Bubble Dresses & Skirts Are Back for Spring—Here’s How to Style Them

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everywhere. We spotted the on the spring-summer runways at Simone Rocha and JW Anderson, just to name a few labels. cosigned the look late last year, and we just named it one of the of the season.

If you want to stay ahead of the curve, it’s officially time to give this balloon look 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 major moment this year, after all—it’s shifting into something lighter and more refined. (No offense to your prom dress.)Styling bubble dresses takes very little effort: Midis and maxis call for mixed metal earrings, and strappy heels or .

Minidresses, meanwhile, leave plenty of real estate open for statement jewelry, , and . If you go with a bubble skirt, try a and sheer tights.

And the cloudlike silhouette is great for dressed-up events like and birthdays; throw on a pair of and sweep your hair into an updo before you head out.Jump into spring's most romantic trend with our edit of the very best bubble dresses and skirts below.AbercrombieAmazonAmazonNordstromAmazonMadewellShopbopNordstromFree PeopleH&MNordstromNordstromAmerican EagleMore from GlamourSee More Stories & Guides© 2025 Condé Nast.