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[[TemptingFate This won't end well.]] You will trip into a puddle, get caught by a [[RoadsideWave splash of mud from a passing car]], get soaked by a sudden downpour or the like. In extreme circumstances you will suddenly be passed by a hero chasing a villain and accidentally knocked into a pond or covered with rubble. Extra points if the dress was a PimpedOutDress.

* Many a schoolboy knows that the very first day he wears a brand new pair of shoes to school, his enemies (or even his friends), will say "Oooh, are those new shoes?" and then proceed to tread on his toes repeatedly, thereby completely destroying the toe-caps. On the upside, it probably does make the shoes a little more comfy to walk in...once your toes stop throbbing.

* ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses'':
** Arthur has his new busman's cap for less than a day before Little Arthur poops in it.
** Stan's new safari tour uniform is ripped by a lion's claws.

* In one of Edmund Wallace Hildick's novels about KidDetective Jack [=McGurk=], the hero, who thinks he's close to solving his case, puts on his best clothes to mark the occasion... only to {{faceplant}} in a compost heap.

* In an early episode of ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'', Emma has been feeling moody lately so her mother takes her out to buy some new clothes to cheer her up. The very next day we realize ''why'' Emma's been so moody when her first period coats her new skirt in blood.

* ''Film/MrsHarrisGoesToParis'': This is the [[spoiler:fate of Mrs. Harris' brand new Dior dress that she spends her life savings on after she lends it to a neighbor.]]

** In"[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS5E4LadyHattsBirthdayParty Lady Hatt's Birthday Party]]", Sir Topham Hatt promises to attend his wife's birthday spic and span in a new suit he bought for the occasion. Over the course of the episode, the suit becomes ruined. While he decides against changing his car's tire after it gets punctured by a pothole, his suit gets splashed with oil from George the Steamroller, he lands in a muddy puddle after George's steering wheel snaps, and gets covered with coal dust and soot when he substitutes for Thomas' fireman. Fortunately for him, he makes it to the party on time, and the guests are quick to make good humor of his adventure.

* The fate of Asaka's Yukata in the anime ''[[LightNovel/{{Dokkoida}} Dokkoida?!]]''.

* Creator/JudyGarland in ''In The Good Old Summertime''. It's not bad enough that she's carrying a parasol on a windy day, she has to get knocked over by a guy as part of a MeetCute as well. Note that this can cross over with the old umbrella-getting-turned-inside-out gag (which should have its own trope) for added pathos.

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** At the start of "Call Hating", Tuck walks home with a fresh haircut and a white tuxedo. He manages to dodge a number of mud puddles, but then gets slimed by a giant BlobMonster.
** "The Great Unwashed" features a mix of this and WatchThePaintJob for Jenny, who got a new outfit/paint job for Don Prima's party, only for the Crust Cousins to hire the Mudslinger, a guy who specializes in both literal and figurative mud-slinging to attack her for the sole purpose of ruining it. [[spoiler:The Crust Cousins succeed and when the Mudslinger confesses their scheme as an angry Jenny prepares to pulverize him, she quickly warms up and gives him her party invitation so he can [[PayEvilUntoEvil do the same to them]]!]]