When I first saw the ‘Parineeti Chopra Suffers a Wardrobe Malfunction at Manish’s Birthday Party’ headline I was seriously confused. I knew that she had worn a heart jumper – that was also earlier seen on Yaami Gautam and Alia Bhatt – paired with green pants and tan boots. I couldn’t imagine how that outfit could go wrong? Okay yes it was wrong on certain fashion levels but a jumper creating a malfunction was a bit too hard to digest.
Further reading revealed that Parineeti had posed for the shutterbugs, the lights of which made Pari’s jumper almost see-through. The Wardrobe Malfunction tag probably came from an overenthusiastic copy editor! Because seriously how can we term this as a wardrobe malfunction!?
For me this was just another attempt by the media to grab eyeballs and make the viewers click on the content. Let me be clear here. I am not sympathising with any actor nor am I here justifying their choice of clothes. My only point is that such incidents can happen with anyone, even me, and we need to draw a line between being reporters and celebrity-shaming vehicles.
Parineeti Chopra and Sonakshi Sinha at Manish Malhotra’s birthday bash
Another instance that comes to my mind is Alia Bhatt and her infamous ramp walk. She was the showstopper of a famous brand and the moment she got off the ramp, the internet was flooded with rumours of how she gave her panties a miss! Seriously *eye roll* passing opinions just because you can’t see a panty line makes you the most lingerie-ignorant person ever (haven’t heard of seamless panties have you!) Sensationalising the term, wardrobe malfunction has become nothing but a way to garner page views and clicks.
Let us stop this whole celebrity-shaming spree that we are on. And I say we because I am equally responsible for clicking on that link and adding to the page views. A see-through blouse or a peeping bra strap or even an open zipper at times is very much a part of the fashion story. It happens to the best of us. I myself have seen so many regular people wearing such garments and I have ignored it rather than make any comments. After all fashion does give you the license to experiment, doesn’t it?
The point I would like to make it simple. The Page 3 section of the media needs to get a tad more responsible and we viewers need to stop lapping up such content and demand some sensible reporting!
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