Ruffles can be romantic and feminine, or over-the-top and girly, but there was no avoiding them at the London catwalk shows this week, from new labels to established big brands. There were centuries-old shapes as designers drew inspiration from history, stripes were big — and of course, the talk was all about selling straight off the catwalk. Cascading down a voluminous blue lace gown or lining a jacket over a tiered skirt, ruffles were everywhere in Turkish designer Bora Aksu's romantic, demi-couture clothes.
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Ruffles, stripes and buying now: five themes from London
