Shaken, then stirred: wardrobe malfunctions during a natural disaster

When Andrew Elliott felt the earth move beneath his feet, it wasn’t just because of how great his new duds looked.
Jamaicans survey the damage after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the island on Oct. 30.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA—Nov. 28 marked the fifth time this year that the tectonic plates that crisscross Jamaica shifted enough that people felt it, however it wasn’t the most violent. For the majority of the 60 seconds that comprised 10:57 a.m. on Oct. 30, I was seconds away ...

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