There are two kinds of people who tune into red carpet shows: the people who enjoy seeing the latest in sexy, experimental fashion and those who enjoy seeing these experiments blow up in celebrities’ faces.
Just like a NASCAR race is always more entertaining when there’s a crash, red carpet events are always more entertaining when there’s a wardrobe malfunction. Obviously, there’s the prurient appeal of seeing what pops out of where with the hottest people on the planet. But it’s also fascinating watching what happens when a famous actor has to deal with a wardrobe malfunction. All of a sudden, that practiced cool disappears, the facade drops, and we see celebs deal with an embarrassing situation that wealth and fame can’t shield them from.
With that in mind, what were the wildest, sexiest, and most embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions in Hollywood red carpet history? Keep reading to find out!
Sofia Vergara’s dress decides it has to split
The success of Modern Family helped transform Sofia Vergara into a household name. That show premiered in 2009, and by the 2012 Emmy Awards, Vergara naturally had everyone’s attention when she dropped by.
Perhaps knowing her haters would be “green” with envy, Vergara was rocking a Zuhair Murad dress that made her look like even more of a smoke show than usual. Unfortunately, that dress turned into a disaster about 20 minutes before Modern Family snagged its third Emmy.
The zipper of her gown suddenly split, exposing her ample backside to the entire world. All’s well that ends well, though: her team fixed the dress, the show took home another major award, and she was joking about the malfunction on social media soon afterward.
