TRAIN OF THOUGHT

This season, a dramatic exit is as important, if not more so, as a grand entrance— judging by the extravagant trains that designers have attached to the backs of many a look. It’s a flourish that harks back to a time when dressing up was a much more elaborate affair and indeed, there are tinges of nostalgia running through some of the collections—Old Hollywood at Gucci, 1980s couture at Richard Quinn and ’70s disco at Fendi. But the most striking iterations are also the ones that are most modern; flowing trains were paired with culottes at Valentino, minimalist mini sheaths at Prada and drapey trousers at LOEWE.