Trend Evolution: Runway to Street

Peplum on Real Girls

When the mainstream picked up on the trend, many girls tried the peplum with their jackets, shirts, and cocktail dresses. And with stores like Forever 21 and H&M carrying many peplum styles, it’s a trend that easily accessible. Another great thing about the peplum? It’s flattering on a variety of body types. It adds the illusion of curves to petite or rectangular shapes, emphasizes a small waist for those with an hourglass figure, balances out an apple-shaped body, or hides a larger lower half for those with a pear-shape. If you don’t know your body shape, click here to take the body type quiz.