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15 Celebs Whose Quick Thinking Saved Them From Embarrassing Wardrobe Malfunctions

Never walk the red carpet without either safety pins or George Clooney.

Wearing a bunch of trendy designer outfits seems like it would be one of the best parts of being famous. However, no one in Hollywood — whether they're on stage or on the red carpet — is immune to the occasional wardrobe malfunction.

Dealing with a sudden fashion fail requires some pretty quick, in-the-moment problem solving.

Here are 15 extremely resourceful ways celebs dealt with wardrobe malfunctions:

1. Ten minutes into her Bonnaroo performance in 2019, Cardi B's rhinestone bodysuit split wide open in the back, so she ran backstage, then returned wearing a hotel bathrobe.

the rapper wears a fluffy, oversized robe

2. Before Gigi Hadid hit the runway at the Marc Jacobs 2020 NYFW show, her heels snapped, so she tiptoed barefoot down the catwalk.

in. a short dress and oversized hat, the model walks without shoes

3. During a mid-performance wardrobe change at the 2005 Academy Awards, Beyoncé lost a shoe inside her dress, so she balanced in one high heel and stood on the toes of her bare foot.

4. During his Saturday Night Live performance, Lil Nas X ripped the front of his pants, so he kept his hand over the tear for the rest of the song.

wearing a very cropped top and tight pants, the rapper keeps his front covered while the dancers move around him

5. While Elisabetta Canalis was getting her hair done for the 2010 Oscars, her dress zipper broke, so her then-boyfriend, George Clooney, stepped in to sew it back in place for her.

the model wears a long satin gown with a matching wrap and clutch, while the actor wears a classic tux

6. At the 1998 Oscars, Minnie Driver's dress started to fall off, so she quickly whipped the faux fur stole she was carrying around her shoulders.

the actor wears a floor-length gown with a thick, long scarf

7. At the 2020 Oscars, the clasp on Beanie Feldstein's halter dress gave way 18 seconds before she was supposed to present an award, so she quickly found someone who had a safety pin.

halter-top ballgown with roses on it

8. Minutes before Priyanka Chopra had to leave for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival red carpet, the zipper on her vintage dress broke, so she had her team sew her into the dress on the five-minute car ride to the venue.

sleeveless gown with a sweetheart neckline and long train that looks like it was made out of the constellations

9. At the 2021 Emmy Awards, Mandy Moore's dress strap snapped when she hugged Sophia Bush, who ran to find a seamstress to repair it during the next commercial break.

bright ballgown with spaghetti straps

10. When Miley Cyrus's glittery top fell off in the middle of her New Year's Eve special, she turned around, dropped the shirt, sang her way offstage, then returned wearing a blazer instead of a shirt.

the singer goes from wearing a halter top with her shiny shorts to wearing a long, bold blazer

11. Kylie Jenner's dress ripped as she was putting it on right before the 2018 Met Gala, so she had her team quickly add a zipper.

short dress with a shiny zipper up the side

12. When Zendaya needed to adjust her dress at the Spider-Man: No Way Home premiere, her boyfriend/costar Tom Holland stepped in front of her to shield her from the cameras.

Tom turns to face Zendaya, showing his back to the camera while she fixes her sparkly spiderweg gown

13. Hayden Panettiere fell down the stairs at the 2014 Met Gala, so she hiked up her skirt the rest of the way, then shouted "Hallelujah! I made it up the stairs!" once she made it to the final step.

dreamy pastel ballgown with flower details and a huge skirt

14. At the Tarzan European premiere, Margot Robbie enlisted the help of costar Alexander Skarsgård to fix the back of her dress.

he fixes the zipper at the back of her sheer panel dress

15. And finally, a block away from the 2014 Met Gala, Anne Hathaway sneezed and accidentally split her dress, so, with designer Francisco Costa, she pulled over at a hotel and found a seamstress to sew it back up.

monochrome tube top and separate skirt with a high slit