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: a short section attached to the waistline of a blouse, jacket, or dress
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Take Keke Palmer in a butter yellow and cream vintage Dior bustier dress with a scarf-tie waist, or Kate Hudson, who combined all the mid-10s and boho trends by wearing a leathery peplum and balloon pants by Chloé.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Hudson pushed fashion boundaries with a serving of whimsy, stepping out at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards in a peplum top that maximized the polarizing 2010s trend.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Trousers peeled away to reveal that top block of jeans; a pencil skirt was spliced to create a peplum silhouette.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Just days after serving a masterclass in clever layering while out in Los Angeles, Seyfried caught our attention yet again by styling a black peplum top with a trendy pair of two-tone straight-leg jeans during a visit to New York City.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Hudson pushed fashion boundaries with a serving of whimsy, stepping out at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards in a peplum top that maximized the polarizing 2010s trend.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Trousers peeled away to reveal that top block of jeans; a pencil skirt was spliced to create a peplum silhouette.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Just days after serving a masterclass in clever layering while out in Los Angeles, Seyfried caught our attention yet again by styling a black peplum top with a trendy pair of two-tone straight-leg jeans during a visit to New York City.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Peplum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peplum. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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