Peplum Trend 2012

Givenchy

I am so thankful for this trend! A peplum is basically a piece of material on a skirt or dress that is attached onto the waist and its length tends to vary. This little piece of fabric creates a stylish element and a little hiding spot for any extra pounds you may be carrying. So, expect to be wearing this next spring for sure! It was on the runways of Jason Wu, Cynthia Rowley, Vera Wang (to name a few)...

Regardless, be ready to embrace this trend into your wardrobes next year!

Vera Wang

Cynthia Rowley

YSL

Jason Wu

Valentino

 

Valentino

Very Cute Applique

Great simple piece

Umm, to be honest I was a little bored with this. This is for sure one of Piccioli and Chiuri's better collections. However, I could do without the first half of it. I miss Garavani! It was dainty at times, girlie, plain at other and intricate at times.

The flower theme kind of brought this dainty yet folk-y feel to the garments. There were some great pieces in there, especially the hand painted flowers on some. The first section did contain some plain, simple easy-to-wear garments in great primary colors. Basically, it was interesting but for me it just wasn't Valentino. The "Valentino red" gowns that came in the end just did not have the pizazz of a Valentino red gown. They were just okay.

Absolutely ADORABLE

Valentino

They dressed many a scarlet at the Oscars this year but their collection this season was a celebration of daywear. I dont really know what was going on for the first 10 looks, they seemed to bring on the yawms a little. You were quickly woken up by the prints and material mixing that came on the runway later on. There were really some of the more interesting, romantic, wearable prints I have seen. The collection will go a long way with women everywhere especially those that are looking for more wearble "real" pieces as apposed to evening gowns.

Photos: style.com