F/W '12 - '13 Trend Report: Peplum

1st row (from left to right):

1. Bottega Veneta
2. Antonio Berardi
3. Burberry Prorsum

2nd row (from left to right):

1. Elie Saab
2. Mary Katrantzou
3. Alice + Olivia

The peplum trend made its appearence again after years and years only to bring back a purely feminin, sexy, ladylike silhouette to the modern era. We saw it loom the catwalk during Spring/Summer 2012 and it definitely found its way into the Fall collections, and came to life through coats, skirts, dresses, tops, even pants.  It's nice to see a trend more woman-friendly, taking as back in a different time but in a still fashion-forward approach. And to those being afraid it might add more volume to the hips, I say that might not actually be a bad thing. It creates an hourglass-like  figure, complementing every female body and accentuating all the right areas.

Below I have created a little set for you fashionistas, to show you how I would incorporate the trend into an outfit for work, shopping, a night out etc. Take a look and hopefully you'll get a few ideas!

Peplum: how to wear it by fashionistalooks featuring a nude dress

Dorothy Perkins purple dress
€70 - dorothyperkins.com

River Island nude dress
€63 - riverisland.com

Elizabeth and James metallic top
€260 - net-a-porter.com

Sleeveless shirt
€49 - topshop.com

Alexander Wang panel legging
€390 - barneys.com

Mini skirt
€40 - topshop.com

Madewell flat shoes
€105 - madewell.com

Zara leather shoes
€71 - zara.com

Mango spike shoes
€94 - mango.com

Jane Norman platform sandals
€44 - janenorman.co.uk

Mark cross handbag
€1.545 - barneys.com

Chain bag
€32 - indressme.com

ASOS clutch handbag
€24 - asos.com

Marni flower jewelry
€380 - net-a-porter.com

Jennifer Fisher stud earrings
€200 - barneys.com

Grayce long necklace
€49 - charmandchain.com

Forever 21 jewelry
€10 - forever21.com

Forever 21 dangle earrings
€4,59 - forever21.com

Thank you darlings!
Hope I helped!
xx
Athena

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