BLANC SLATE

Move over, little black dress. This season, it’s all about the statement white dress—though designers seem to be taking different approaches interpreting it. On one hand, there are designers such as Simone Rocha, Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen and Nicolas Ghesquière at Louis Vuitton, who played with romantic volumes, intricate lacework and sumptuous embroideries; on the other, designers such as Gabriela Hearst, Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent and Kim Jones at Fendi opted for strikingly minimal silhouettes with a sculptural bent.