A wardrobe malfunction.
As a high school teacher I wore a knee length purple and black little number to work one day. It was my first real job out of college and I was thrilled that I was finally in a place where I could buy my own clothes. I had nothing else to spend my money on.
It was a super cute skirt and I matched it with a pair of knee length black leather boots and was totally looking as trendy as EVER. Fifteen year old girls would go home from school that day and write in their diaries about how much they loved my outfit…that much I was sure of.
I didn’t wear a slip under the skirt because the colors were so dark and after studying it under a thousand different lights I determined indeed, I did not need one.
Correction.
I studied it under a thousand different lights, but not natural light.
What that means is that when I tried the dress on at the store and later in my bedroom and then before leaving the house, I did not notice anything that might encourage me to go ahead and put a slip on.
I did not stand in a stream of sunshine to see if the outline of every inch of my legs and underwear could be seen through my skirt.
I did not stand in a stream of sunshine that is…until I got to school. And not until after I spent the entire day parading around the school grounds in my new cute skirt. In fact, it wasn’t until the last hour of school at a school pep assemble, when I bent down to pick up my dropped keys, that I caught a glimpse of my very visible underwear…through my skirt.
I gasped.
I Inched toward the doorway and quietly slipped into the courtyard to study my exposed body in private.
Indeed!
Underwear. Legs. The point where the underwear meets the legs. All of it exposed.
All of it exposed, all. day. long while I skipped through the courtyard to each of my classes mindlessly rambling on about the magic and the beauty of language to groups of gawking teenagers.
I was mortified.
Fifteen year old boys would go home from school that day and write in their diaries about how much they loved my outfit…that much I was sure of.
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1.) In what way were you labeled as a child and how did it affect you?
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3.) A wardrobe malfunction.
4.) It was SUCH a big deal…write about a fight you got into that you were passionate about then, but that seems silly now.
5.) A time you feared for the safety of a loved one.
Cori says
WOW, that is awful!! At least it was the last day of school and you didn’t have to face the kids for a couple months!!
Tima says
Oh my! I feel for you.
Erin says
Maybe no one noticed?
Look on the bright side, you’ll never see any of those students again!
stef says
Ack! That’s awkward. Oh well, we all have legs that go all the way up. But good thing you wore undies!
June Freaking Cleaver says
Did you ever think that you inspired your students in two ways that day?
Back in 1971, when skirts were SHORT, pleated little hoochie mama things, my homeroom teacher (the Art teacher), would get on a chair and hang up artwork in the classroom.
I am confident that the boys knew if/when she waxed…
Oh, and the girls’ skirts could only be five inches above our knee – the teachers did not follow that rule.
Sandrine says
Love the picture though. Did you really wear skull and bones underwear?
Kisha Floren says
I’m sure the boys found you to be a very, *snort*, inspirational teacher. Poor girl! Makes for a great story now, though!
Blissfully Jeanette says
That’s horrible! But it makes for a great story now and you told it brilliantly. So funny!
Cameron says
Needless to say, zero boys wrote in their diary/journal about this experience. Several of them may have fantasized about it ;) Lucky bastards!!
mjrodriguez says
would be kinda interesting to see what the girls and boys wrote on their diaries that day LOL.
misssrobin says
If you’d been blogging at the time:
You would have been mortified for about ten minutes — and then you’d have blogged about it. Because it’s just that great a story.
HeatherP says
OMG, that is absolutely horrible! That is my worst nightmare. But, you did live to write about it.
Michelle says
OMG, I would totally die if that were me! That’s why I always opt for the layered look, and always put on that slip. ;)
Although I’m sure you were horrified at the time, you managed to turn it into a great blog post! (As usual ;) )
Peace,
Michelle ;)
Dominique @Dominique's Desk says
It must have been a really eye opening experience for the boys in the class.
MommyLisa says
I love your drawings. Yes, mortifying.
Paula Kiger says
Oh my goodness! When I first saw the title, I thought you were talking about you as student and some other unfortunate woman as teacher. The story got even funnier (?) when I realized it was about YOU. I think we have all been in that situation. That natural light’ll do it every time!!
Karen and Gerard says
Oh, dear, you poor thing! Cute drawing you did here! It really helped me picture your outfit.
No Excuses says
I think it’s sort of like having a “naked” dream. If you just act like there’s nothing wrong, maybe people won’t notice! Sorry it happened your first year!
Diane says
I’ll bet those “boys” are still telling the story of their hot teacher in her see through skirt! ;) At least you can look back on it and laugh…okay maybe you’re not laughing but still, gave you a great blog post!
Jen says
I would like to say it happens to the best of us but then again, its never happened to me. At least that I can recall. It might have happened and been so traumatic that I blocked the experience.
Lesley says
Yeah…. There’s nothing like going to work, walking the halls like you own the place all day long, and then realize that you have on one NAVY, and ONE black pump. True story. I had two identical pairs of shoes in different colors, and apparently didn’t get a good look at myself before I waltzed out the door that morning. I WAS MORTIFIED!! And of course I worked at one of those “hose and heels” offices, so taking my shoes off was not an option.
QUESTION: Were you at least wearing CUTE panties, or were they the icky, LARGE, white cotton variety? Cuz that would totally transform your “malfunction” into an “I posted my teacher’s granny panty wearing grandma-ass on YouTube” moment. LOL
I also chose #3, but wrote about an awkward mommy fashion faux pas.
Funkidivagirl says
Kids are so self-absorbed, that I’m sure that they didn’t even notice your skirt. But then again, they love to make fun of teachers too. Oh dear. Sorry.
Angel says
Oh wow, I would have been just as mortified. But it does make for great blog fodder lol..
Kasey says
Maybe it wasn’t noticeable until the assembly? Hopefully? LOL… I never wear a slip so I wonder how many times this has happened to me! I’ve had close calls but I’m sure I’ve walked out of the house in a hurry without thinking about checking in different light. At least you kept their attention!
Teresa says
Wow…I bet you never looked at that outfit the same again huh?
trash says
Hahaha, that is on par with my Yr 7. English teacher. His first year out of college, his first proper job, four classes of hormonal teenage girls, his unwitting pairing of black and orange spotted underpants with white cotton trousers. I wonder if the embarrassment has left him yet 20-lots years later.
Los says
So … what you’re saying is, you found a way to keep the students’ attention?
Kmama says
That would be bad in normal situations, but as a high school teacher? That reaches epic proportions.
HisBell says
Oh how embarrassing! Were they really print? Well… at least you weren’t the kind a girl who did that on PURPOSE… just saying. lol
Lindsay @ Just My Blogs says
I love your illustrations, by the way. I think I might have died of embarrassment. I’m sure you handled it with dignity and poise though, right? ;)
Carrie says
I had this jumper in grade 12 that was insanely short…though you didn’t notice, unless I sat down. It creeped so far up my ass I wasn’t even sitting on it anymore.
Jessica says
Hysterical!I wonder how many of those kids actually did notice or remember it now and yet that moment will live forever in your mind. Amazing the things that we never let go of.
Thanks for sharing!
Jennifer says
I guess the students AND the teacher learned a lesson that day!
Bethany says
The good news is, you’re hot. It could have been so, so much worse! :)
~Brenda says
LOL! I nearly went to church having done the exact same thing. It wasn’t until my husband saw me standing next to our sliding door that we realized a slip was indeed needed! Yikes!
Annie @ astonesthrowfrominsanity says
Had a similar experience when I taught 8th grade English,exceptit was my shirt that was see through. The sad part was that I discovered that the boys were not really as enthralled with the literature as I thought. They just were watching my boobs. Yikes!
Tanya says
Seriously, we must have ESP. Yes we have once AGAIN chosen the same prompt. That was a great story and only proves I am right in telling my 19 year old to check her reflection outside!! I had to draw my own picture today, thanks for your tips last week! Have a super day-
Natalie says
That is an awesome story…because it didn’t happen to me!
Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation says
Oh man that sucks! That is why when I was teaching I taught 3rd graders. They are a lot different than high school boys.
Kim @ Not Your Typical Southern Belle says
I am very fond of not wearing a slip beneath skirts. I bet I’ve flashed my undies to no telling how many people over the years, without ever realizing it! At least I’ve always had to wear a bra under my tops, and I do always wear underwear. It could always be worse, right?
Sugar Mama says
LOL! I noticed others commented this too, but it was my first thought…
Did you have skulls on your panties? Because THAT is probably what the 15 year old boys & girls would most remember. ;o)
Mama Zen says
Oh, how mortifying!
Mothers' Hideaway says
As a high school teacher I have totally been there. You want to be cute and trendy, but there are always those days where you slightly miss the mark in the most mortifying ways. Ugh!
Christy says
Oh wow! I bet the boys did write about that, lol! Oh no … that is too funny!
Jessica says
Oh man!!! That is so embarassing!!! But I LOL’d when you went from 15 year old girls going home to write about you in their diary, to 15 year old boys going home to write about you. Look at the bright side, you brightened a lot of 15 year old boys days!!!
Tara says
So Embarrassing! At least you gave the students something to write about.
mom taxi julie says
haha too funny! I was just explaining to my 11 year old what slips were and why we used to wear them in the olden days along with nylons and tights..
Christy @cat fur to make kitten britches says
Very funny story! On the upside, at least you were *wearing* underwear! Think how much worse it could have been!
Thanks for the prompt to write or rewrite your About page. It’s been nagging at me for a while, and your prompt finally provided the impetus I needed to just do it! So thanks much for making me tend to a little long-neglected housekeeping!
~Christy
Nickie@Typecast says
haha love your wardrobe malfunction story :) I have a similar ongoing dispute with my teenage daughter. She INSISTS on wearing foundation make-up that is at least two shades too dark for her skin and doesn’t blend it in properly at the edges because it looks OK under the light of her bedroom mirror!!
Thanks for the linky-love again – I’ve tidied up my freelance/about me page so this has given me the perfect chance to show it off :-D
Grace @ Arms Wide Open says
that is awful!!! i’ve taught some too and i’m always super paranoid in front of teenage boys. so this? would be my worst nightmare!!
SenoraG says
That’s awful, but funny at the same time. I’ve had it happen to me too.
Venassa says
Haha that’s not good for you, but still amusing.
I can’t figure out which would be worse… realizing this at the end of the day or having someone tell you, and knowing about it all day but not being able to change. But I guess if that happened you could find some sort of cover up.
JustMom420zaks says
I’ll just BET the boys all wanted to be in your class! It doesn’t help that you look like Barbie’s best friend, Midge.
If it happened to me, kids would have just snickered.
How does it feel to be the one that each one of those boys will judge every girl against for the rest of their lives…lol.
Sorry, I’ve had a glass of wine already (it’s not 3 yet! GOD)
Love ya chick, thats why I joke with you like you actually know me… :P
Jen says
OH. MY. HEAVENS!!!! I feel your pain!
Kristy says
Something similar happened to me last school year! I was mortified! Of course, my friend said she didn’t notice and not to worry about it, but then I remembered someone who wasn’t really my friend and the way she looked at me and I knew it had to have been a problem! Oh, well! What’d’ya gonna do?!
Jannica says
I always wondered what the purpose of slips were…now I know ;)
Angie @ On the rocks and straight up says
I’m shocked that none of your students snickered loudly enough for you to have noticed earlier! How horrible!
Seriously, how bad was the underwear you had on underneath? How accurate is that drawing? That could definitely raise the mortification factor.
Loved this.
Peg says
I’m sorry but that was freakin’ hilarious. I bet you had all those boys rapt attention but it wasn’t your mesmerizing lesson plans! LOL
Dumb Mom says
Do people even own slips anymore? Not wearing one is way more fun anyway:)
jackie says
hahaha, that’s funny! It’s happened to me too!
Holly says
It COULD have been worse!! It could have been at the end of Back to School night when you’d just met and presented to the parents of all your students! Yeah… I’m TRYING to give that teacher the benefit of the doubt… but I cringe at thinking of what my 13 yo boy may want to center his art project on…. *sigh* Could she REALLY NOT realize that her skirt is WHITE, a size or 2 too tight, no slip, and we could all tell that she’s wearing THONG underwear??? REALLY?? So, I guess it happens!! Maybe they should make a new rule that teachers of adolescent boys may only wear their hair in a tight bun and have FRUMPY clothes and hornrimmed glasses! BAHAHAHA!!! ;p
M.Jay. says
Oh my word, I would have simply died. And nobody even had the decency to come and tell you that all your assets were out for all to see. Must of looked good then I suppose ;)
Jennifer says
Great story! I once taught half the school day with my shirt inside out, yea I felt like an idiot, but kudos to my fourth period student who finally had the gumption to make me aware of this oversight:)
Kathy says
OMG girl LOL I was dying for you!