Ok, first of all I apologise for the extremely cheesy title. I don't know what has gotten into me? I am already sniggering to myself and thinking I am so witty....NOT!! Secondly, I admit it, I am behind with the fashion times and am not that fashion adventurous. Thirdly, I admit to being a wee bit wary of the peplum trend. I know that it is supposed to help give you a waist but still I am a little bit scared of adding extra material in the hip/waist area. I am already tubby enough....do I need anything extra? Hmm...
Zara has introduced the peplum belt which would be an easy and versatile way of incorporating the trend however, I am such a lazy person that unless I need to, I don't really like belts. I could wax lyrical about how I like to remain minimalist in my style bla bla bla...but unfortunately for my fashionista credibility, it really is just a case of sheer sloth-like laziness.
A lot of the high street have peplum skirts, tops and dresses. Marco Visconti designer Andrea Chan wore a great little peplum suit which was very flattering. Gok Wan's newest range for Sainsbury is full of dresses with peplums. It really is a case of what was hot on the runway being filtered down to the high street. You know it is a trend when high street stores such as Marks and Spencer is full of peplum sporting clothes. I was actually quite shocked by the variety on offer...
So here are my top M&S choices...
Love the green brocade fabric and looks great with thick black tights. I would wear this with a nice cozy black cardigan. Another possibility would be to wear a skinny black turtleneck underneath the dress.
This feels more summery to me but I love the pale colour of this dress and the cute polka dot print. Definitely an option for spring wedding outfits. I also would like to try it with black tights for the winter to give it a retro vibe.
Gorgeous rich purple colour which would be great for the Winter months. I like the fitted pencil skirt style of this dress. Nothing too outrageous and a nice "safe" alternative to the LBD.
The colour does scream "Look at ME!" but it is a cute little dress.
Nice little tweed skirt, very reminiscent of Burberry's Winter collection.
Separates give you some variety, you could pair this top with a pencil skirt or like this pic, with a leather skirt (great for Winter!) or even some skinny trousers. Am a little bit wary of buying this top online as the proportions look a little bit funny. I would definitely want to try this on before buying...
So after all this talk about being cautious of the peplum, this is the one dress I own which has a peplum...
Gorgeous colourful print which is a tribute to DVF. It is a vintage dress I bought from Etsy...surprisingly quite easy to wear. However, when I first tried it on, I was a bit self-conscious and thought I was rocking the 80s tribute a bit too much! I called it my Dynasty dress (thank goodness I removed the shoulder pads!)
Me trying on said dress and having my "Dynasty" moment...
*belt from Polkadot Boutique, shoes from 5bee
**all M&S dresses are currently available on
www.marksandspencer.com. All pictures are from the M&S website. The picture of my dress is courtesy of an Etsy seller...
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