The ruffles. Are the fondant or something else?
http://www.weddingwindow.com/blog/2011/08/05/ruffled-wedding-cakes/

It is the second photo down. A 4 tiered cake with a red flower on the side of the top tier, and thin black string/ribbon tied around the bottom of each tier.

Or the first cake on this link ... http://www.79ideas.org/2010/11/cakes-like-art.html
Thank you so much for your help,

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-720973-fondant.html+ruffles

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-726766-fondant.html+ruffles

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-723394-fondant.html+ruffles

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-720850-fondant.html+ruffles

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-720235-fondant.html+ruffles

If you scroll down the page there is a tutorial on how to do the ruffled fondant. It looks like it may take some time to begin with but it seems able to be done after you get going.
evelyn