Awards season is a time to celebrate our favorite stars and their talents, but it’s also a chance for Hollywood’s biggest names to show off their style. And even the most expensive dresses, designer shoes, sparkling jewelry, and top-notch tailors can’t stop the many fashion mishaps that have hit the red carpet. From famous faces who barely acknowledged the incident to those who left the show early out of embarrassment, we’re looking back at some of these memorable fashion moments.
Rihanna Struggles With Ill-Fitted Dress
Rihanna is extraordinarily talented, but even she has had a couple of wardrobe malfunctions over the years. The singer and actress wore this dress to the 2018 premiere of Ocean’s 8 in London. But, it quickly became apparent that the shoulders of her dress were a bit too loose, and they kept sliding down. To combat this, Rihanna simply used her hands to keep the shoulders up and the paparazzi from snapping any inappropriate photos.
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This wasn’t the only time she’s been spotted having trouble with her outfit, but we’ll get into the other instances a little further into the list.
Rumer Willis’ Cutout Skirt
Actress Rumer Willis is known for her role in 90210. She’s also known for having a couple of dress mishaps while walking down the red carpet in recent years. This photo is from the 2014 Elle Women In Music event. The dress is certainly bold, but she must’ve not noticed that at certain angles, it shows off a bit more than intended. Unfortunately, a couple of photographers did take notice and snapped this photo at a weird angle.
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There was also reportedly another event in 2019 that was hosted by Elton John, in which she showed up in a dress that was bare on the backside.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Famous Dress Rip
Jeniffer Lawrence caught plenty of attention at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2013, and not only because she ended up winning an award for the best leading female actress. As Lawrence got up to accept her award onstage, her blue dress ripped. She carried on and walked up on stage to give her acceptance speech in front of the audience. Talk about not letting anything get to you.
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However, this one comes with a caveat because some publications reported after the event that the dress was meant to be in tiers and didn’t completely rip when
Margot Robbie’s Zipper Incident
While walking down the red carpet for the premiere of 2016’s Tarzan, Margot Robbie’s zipper accidentally came undone. Luckily the veteran actress was having none of it and continued to smile and laugh the whole thing off. Her costar, Alexander Skarsgård, was also there to help her get the dress zipped back up. What could have been a major mishap quickly turned into an only slightly awkward moment.
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The best part about the whole ordeal is how Robbie handled herself in the situation. Instead of being embarrassed, she kept her poise and flipped the situation on its head until her costar could lend a hand.
Anne Hathaway’s Prada Mishap
Anne Hathaway is probably one of the most low-key actresses in Hollywood. She usually keeps a low profile, and as such, you rarely see her name in the headlines. However, fans were quick to point out a few flaws in the actress’ Prada dress she wore to the 2013 Academy Awards. As you can see in the photo, the seams on the dress make it look like there are no undergarments underneath.
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The only other time she was in the headlines for an awkward night at an awards show was when she cohosted the Oscars with James Franco, and let’s just say the chemistry wasn’t really there that night.
Paris Hilton’s Pink Dress Accident
Paris Hilton is no stranger to controversy, so it was just business as usual when she had a simple wardrobe malfunction at her 2014 birthday party. Her pink dress has an awkward cut, which eventually led to a slightly awkward ordeal while she was posing for photographers. The cut shifted a bit, but Hilton simply adjusted the dress and went on with her night as if nothing had ever happened.
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At this point, it was something she was used to, as there was the instance of her getting out of a car that had caught the paparazzi’s attention once before.
Katy Perry’s Butt Tear Moment
Katy Perry was just minding her own business watching the 2017 Oscars with James Corden when this little fiasco occurred. The dress ripped at probably one of the worst places it could, and everyone watching could clearly see the malfunction while Perry was kept in the dark. However, lucky for the talented singer, the 2017 Oscars featured an even larger mishap that fueled conversations for days and weeks to come.
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During the night, La La Land was announced as the winner of the best picture award. This was immediately rescinded as people noticed the presenter took the wrong envelope. He had accidentally grabbed the envelope for the best actress, making for a few minutes of awkwardness.
Rihanna’s Very Low-Cut Dress
Another fashion mishap from Rihanna came at the 2014 Met Gala. While the superstar wowed the crowd with an understated white dress during the event, the after-party featured a different dress that turned some heads. The back of the gown was open and had a dip that dropped just a bit too low. Everyone on the other side was left with an eyeful of Rihanna’s backside, and photographers quickly snapped some photographs.
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However, the talented singer didn’t let this dissuade her from playing it risky when it comes to fashion. At the following year’s after-party, she wore a see-through crop top and leather pants.
Chrissy Teigen’s Double Split Dress
Model Chrissy Teigen is used to wearing fashion-forward clothing. It is, after all, her job as a model. However, at the 2016 American Music Awards, she might have been a little too risky when she worked a backless black dress with two cuts on either side that rose pretty high. The look left a single piece of fabric covering the middle portion of her body. As one might’ve guessed, this led to a bit of an awkward moment.
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While posing for photos, the middle of the dress moved and left photographers with a full view of her front side. It also left Teigen looking a little embarrassed in the photo here.
Scarlett Johansson’s Red Dress Couldn’t Handle the Wind
Scarlett Johansson turned up to the premiere of Sing at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival wearing this dazzling red dress. The only problem was that there was a bit of wind that day, and the bow started blowing in the wind. Now, this wouldn’t be a problem for most dresses, but this particular bow happened to cover most of the middle area that the actual dress left bare.
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Johansson handled it like a pro, though, and kept the bow from swinging too much in the wind. This also kept the celebrations regret-free for the remainder of the night.
Jennifer Lopez And The Iconic Oscars Malfunction
When Jennifer Lopez was asked to present an award at the 2012 Oscars, many expected it to be another run-of-the-mill presentation. However, it quickly turned into a spectacle as some publications reported that the dress looked like it was coming apart on stage. The stylist who worked with Lopez later said that the dress was not coming apart and that it had just cast a shadow towards the worst possible area to cast a shadow on stage.
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Of course, we may never know the truth, but what is for certain is that the slip (or shadow) generated quite the buzz after the Hollywood event was long done and over.