Jennifer Lopez Reveals the Outfit from Her Recent Viral Wardrobe Malfunction Was Made at the 'Last Minute'

Jennifer Lopez knows really to grip a wardrobe malfunction for illustration a pro.

The singer, 56, appeared connected nan Tuesday, Oct. 7, section of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and reflected connected nan viral wardrobe malfunction she knowledgeable successful Poland connected July 25 while nan crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to her.

Leading up to nan moment, 1 of Lopez's backup dancers could beryllium seen adjusting her skirt to forestall it from slipping down aliases falling entirely. The skirt fell instantly aft nan backup dancer made nan adjustment, leaving Lopez successful her sparkly golden capacity bra, matching high-waist underwear and nude stockings.

"I'm retired present successful my underwear, really do you for illustration that? That's gonna beryllium everywhere," she told nan crowd, later throwing nan skirt to nan assemblage aft it grounded to enactment up. "I'm gladsome that they reinforced that costume, and I'm gladsome that I had underwear on. I usually don't deterioration underwear."

Reflecting connected nan infinitesimal pinch Fallon, she confirmed that nan viral infinitesimal "wasn't portion of nan show," and apt stemmed from a last-minute scheme to create nan outfit.

"They made that outfit that day. I had seen a image of an aged supermodel from, like, nan '90s, Yasmine Bleeth, and she had this tiny small outfit," Lopez explained. "I was like, 'let's make this outfit.'"

She continued, "Made them crazy to make this outfit. And they ne'er had a chance to do it. Didn't cognize if I was really gonna deterioration it, but I did astatine nan past second. And I spell retired there, and nan point conscionable falls apart."

"But you went correct pinch it?" Fallon asked her, to which nan popular prima replied, "I was like, convey God I had a big, you know, underwear on."

Though nan shape outfit was a miss, Lopez has had a bid of manner hits lately while promoting her upcoming movie, Kiss of nan Spider Woman.

For nan Oct. 6 typical screening of nan movie successful New York, Lopez wowed successful a sculptural gown from Harris Reed's Spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection. The sheer greenish gown featured achromatic floral motifs passim and a three-dimensional loop that circled her head, shoulders and hips.

Lopez's fashionable moments continued connected Oct. 7. While retired successful New York City, nan prima put a spider-esque rotation connected nan agency siren artistic and wore a achromatic button-down apical pinch a achromatic corset and skirt.

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She added a knit cardigan pinch an unfastened weave — which resembled achromatic spider webs — achromatic satin heels, achromatic sunglasses and a achromatic leather handbag pinch golden hardware to complete nan look.