago I wore a light mint green T-Shirt to Uni on a very hot day. My flat is fairly dark, and everything looked alright getting dressed, so I wondered when I got several strange glances during the day. In the evening, just before going home, a male friend came to me and informed me that you could see my nipples through the shirt and my unpadded light colored bra. I was really embarrassed and angry at my other friends for not telling me sooner. You can bet I took care to wear the right underthings with the shirt from then on!

LACeleste

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Remember IK's hilarious story about the dropped underwear? (We are SUCH good friends now.")

(I will go find the link)

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....underpants

I guess I'm telling the punchline first---but oh how I related to that tale!

Years ago, I was always extremely career-oriented and work was my life. I was intense and focused on the tasks at hand.

Let me paint the picture....mid 90s, wide leg pin stripe pants, heels, and opaque black balled up black tights trailing behind me dangling out of one leg.

Kevin, AKA nicest mail room guy in the world said "Excuse me, errrrr I think you have something broken."

Yes--my pride.

I know how it happened. I was wearing the pants 2x before dry cleaning. I wasn't re-wearing the tights---REALLY!! They just got stuck. The legs were so wide and roomy. I had not discovered knee-highs yet.

I rejoined the company 3 years ago and was blushing crimson during my orientation with Kevin. UGHHHHHH!!

Anonymous

Tucked my skirt in my underwear trying on a dress in a boutique, it was a local store ofmostly mens wear. I had lost 20lbs and I sashayed up and down the corridor admiring the front of the dress until a friend's uncle pointed me to the mirror. I was about 21 at the time. Neither of us could look at each other for years

And I also recently found the x on my jacket, after snickering all fall at the newly hired young men on my floor with their suit jacket vents also closed. Karma for me, I guess

Anonymous

I was dressed to go shopping at a mall in a near by town, DH dropped me off and went on his way to run other errands. As I walked into the mall I noticed I was still wearing my big ugly slippers. The were comfortable but still can't believe I forgot to change into my shoes. At least I was in jeans and I don't think anyone noticed.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I've gotten out of the house and to my car before I realized I was still wearing my slippers. Let's see, what else. I am compulsive about the jacket vent and skirt vent tacking; I take them off when I take the tags off before I hang them up. But I see them still on people's clothes all the time. And those little white threads that attach tags to your jeans - most people just yank the tag off which leaves the little loops in your waistband. I have to go at them with a seam ripper and pull them out even if they don't usually show under my top.

OK, this is sounding more like me being compulsive than stuff I've messed up, let me shift gears: I've worn my underwear inside out plenty of times. And the wrong underwear or bra - sometimes you can't tell it'll show until you get out in bright sunlight. I don't think I've ever worn mismatched shoes but I have worn the wrong color tights or hose - black hose with a navy skirt etc. - and not on purpose!

Anonymous

Ooh, fun thread. Guilty of the cat thing I'm afraid. I went out on Valentines this year and prior to putting on my black coat I must have put it over the back of kitty's favourite reclining chair. Little did I know the whole of the upper back of my coat was a carpet of fur

Dee

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I was teaching a class a few years ago at 8am, so I had to be out of my house before 7am. I'd grabbed a new pair on jeans and a blouse I'd put out the night before. After lecturing for half an hour and then walking around to hand out some papers, one of my students let me know that I had left the giant size sticker on the front of the thigh. Clearly, I will never be a morning person.

MsMary

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LOL, these are great! I feel so much better now!!

Keep 'em coming!!!

Transcona Shannon

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Oh my...this thread is hilarious!

I one time years ago left my office to walk across the 4 lanes of traffic at the cross walk to catch my bus, only to be tapped on the shoulder by a lovely woman who leaned over and whispered in my ear that my entire skirt was tucked into my pantyhose. I had gone to the washroom before leaving...and now I was in the middle of traffic - completely stopped on both sides for the cross walk - only to find out that my nude pantyhose contained the back of the skirt and my buttocks was out for everyone to see. What's a gal to do in that situation you ask??? I stopped...pulled the skirt out of my pantyhose, then curtsied to both sides of the traffic and finished cross the street. I turned back to find one lady who had actually gotten out of her car and was applauding.Oh yeah...good times...

April

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Oh, MK - you're in good company. I've had more "failure to snip" episodes than I care to remember.

In the very early 90s, when I was in my 20s, I had an inexpensive "interview suit" that didn't need a blouse under the jacket. There was a piece of fabric that buttoned into the front of the jacket, like a dickey, presenting the appearance of a top. I came *this* close to heading out for a job interview without actually buttoning in that piece of fabric. I was so distracted and nervous about the interview that I forgot all about it. Fortunately I paused in front a mirror before leaving my apartment, and noted with horror that I was looking at my bra.

Thank goodness for that pause before the mirror.

Anonymous

Lol Shannon! I think that escapade gets top spot

Lisa

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I've worn a top with the security sensor tag still in it. Sometimes I forget to cut them out. And I've set off the store's alarm. That is a tough one to explain, especially if the top is still on sale in the store.

Transcona Shannon

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Gee thanks Diane - I'm soooooo proud

Liz A.

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Does forgetting to wear deodorant count as a wardrobe malfunction?

And Laura, I cannot stop wearing my underwear inside out! It's like I never learn! It's only embarrassing when it shows over the waistband of my pants... also guilty

Diana

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Well, not exactly fashion related, but I spent most of yesterday walking around with not one, but THREE, large pieces of kale stuck in my teeth. My coworker noticed the most obvious one (between my 2 front teeth) and told me, so I got that one shortly after lunch, but piece #2 was noticed by my husband AFTER dinner, and I found piece #3 when I brushed my teeth before bed. Whoops.

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