Lesson learned a long time ago...never water ski wearing a 2 piece suit.

Several years ago I had a new position. While it was hardly a fashion enclave, looking put together, professional and like I found getting dressed fun mattered to me. I drove to the office and realized I had worn my beat up "slipper" shoes that I only wear around the house due to their comfort and ability to short circuit any frump-o-meter. Never was so happy that trousers tended to have a slight flare then! Combined with PPL and a large conference table, I think I barely passed for the day. Those things were ugly.

MaryK- this thread is fun. Most of us have been there!

A few years ago, I went out to dinner with a male coworker & I wore my fave maxi dress. Well, this dress was one with the elastic at the top, and while hopping up onto the bar stool, my maxi caught on my foot, the top slid effortlessly down the front of my strapless bra and I didn't notice until I sat down!!! I still wear that dress, but I ALWAYS safety pin it to my strapless bra now!

Just a few weeks ago I walked (no...wiggled) into work and realized when I got there that I forgot to release my back vent in my skirt. I had my coworker cut me free.

More times than I can count, I have been the person sitting around with buttons open on my shirt (I am now a safety pin master!). There is nothing worse than not being able to recount when you last did a button check to calculate how long & how many people peeped your bra and cleavage!

Let me count the ways. I've gone out with unzipped pants on multiple occasions. Wore my old paint splattered painting shoes to the grocery store. Fell down the three steps to a sunken room when the shoe strap slipped off my heel. There have to be more that I have blocked from the memory banks.

At least I haven't done this. Yet. We did see a similar sight in Boston though!
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This unfortunate sartorial occurrence happened on a work day after I had stayed the night at my then-boyfriend how-husband's place, in 2007 sometime, when I was a co-op student. The previous day I wore jeans, tan suede shoes with some top I don't recall and a corduroy jacket in beige. It was spring, and still a little chilly. I had packed a nice top and khaki pants to wear to work the next day. When I got on the bus I looked down and realized that I was a big [soul-sucking] beige gradient: light beige corduroy on top, khaki pants, and tan shoes. Not a good look!

Ha ha . . . these are great. I am one who frequently forgets to zip my jeans. Usually I notice first, esp. since I'm tall and like long tops. However, I have (am about to retire) a pair that has a hot pink ribbon lining in the zipper area inside, so if it is open it appears as though I am wearing hot pink underpants. People have pointed this out to me.

My work keys are on a long lanyard, which annoys me because I can't wear them around my neck. I've tucked them into my pants after using the toilet and embarrassingly had to pull them out to hand to someone.

I do the tag thing often, especially with one shirt.

I also will admit that in high school I had this one sweatshirt that my dad found on the side of the road, that I would wear because I had a class I had to dress up for and no time to change out after it. I would change shirts under the big sweatshirt, in class!

I don't know of which part I should be more ashamed.

Most recently, on business trip to meet my new team, I came back to my hotel room and went to take a picture of my outfit for YLF. That's when I realized my fly was unzipped the whole evening. But, I don't think anyone noticed?

But probably my biggest confession is how I brought the wrong underwear to Paris. Synthetic high-waisted gut-sucker underwear + 90 degree heat just doesn't work... no matter how lightweight your sundress. I wound up taking off my underwear, tucking it in my handbag, and site seeing all day long like that.... because it was much more comfortable.....and breezy! Thank goodness it wasn't windy.

Oh Suz, if pantyhose are the devil's accomplice, then shoulder seat belts and shirt buttons are the devil's handmaidens! The number of times that my shoulder belt has popped my shirt button open right across the (ahem) bridge. Too many to count!

And I'm back for more! Does simple chronic coffee drinker's boob count? My bff won't buy white blouses because it is inevitable that coffee will be spilled on her chest. I coined simple chronic coffee drinker's boob to explain her dilemma.

^ If it helps make anyone feel better, I've also forgotten to zip up my pants many times. In fact, I've accidentally forgotten so many times that now, whenever I leave home or the washroom, I always pause to make sure that my pants are zipped... :'D

Oh, came back to tell one more! I was in running gear for my long run(7km) in the summer. I am usually running on the streets, near a driveway and wear some 0,5kg weights on my wrists, too. They are ziplocked on my wrists with skys. Now, I was exactly half way of my run, when noticed the sky of one of my wrist's weight was not locked well, and did rub so hard on my bust, that it made quite a hole on my running tank...And, yes! Exactly in the main place, where my nipple was! Of course I had a good sports bra underneath, but that was black, and my tank was hot pink! So, quite a stylish hole of 3-4 inches round, if you can imagine! I was horrified, but couldn't do much but run further...(I figured stop and walk is worse:-)). Later had the ideea to take my sweatshirt which is always tied on my hips for warmth, and tie it around my bust under my arms-annoying, but somehow did the job..can't find the pictie right now, but I can remember I have made one when arrived home. My familly was horrified/and laughing at me at the same time!

Ok three things spring to mind... Oldest first... My wedding dress was made by my MIL who is a fab seamstress. The skirt was bridal satin with layers of tulle. Underneath I was wearing white lingerie. During the day, when we did all the fittings we never noticed anything but somehow on the the night of the wedding, under the lights on the dance floor, it was apparent that it was a little see through and the white knickers became quite evident. I was dancing when my sister decided to point it out to me. I chose to ignore it because there was nothing I could do about it.

Then, a few years ago, my maxi skirt got caught in an escalator and I had to rip it out with the strength of Samson to avoid losing my skirt in a shopping mall!!!

And the last incident that springs to mind was just yesterday - I wore a new skirt to work. I didn't notice anything until my first trip to the loo for the day. Walking back from the bathroom, I felt something odd tickling the back of my legs and on investigation discovered that the tags were still on!!!!

So many funny stories!

torontogirl, I am laughing out loud at your friend's table runner as shawl! Hilarious!

While in my car my stethoscope got tangled to my garage door opener. At work, I wear my stethoscope around my neck. On this day I had a garage door opener clipped to it like some kind of deranged accessory.

Once while discreetly nursing my second baby at my in-laws, I thought I had buttoned my blouse. I was talking to my father-in-law and MIL for a good 15 minutes before I noticed that my right breast was fully exposed!

I have worn a size large sticker on a print blouse three times before noticing.

I have had many earring mishaps.

I am usually good about snipping threads but I'm going to double-check my vents!