{"id":838,"date":"2012-03-31T12:56:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T11:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/up\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/31\/curvy-girls-should-cheer-the-peplum-trend\/"},"modified":"2022-10-29T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T11:37:05","slug":"curvy-girls-should-cheer-the-peplum-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/curvy-girls-should-cheer-the-peplum-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Curvy Girls Should Cheer The Peplum Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s not often I get to write this, but here we have it, a garment that looks better on a bigger bottom. Hooray!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch in awe as the world goes full curves ahead with the peplum – in non-fashion terms, a short overskirt or ruffle attached at the waistline of a dress or a skirt and first popularised by Dior in 1947. To appreciate it, one only has to look at the sheer number of designers involved in advancing the trend – Jason Wu coveted the look at the recent Autumn\/Winter 2012-2013 shows, as did Burberry Prorsum, Stella McCartney and Dries Van Noten.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I know that any girl with a healthy state of mind would bolt at the mere idea of packing on saddlebags to her seat – surely adding padding to an area most of us try to compress is ridiculous? Remarkably, no, because here we have a trend that actually defies the odds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, the whole point of a peplum is to celebrate the S-curve – the waist-to-hip ratio, and in fact without any padding the whole thing appears a little sad, like a half-opened umbrella.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most important thing to make sure of is that the style is perfectly tailored. Stay clear of anything A-line or loose at the thigh or knee, and avoid short altogether.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most successful length is about two fingers above the knee – anything lower and the overall look transforms into something slightly frumpy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work the trend to your body: it can hide a tum, enhance slim hips and even out the silhouette if you have broad shoulders. If you are particularly hip heavy, look for a peplum on the bottom of a top or on a cropped jacket that skims just above the hip, and pair with a pair of cigarette trousers to balance things out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice of fabric is imperative. Ideally, wool will hold its shape best – the heavier the quality, the better the line – and avoid any cheap imitations on the high street as they will not hold their shape properly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less is more when it comes to the size of the ruffle. The peplum should be simple and neat – anything over-complicated or heavily gathered will become fussy and not hang well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, have a bit of fun with the trend. It’s a sweet and flirty silhouette, so treat it lightly, and don’t be afraid to add some colour or a print to the mix for a more retro appeal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you are still somewhat undecided, don’t panic; you can always have a go next time around. The peplum is one of the mosquitoes of the fashion world in that it keeps coming back for more.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s not often I get to write this, but here we have it, a garment…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,51],"tags":[912,911,653,913,457,105,914],"class_list":["post-838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clothes","category-dresses","tag-cheer","tag-curvy","tag-girls","tag-peplum","tag-should","tag-the","tag-trend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2812,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions\/2812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egeve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}