Brief exposure: Gust of wind gives Tamara Mellon a Marilyn Monroe moment

12 April 2012
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A rogue gust of wind proved to be a little too much for Tamara Mellon's slip of a summer dress.

A gust exposed the Jimmy Choo founders' bottom as she chatted to a friend on a quay in Cannes.

Under attack: Tamara Mellon's floaty summer dress is hit by a rogue gust of wind as she chats with a friend and Christian Slater (right)

Oh no you don't: Tamara gets a steadying hand on her flyaway frock

Marilyn Monroe had a similar hiccup in the 1955 movie The Seven Year Itch

Tamara unwittingly gave onlookers and boyfriend Christian Slater, 38, a cheeky flash of her stripey bikini bottoms.

But Tamara quickly got a grip of the situation, and clasped her hand on her bottom to stop her flirty frock from exposing her further.

The 40-year-old businesswoman and socialite who turned Jimmy Choo into a luxury shoe brand before selling her stake for a reported £90million, was enjoying the sunshine in Cannes with actor boyfriend Slater.

Slater is set to debut in new television show 'My Own Worst Enemy', for US channel NBC.

He has a dual role on the show, playing a Jekyll and Hyde pair of characters who are super spies.

Filming for the first 13 episodes begins next month.

Tamara and Christian head to lunch at Hotel Du Cap in Cannes...after she got her dress under control

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