Specifically, Sandy Liang’s drop waist pleated pinafores ... and a slightly puffed-out skirt. The variation comes with the hemlines, both in length and style. In fact, the rise of drop waists ...

Stepping out in a strapless drop-waist dress, Holmes kept her look minimal but elevated, with thoughtful design details like a sculptural, pleated panel at the bust and a full A-line skirt.

The model and host of WWD’s red carpet livestream put her own twist on the drop-waist dress trend ... gown dialed up the volume with a full skirt that was cut to her ankles in front and trailed ...