News Awards & Events Fashion Week This Paris Fashion Week Trend Is Guaranteed to Get You Noticed By InStyle Editors InStyle Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Our editors and writers comprise decades of expertise across the beauty, fashion, lifestyle and wellness spaces in print and digital. We prioritize journalistic integrity, factual accuracy, and also having fun with every story we share. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on September 29, 2017 @ 07:45PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Peter White/Getty The silhouette of next season? According to our latest fashion month dispatch from Paris, it's anything that makes a big splashy entrance. Exaggerated couture shapes are ruling the runways right now (note the ruffle hem skirts at Balmain and Nina Ricci's pointy and puffed take on statement shoulders) and while it might not be the most practical of trends, we have to admit it's quite fun. Just look at the dramatic feather skirts at Saint Laurent (above)—how can they not make you smile? Keep scrolling for more full volume looks from PFW. 01 of 05 Off-White FRANCOIS GUILLOT/Getty 02 of 05 Anrealage Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Getty 03 of 05 Balmain Victor VIRGILE/Getty 04 of 05 Nina Ricci Dominique Charriau/Getty 05 of 05 Rochas Victor VIRGILE/Getty