FASHION’S PENDULUM is swinging in a whole new direction heading into red-carpet season, if the Venice and Toronto film festivals are any indication. While spring’s Grammys and Met Ball ripped the fabric right off Hollywood femmes, fall’s forecast is the polar opposite: more, more, more — of 1970s-inspired ruffles, chiffon, prints, full sleeves and billows. “It’s fresh; we always need fresh in fashion,” says designer Zac Posen, whose romantic, bohemian looks were a hit at his Sept. 8 spring 2016 show in New York. Jumpsuits, which cover up similarly, if not as romantically, also are driving carpet trends. And while this movement toward greater coverage is purely fashion-derived, it should have the side effect of putting shyer, #AskHerMore feminist types at ease.
Will TV stars, not known for being bashful,…