We survey the glorious fashion trends for spring and summer 2016

Eccentric maximalism, simplexity and a foray into the boudoir

From left: Dries Van Noten dress €2,500; Lanvin red dress €2,165; Mary Katrantzou dress €1,415; Dries Van Noten coat €1,075, shorts €650, shirt €425

There might be nothing new under the sun, but as the yellow plexiglass rays shone on Brown Thomas’s spring/summer runway show last week, Ecclesiastes could go figure.

“Eccentric maximalism is absolutely ...