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: a short section attached to the waistline of a blouse, jacket, or dress
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The dress, a powder-pink silk custom Chanel dress by Matthieu Blazy, featured a bustier embroidered with white and gray crystals and black beads, and a peplum waist made of beige, pink, nude, and apricot feathers that flowed into a skirt.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
Presenter Nicole Kidman looked phenomenal in a powder pink silk crepe bustier Chanel dress with a top embroidered with white, gray crystals and black beads, and a peplum waist adorned with a flurry of feathers.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Taylor’s black-and-white gown played with opacity, transitioning from a sheer bodice to a tiered, dramatic skirt of plumes; Kidman’s peach peplum waist and skirt hem were both delicately adorned with feathers, giving her an ethereal glow.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Bedazzled gowns, peplum skirts and meaningful brooches caught our eye at the 98th annual Academy Awards last night, but one face stood out in particular – a surprisingly clean-shaven Pedro Pascal.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
Presenter Nicole Kidman looked phenomenal in a powder pink silk crepe bustier Chanel dress with a top embroidered with white, gray crystals and black beads, and a peplum waist adorned with a flurry of feathers.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Taylor’s black-and-white gown played with opacity, transitioning from a sheer bodice to a tiered, dramatic skirt of plumes; Kidman’s peach peplum waist and skirt hem were both delicately adorned with feathers, giving her an ethereal glow.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Bedazzled gowns, peplum skirts and meaningful brooches caught our eye at the 98th annual Academy Awards last night, but one face stood out in particular – a surprisingly clean-shaven Pedro Pascal.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Peplum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peplum. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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