bubbles, briefly

Are bubble hems on the way to being A Big Thing? One of the Burda Magazines in the past several months showed a dress with a full skirt and bubble hem, and a local store window is displaying skirts with hems that are, if not definitely bubbled, at any rate not smooth.

Also noted:

--hip yokes on skirts, with fullness below. (Yikes! Who can really wear a bunch of gathers starting at the fullest part of the hips without looking like a dumpling?)
--tulle overskirts, green, over floral print. Pink tulle princess line jacket. To be worn over... ??
--a tiny little sweater ending just below the bust with a wrapover closing, and long sleeves with a lace motif. Kind of intriguing, and definitely useful if you are in the habit of dressing like a Jane Austen heroine.
--silky lime green pajamas with ruffles on the collar and lapels.