Bubble Dresses Are Summer’s Chicest Trend—24 Picks to Shop Now

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on the summer runways at Tory Burch, Staud, Miu Miu, Bally, and Altuzarra, just to name just a few labels. In recent weeks, , , and have also cosigned the look everywhere from vacation to the .

If you want to stay ahead of the curve, it’s officially time to give balloon hemlines a go.Last seen en masse at the tail end of the Aughts, bubble skirts once signaled preppy, moneyed glamour. (It’s no surprise, then, that Princess Diana famously wore a striped puffball dress in the ’80s, the first heyday of the voluminous silhouette.) While the look still carries those connotations—prep is having a , after all—it’s shifting into something more feminine and refined.Thanks to the rise of last year, fashion is still obsessing over danceresque motifs; , , sheer layers, and drop-waist silhouettes reign supreme this year.

Bubble dresses and skirts bridge the gap between that trend and the prep revival, making balloon hemlines feel lighter and chicer than ever before. (No offense to your prom dress.)Styling bubble dresses takes very little effort, making this perhaps the easiest of the year.

Midis and maxis call for your , some puffy metal earrings, and strappy heels or . Mini balloon dresses, meanwhile, leave plenty of real estate open for statement jewelry, , or .