a wardrobe malfunction

[Theseus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardrobe_malfunction
I've only recently come across this term though apparently it has been in vogue since 2004.
It is an Americanism, used by singer Justin Timberlake in 2004 to explain the incident during Super Bowl XXXVIII in which Janet Jackson's right breast was bared ['a nipple slip']. It is a euphemism for 'an accidental instance of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing this costume', like the 'oops moment' we recently discussed. Is it δυσλειτουργία ντουλαπών? However, Ι think that perhaps φωτογραφικό ενσταντανέ [Themis] or αποκαλυπτήρια [bernardina] is a more concise euphemism. It is obviously accidental (rather than the more deliberate 'flashing' [επιδειξιμανία]) or is a wardrobe malfunction a Freudian slip?!! Sorry for the lamentable pun. :devil::)

 

[Palavra]

Δυσλειτουργία ντουλαπών means that some closets are broken and they don't work properly :) I have heard ατύχημα used in this case, but maybe there is something more precise..

 

[bernardina]

One might say that a malfunctioning wardrobe is one that its drawers are exposure-prone.

Gawd, is today the day of lamentable puns?

 

[cougr]

Δυσλειτουργία ντουλαπών means that some closets are broken and they don't work properly :) I have heard ατύχημα used in this case, but maybe there is something more precise..

It's commonly referred to as ατύχημα although occasionally one also comes across it as ενδυματολογικό ατύχημα or ενδυματολογική δυσλειτουργία which incidentally, have both previously appeared here at Lexilogia.

 

[nickel]

ενδυματολογικό ατύχημα (sartorial mishap) :)


Μπα, τζάμπα ο ιδρώτας...

 

[SBE]

Let's not forget, wardrobe= ντουλάπα, the piece of furniture where clothes are stored, but also wardrobe= γκαρνταρόμπα, the selection of clothes one has available. In this case it is the latter.