Life is full of unexpected hitches; you're running to a meeting and you get a snag in your stockings, you are dancing at a party & you snap a heel, or you're at a wedding when you notice the hem of your dress has fallen. It seems like wardrobe malfunctions always occur at the most inconvenient times . just ask Janet Jackson!

Here are 10 tips for solving your common fashion emergencies:

1. Makeup Stains

Baby or make-up wipes are ideal for removing or reducing makeup stains on clothing. They also come in handy for removing lint from clothing and dirt from shoes. Do not try to remove any stains from silk - go to a dry cleaner.

2. Fallen Hems

For a make-do hem in a hurry, use Hollywood tape or Res Q tape. This is double-sided tape especially designed as a temporary fix for clothing.

3. Slipping Bra Straps

There is nothing more annoying than forever having to pull your bra straps back up onto your shoulders. There are three fixes for this.
Use the same double-sided tape as above to stick the strap to your shoulder.

Cut and re-sew the back straps further in toward the centre of your back.

Purchase bra clasps - these are attached at the back and pull the two back straps together, however you will need a second person to do this for you.

4. Runs in your Tights

A small run in tights / panty hose can soon develop into a full fledged tear. Use clear nail polish over the run to stop it spreading.

5. Static Cling

This often happens with skirts. For a fix on the run, rub hand cream into your thighs (through panty hose if necessary). The best way of preventing static cling is to spray anti static spay to the inside of your skirt. You can buy this at supermarkets in the hosiery section and in the lingerie section of department stores.

6. Stuck Zipper

First run a lead pencil along the teeth, if this does not work rub a bar of soap or a wax candle onto the problem area. With a little manipulation, the zipper should come unstuck.

7. Loose Buttons/Fraying Button Threads

A loose button can quickly turn into a missing button. Dab the top of the button with a little clear nail polish to prevent it from completely falling off. Re-sew it back on firmly ASAP.

8. Sweater Snags

Never cut a snag off as this will cause the garment to unravel, instead use a snag needle - simply push the ball point needle into the garment at the base of the snag and when the roughened end of the needle is at the surface of the garment, twist it and it will catch the snag - pull the needle through the garment and the snag will be pulled through as well. Instantly the sweater looks like new!

9. Broken Drawstrings

Purchase a new draw string from a haberdashery store. Tie on to the end of the string a large safety pin and thread it through the garment.

10. Pilled Sweaters

These can be removed either with a lint sand paper (rub across sweater to remove pills) or a pill razor; an apparatus much like a man's shaver that is used to shave the pills off a sweater. Don't just stand there pulling lint off yourself! Rub a piece of Velcro along the pilled fabric to remove those unattractive balls. Sticky tape works well for this too.