Wearing Faux Leather Peplum Top

Focused on Peplum
Peplum jackets, dresses, and tops experienced a revival as a fashion trend in 2012. I see why. It’s an easy look to amp up your everyday style that most body types can sport, even a curvy girl like me.

Christian Dior's New look Peplum Style
Yes, Mr. Dior. S/S 1947 ‘Bar” by Christian Dior. The signature ensemble of the first collection –

Let’s take a step back in fashion time history to look at the beginnings of the peplum.  February 12, 1947, Christian Dior (1905 – 1957) launched the first couture collection of the House of Dior.  Christian Dior has a reputation as one of the most influential couturiers of the twentieth century with his very first collection in which he introduced the “New Look.”  The signature shape was rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a full skirt.  The “New Look” revolutionized women’s dress as ultra-feminine and re-established Paris as the fashion center after World War II.

Here’s some Dior fashion house drama for you; Christian Dior designed dresses for wives of Nazi officers while his sister was sent to a concentration camp for being a member of the French Resistance movement.  In 2011, John Galiano, a resident Dior House designer, was removed from his post at Dior for making anti-semitic remarks while intoxicated at a street cafe in Paris.

House of DIor, Peplum Style
New York Calling: Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Of Technology. House of Dior, Christian Dior (french, 1905-1957) Bar Suit Jacket, spring/summer 1947, Haute Couture Machine -sewn beige tussore silk plain weave, hand-stitched bound buttonholes, hand-pad-stitched interlining.

Fast-forward to 2013. Christian Dior’s peplum is a trendy style I have personally embraced right now. There are so many variations of peplum (dress, jacket, and top), and it can be worn during all seasons, proving that this will be a classic. The peplum is also great because it can be worn for casual, business, or date nights.

Have you jumped on the peplum craze, or is it just me?