This superstition holds that if a person accidentally puts on a piece of clothing inside out, they should avoid mentioning it or calling attention to it. The belief suggests that verbal acknowledgment solidifies the mistake into a bad omen, potentially causing negative events to follow.
Practitioners of the belief often quietly correct the garment or leave it as is until later, choosing silence as a way to neutralize ill luck. In some rural communities, particularly in parts of Europe and North America, it was believed that inside-out clothing might initially offer protection (similar to disguising oneself from evil), but that speaking of it turned this protective layer into vulnerability. Children in particular were taught not to speak of such incidents to avoid future mishaps.
