India, Nov. 1 -- Fashion, quite literally, is having a bubble moment. While cool, the gathered hemlines with bulbous proportions are not a new silhouette. From American singer Cyndi Lauper's punk-princess bubble skirt in 1986 to Princess Diana's striped off-shoulder bubble gown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, its popularity has waxed and waned through the decades, going from camp to couture, and back again. Fashion designer Payal Jain notes, "The bubble hem's return after the '50s and '80s simply reflects our collective need for playfulness after years of minimalism. It speaks to the broader desire in fashion that thirsts for drama, nostalgia and femininity." Fashion designer Rina Dhaka, who has revisited the bubble form multiple times over the years, calls herself "a bubble addict": "As a teen, I remember wearing one to Ghungroo, a major club in Delhi at that time." Her latest collection at Lakme Fashion Week featured an oversized white bubble skirt paired with a structured top....