pre-fall 2011

Slideshow: The Universally Flattering Trend

Unlike many fashion ideas, rippling cascades of fluid fabric are universally flattering (even if you don’t have supermodel proportions), are comfortable to wear, and cross the day-into-night divide. In the pre-fall collections, designers balanced more demanding looks like skinny jackets and cropped pants with easy, appealing, drapey dresses that embrace rather than punish.

Slideshow: The Universally Flattering Trend