Whether she's showing a little more skin than she intends to or unwittingly putting herself in danger, Carrie Underwood is no stranger to dressing a little too inappropriately for comfort.
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00:00Whether she's showing a little more skin than she intends to do, or unwittingly putting
00:05herself in danger, Carrie Underwood is no stranger to dressing a little too inappropriately
00:10for comfort.
00:11In 2022, Carrie Underwood visited the NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas, along with
00:16her husband Mike Fisher and their sons Isaiah and Jacob.
00:20They were given a tour of the facilities by astronaut Shane Kimbrough, who invited them
00:24inside the mission control center and let them drive a moon rover.
00:28Underwood was dressed in a pair of stonewashed denim joggers and silver platform high tops
00:33that resembled an astronaut's bulky moon boots.
00:36But it was her T-shirt that got some observers talking, as her top was pockmarked, like the
00:40surface of the moon.
00:42It's actually become fashionable to sport designer clothing full of holes, but some
00:46of the singer's Instagram followers found it baffling that she would step out in public
00:49like that.
00:50As one person commented,
00:52"'You'd think she'd have more respect for NASA than to wear that tacky shirt.'"
00:56While another admonished,
00:57"'Is that the best shirt you could find?
00:59I yell at my husband when he tries to wear clothes like that to go out.'"
01:03And another person suggested a better use for the top, by writing,
01:06"'It looks like it belongs in the rag bin, out in the shop.'"
01:10Carrie Underwood's ACM Awards looks always get plenty of attention, and the wine-colored
01:15gown that she wore during her performance of I Told You So in 2009 certainly did not
01:20disappoint.
01:21Folds of satiny fabric were piled up around her, while a long train extended back towards
01:26the stage's scarlet curtains.
01:28The visual impact was dramatic, but Underwood may have put herself in peril to achieve it.
01:33Once she was secured in the outfit, she was essentially trapped, as she could only move
01:38if other people picked up the massive skirt.
01:41As it turned out, a hiccup in the show's production meant that Underwood was stuck on stage longer
01:45than intended.
01:46As she recalled to Allure,
01:47"'The curtains were supposed to close, and then everyone would get on the stage to help
01:52me.
01:53The curtain never came down, so I was just standing there, and the host kept going.'"
01:57The audience had a good laugh as Underwood awkwardly tried to move her skirt herself,
02:01but she was pretty lucky that there wasn't an emergency that would have necessitated
02:05evacuating the building.
02:07When someone complains about clothing being too loud, they usually mean it's excessively
02:11bright, or that it features an obnoxious pattern.
02:14But Carrie Underwood meant something a little different when she posted a video on Instagram
02:18while wearing shiny black bottoms, along with the caption,
02:22"'I'm sorry I can't hear you.
02:23My pants are too loud.'"
02:24"'When you walk…'
02:32Underwood's followers had plenty to say about that noise, as one of them commented,
02:36"'Sounds like a bag of chips being crushed,' while another opined,
02:39"'It's like the noise you hear when a kid is playing with a balloon right before it
02:43pops.'"
02:44Underwood had previously worn a similar pair while performing at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music
02:49Festival, and she presumably didn't have the same issue with them.
02:52If she did, then she probably wouldn't have bought the noisy pair without trying them
02:56on first.
02:57Some of Underwood's fans offered solutions to silence her lagging, such as slathering
03:01them with lotion or baby powder.
03:04In October of 2016, Underwood shared a photo of a casualty of her Storyteller Tour, a cage-like
03:10boot whose stiletto heel had partially detached during a concert in Winnipeg.
03:15Clearly, the singer needs to choose stage footwear made of sturdier stuff to ensure
03:19that she doesn't fall and bruise her tailbone during a performance.
03:23Underwood definitely puts her shoes to work when she's touring.
03:26As she told People magazine in 2023,
03:28"'It's surprisingly physical being on stage.
03:31There's a lot of cardio.
03:32I'm running around in heels and I honestly write songs that I don't give myself time
03:36to breathe.'"
03:37Before the peep-toe boot's sad demise, Underwood wore them with a black mini-dress that had
03:41a warrior princess vibe, as it was covered in silver studs and featured a fringe cape.
03:46She also rocked a molded waist cincher with lace-up accents.
03:50The ruined shoes complemented that outfit quite well.
03:53And Underwood's fans joined her in mourning their loss, with one of them commenting,
03:57"'No!
03:58Not the hot mama boots!'
04:00Others pointed out how lucky Underwood was that she didn't get injured, and one even
04:04suggested that she should consider ditching stilettos altogether by asking,
04:08Would your career or popularity suffer if you stopped wearing high heels?
04:11I doubt it."
04:13But as unsafe as they may be to perform in, it's hard to imagine Underwood ever giving
04:17up her heels.
04:19Carrie Underwood is the undisputed queen of pulling off daringly short denim shorts.
04:24She wore a pair with her matching boots and colorful floral top when she appeared on Good
04:28Morning America in August 2024, where she also spoke about returning to American Idol
04:33as a judge.
04:34What does it feel like after 20 years to go back to where it all began, American Idol?"
04:39I mean, it feels like home."
04:41Unfortunately, some viewers were too distracted by her shorts to be excited about her new
04:46gig.
04:47As one person exclaimed on Instagram,
04:49"'Not the denim diaper!'
04:51While another wrote,
04:52"'How dare her stylist let her wear those ill-fitted shorts?
04:55They have one job.'"
04:57The shorts were also short enough that viewers could see up them a bit when Underwood was
05:01shot from a lower camera angle.
05:03With one person even commenting,
05:04"'Pretty sure I saw some undergarments there.'"
05:07And one person may have gone a bit too far into shaming territory by writing,
05:10"'I wouldn't think her husband would love her dressing like that in front of other men.'"
05:15As it turns out, her husband actually has criticized her leg-bearing looks in the past.
05:19As Underwood told Self in 2012,
05:21"'When I'm wearing some outfits, he'll say, that dress is a little short.
05:25Don't you think?''
05:26It can't be easy to hear that, so maybe Underwood's fans shouldn't be quite so hard on her when
05:31she shows a little leg, even if she does end up revealing more than she intends to.