Fashion’s first major trend of 2019 is here – and it’s frilling

Frothy frocks are everywhere on the red carpet and catwalks this month, but the look’s biggest boost comes from Rihanna and a certain TV assassin, who are already killing it

You may not have heard of Tomo Koizumi, whose show last Friday evening in New York was the first out-of-the-box hit of fashion month. In fact, if you have, give yourself a million fashion points for being quick off the mark. I hadn’t until a few days ago, when a friend showed me a screengrab with Koizumi’s name, and a time and a place for his last-minute show. Now I am obsessed with him.