12. Move to tiers

Clothes talk. And when they’re laden with mille-feuille layers they say exuberance and drama. For resort, designers were embracing the early days of Lacroix-like 80s excess in the form of fit-and-flare ruffles that spill over andn around the body. By their very nature, ruffles are excess fabric made for visual frivolity so for now throw out strictly daytime connotations. The only rule is don’t hold back; go large, or go home.

LARRY VRBA EARRINGS, $350 FOR A PAIR, FROM HARLEQUIN MARKET. MACGRAW DRESS, $1,595. … the electrifying height of a platform. All the better to scan the crowd. GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI SHOES, $1,895, FROM MISS LOUISE. CORSET-INSPIRED: Lingerie-like structure...