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: a short section attached to the waistline of a blouse, jacket, or dress
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This peplum top would be so cute styled with white barrel jeans and clear jelly flats.
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Jordan Julian, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Taylor Swift rocks her signature bangs and a peplum-style shirt for another night out in New York City on May 14.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The collection also offers the Mama Tee, a lightweight cotton jersey tee available in gray and ivory, and the Girlfriend Tee, a white single knit jersey with a structured peplum silhouette.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Kahm used it to create voluminous dresses, some featuring peplum accents at the waist and others resembling full-on bustle derrières.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 May 2026
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Jordan Julian, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Taylor Swift rocks her signature bangs and a peplum-style shirt for another night out in New York City on May 14.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The collection also offers the Mama Tee, a lightweight cotton jersey tee available in gray and ivory, and the Girlfriend Tee, a white single knit jersey with a structured peplum silhouette.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Kahm used it to create voluminous dresses, some featuring peplum accents at the waist and others resembling full-on bustle derrières.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for peplum
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“Peplum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peplum. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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