The maxi dress: 5 ways to try out the hottest trend of the season without looking frumpy

How is it that maxis – super-sized summer dresses worn by grannies and mums the world over – have somehow made a mysterious reappearance recently? Elaborately styled on the runway, casually worn at brunches or even on the red carpet, the silhouette is somehow finding its way back. Fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani answers the question. “Maxis cover everything; they are as comfortable as a nightie and that’s precisely why you see them coming back.”