The Confidence of SCALE.

Chrisman-Campbell sees reflections of a long-ago era in the preponderance of flounces, lantern sleeves, and wide ruffles being seen on runways now. The New York designer closed his spring collection with a washed floral gown that managed to look relaxed and easy while incorporating 20 yards of taffeta, plus flounces, ruffles, and giant poofed sleeves. Even for his fall collection, Joseph Altu-zarra showed tightly pleated wool skirts inspired by a kilt he had recently bought on a trip to Scotland. [Extracted from the article]