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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Mischa Anouk Smith

RARE PHOTOS: Like it or loathe it the peplum top is back | Rare Historical Photos

Peplum tops on the runway: A model walks the runway during the Bally Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of the Milan Fashion Week on March 1, 2025 in Milan, Italy. .

Remember that flouncy, waist-cinching detail that once dominated both offices and your local Vodka Revolutions? Well, it’s back—the latest in a long line of Y2K styles we thought we’d seen the billowy back of (see also: the maxi boho skirts).

In 2025, the peplum top has shed its corp-core connotations and embraced a more versatile—and dare I say, fashion-forward—identity.

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