The Frill of It All

For All You Frill Seekers Out There

Frill seekers assemble! Frilly party frocks tend to get a bad rap for feeling high maintenance but we’re here to make a case for the wearability of this joyous trend. It’s all in the style choices and pairings! When done right, frills and ruffles are actually the perfect amalgamation of chic and effortless. Bonus points, this is a trend that you can wear now and into the summer. There are many ways to feel the frill and for the iCLOTHING girl, frills are a fixture for SS 2020.

Fresh to Frills

If frills aren’t your usual cup of tea, it can be intimidating to introduce such a zesty trend into your regular lookbook. How do you make it feel unfussy? How do you wear it with ease? We say, start slowly by adding a little intrigue into your day-to-day outfits with a ruffled featured blouse. We love a ruffled detailed on cuffs or high necks.

Frills and ruffles are soft yet structural so the trend naturally invites mixing hard and soft elements for a winning look. Dress your new blouse down by playing with proportions. Streamline your frilly top with a relaxed cut pair of jeans and some boots that were made for ass-kicking. Voila! Here you have high fashion sensibility interpreted into successful street style. 

Zara is pictured above wearing the ultra-femme but sharply tailored Susanne top (arriving soon) with the laid back Sara jeans. So cool. So comfy.

The Answer is Frills

The brightness of daylight is lingering a little longer and longer with each passing day. You’re probably looking for a new go-to eye-catching ensemble to step into spring with. The answer is frills. Nothing like the romance of frills and flounce evokes the lightness and joy of spring/summer reverie. It’s all in the trimmings, really. Quite literally! A frilled neckline or sleeve is the key to embodying an easy, breezy daytime cool. The impact of frilled dresses are amplified with motion. Perfect for navigating a gentle breezy day that ends with taking over the dance floor with twirls! 

While the weather is still mild, go edgy and untroubled with a pair of boots, flat or heeled. Zara is pictured above pairing up the Bonzo dress with the Chunky Lace boots (an HQ fast favourite). 

There’s also real styling conviction in pairing a dainty dress and a pair of carefree runners. Keep it clever with the charming trend of high bobby socks or lean into the spring/summer vibes with some ankle action. Below, Mia is wearing our Harrison Shirtdress with a ruffled hemline with the tres cool Paige trainers.

Fierce Frills

Fierce frills are not for the faint at heart but we are all for it. Combine frills and ruffles with animal print of bold graphics to maximise a statement look. Another trend to trial with frills is the puffer sleeve look. Egle rocks 3-in1 power trend piece, the Mollie dress. Power dressing achieved with the most ultra-femme formulas.

Finish with a Frill

A trend that is occasion appropriate for anything, it bears repeating: It’s all on how you style it! Add a little dimension to your occasion wear and move gracefully through the night in some frills. Formal wear doesn’t have to feel restricting and over-calculated.

The ruffled finished in the asymmetrical, staggered hemline in the Marcia Wrap dress innovates formal dressing in a fresh and fluid manner. Featured on Sasha below.

Or perhaps you prefer ruffles cascading your bodice for a nice and slenderising optic? Sasha wears our Teigen Dress that celebrate ruffled and frilled details unabashedly!

Look out for our line of jumpsuits with frilled finishes as well. Again, merging impeccable tailoring with the whimsy of a ruffles nails a polished but joyous look.

We are in love with playing up the hard and soft look with these frilly frocks by accenting it with our new Molly layered chain necklace and geometric jewellery for a contempo glam look. If you’d like to refine the frills, slip on some elegant heels and classy finishes with our more opulent accessories like our Grace Pearl bag. Don’t be afraid to reiterate the animal x frill combo for a formal event by underscoring your frills with our collection of animal print heels. We can’t get enough of the square-toed Naomis.

Simply put, frills are fun. So go on! Buy it, own it and receive tons of compliments over it.