Janet Jackson’s trousers split up her backside when she was performing for Queen Elizabeth.
The music legend — whose chest Justin Timberlake accidentally bared at the 2004 Super Bowl — admitted to another embarrassing wardrobe mishap while looking back on some of her most iconic fashion looks.
Jackson told British Vogue about the incident in the 1990s when she was shown the outfit she wore for her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 1990 and the ensemble that became synonymous with her album Rhythm Nation 1814.
Jackson said the look was inspired by the Ray Bradbury book Fahrenheit 451, as her shirt had a silver plate on the neck. She also said she added a “lot more” to the outfit in the form of more metal with the help of fashion designer Bill Whitten.
“He did a wonderful job, a beautiful job. Funny story about this outfit: I was performing for the Queen of England, and we were doing ‘Rhythm Nation,’ ” Jackson recalled. “Sure enough, as soon as I squatted, my pants split right in my booty crack. I couldn’t believe it happened. I thought, ‘Oh my God.’ And then I started feeling air back there, so I knew it had really happened. I just faced forward.”
The “Rock With U” hitmaker added she was then very careful to never turn her back to the Queen so she would not “flash” the monarch. She also told Vogue how she was delighted to now be working with designer Thom Browne, who created the outfits for her most recent North America tour.
“I’m so happy he’s become a friend,” Jackson said. “There’s certain designers that are just genius to me. Thom is right in there. He’s a true genius, and he did this for me for [my] tour. And I think he made it him, but he also made it me.”
