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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane

‘It’s very silly and it feels like fun’: bubble skirts are making a comeback

Olivia Dean performs at the Glastonbury festival this year wearing a bubble skirt
Olivia Dean at this year’s Glastonbury festival wearing a bubble skirt. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns

Originally dreamt up in the 50s, popular in the 80s and again in the 00s, the bubble skirt – sometimes known as a puffball – is having another moment in 2024.

With its rounded shape and short length, it is a silhouette made for parties rather than professionalism. Dazed declared earlier this month that “the bratty, indie sleaze-era bubble skirt is this summer’s biggest trend”.

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