--- title: Margot Robbie Fixed Her Own Oscars Wardrobe Malfunction description: When 'I, Tonya' star Margot Robbie's dress strap broke at the Oscars, she found a sewing kit and solved the mishap herself. canonical: https://time.com/5185950/margot-robbie-wardrobe-malfunction-oscars/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-05T18:21:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:20.251Z og:title: Margot Robbie Fixed Her Own Oscars Wardrobe Malfunction og:description: A broken strap was no problem for Margot Robbie, who sewed it together herself og:url: https://time.com/5185950/margot-robbie-wardrobe-malfunction-oscars/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf6f3651b479571e/698929a7e76ad257d0631418/margot-robbie-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4851 og:image:height: 2729 og:image:alt: 90th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Margot Robbie Fixed Her Own Oscars Wardrobe Malfunction twitter:description: A broken strap was no problem for Margot Robbie, who sewed it together herself twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf6f3651b479571e/698929a7e76ad257d0631418/margot-robbie-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Margot Robbie Fixed Her Own Oscars Wardrobe Malfunction Like a Multitasking Hero > Sponsored content. 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Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 5, 2018 6:21 PM UTC Wardrobe malfunctions at the Oscars are any actor’s worst nightmare. But for nominated [star Margot Robbie](http://time.com/5052317/tonya-harding-margot-robbie/), a bit of a gown snafu was not going to hold her back from continuing to enjoy [Hollywood’s big night. ](http://time.com/5181916/oscars-red-carpet-photos-2018/) Wearing a custom-designed Chanel Haute Couture gown embellished with elaborately beaded straps around the bodice and arms, [the _I, Tonya_ actor](http://time.com/5098416/assassination-gianni-versace-i-tonya/) didn’t seem to have any trouble with the dress on the red carpet. Things apparently took a turn later in the evening, however, when one of the straps snapped off. Luckily, Robbie was able to find a sewing kit — and took matters into her own hands, [PEOPLE reports,](http://people.com/style/oscars-2018-margot-robbie-dress-malfunction/) making the fix then and there. “Oh, ain’t got time for that!” she told PEOPLE about the styling slip-up. Although she didn’t win the Best Actress award — the golden statue went instead to _Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’s_[ Frances McDormand](http://time.com/5185376/chloe-kim-reacts-to-frances-mcdormand-oscars-speech/) — looks like Robbie was a winner in her own right, proving to be one of Hollywood’s finest leading ladies who’s also up to any crafty fashion challenge you throw at her. [Reynolds Woodcock](http://time.com/5075162/phantom-thread-movie-review/) who? Oh, and about her Chanel dress: designed by Karl Lagerfeld, [it took over 600 hours](http://www.instyle.com/awards-events/red-carpet/oscars/margot-robbies-oscars-red-carpet?utm%5Fcampaign=instyle&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fmedium=social&xid=soc%5Fsocialflow%5Ftwitter%5Finstyle&%5F%5Ftwitter%5Fimpression=true) to make and assemble. And, apparently, it also took a few extra minutes mid-awards-show to fix. > [](https://twitter.com/CHANEL/status/970690405892149248) ## Transcript For me. This is the gown that I wore to the Oscars in 62, Wow! Really? Maria, Marina! [ CROSSTALK ] Front row center here? We love [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ CROSSTALK ] [ CROSSTALK ] Give us a wave. [ INAUDIBLE ] together [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ CROSSTALK ] Hey, Rebecca. [ INAUDIBLE ] Meryl. [ CROSSTALK ] Zendaya, straight ahead, please. Zendaya. Allison. Allsion, top row! Top row! Allison, straight ahead, please. Can we get you right here, guys? Eyes right here, thank you. Stacey, Stacey! [ INAUDIBLE ]. Open the shoulders! [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ CROSSTALK ] There it is. Gina. Over the shoulder. [ CROSSTALK ] [ INAUDIBLE ] Give us a wave. How's it going. 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