A revolution is emerging across runways and new-season collections. Designers are leaning into a softer, more expressive femininity, embracing elements long associated with the Victorian era, such as lace, high collars, ruffled sleeves and fluid silhouettes. What connects these varied interpretations is a renewed appetite for emotion and craftsmanship, with delicate fabrics, intricate detailing and airy movement lending collections a sense of poetry and restraint.

The mood has carried seamlessly onto the red carpet, most notably through Margot Robbie during the press tour for Wuthering Heights. Robbie’s wardrobe has subtly echoed the film’s gothic romance, appearing in lace-trimmed dresses, corseted silhouettes, and rich jewel-toned fabrics that recall the windswept moors of the Brontë novel. Styled with chokers, sheer layers and dramatic sleeves, these Victorian-inspired looks translate the era’s melancholic elegance into a contemporary language, proving that romance is always in fashion.