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  • The black satin jacket with peplumed waist, puff sleeves, and notched lapels in contrasting white satin covered a close-fitting strapless sheath with a sweetheart neckline, trimmed in white satin.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • The black satin jacket with peplumed waist, puff sleeves, and notched lapels in contrasting white satin covered a close-fitting strapless sheath with a sweetheart neckline, trimmed in white satin.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • The black satin jacket with peplumed waist, puff sleeves, and notched lapels in contrasting white satin covered a close-fitting strapless sheath with a sweetheart neckline, trimmed in white satin.

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • The occasional drop-shouldered, half-sleeved jacket in black or taupe croc-stamped leather, worn with leather, elbow length gloves and patent or tulle court shoes with Lucite heels toughened things up nicely and a scarlet and white houndstooth pencil skirt with peplumed organza blouse could be just the required update for Cameron Diaz, who watched from the front row.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2012

  • The occasional drop-shouldered, half-sleeved jacket in black or taupe croc-stamped leather, worn with leather, elbow length gloves and patent or tulle court shoes with Lucite heels toughened things up nicely and a scarlet and white houndstooth pencil skirt with peplumed organza blouse could be just the required update for Cameron Diaz, who watched from the front row.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2012

  • I've yet to see a ruffled, peplumed, lace-front jacket that didn't look better for losing at least two of those embellishments, but this boy has verve.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Not important when Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker have cornered the market on good-time party dresses, like the strapless black velvet peplumed number with the bordello-worthy gold trim, or the tiered dress with the ruffled neckline that looked like a Zeta-Jones pick for

    Style.com: Daily Fashion Show Pictures 2010

  • In perhaps what was a nod to fall '08's peplumed figures, the pre-fall' 09 collections at Nina Ricci ...

    Refinery29 2009

  • In perhaps what was a nod to fall '08's peplumed figures, the pre-fall' 09 collections at Nina Ricci ...

    Refinery29 2009

  • Though she wore black, the girl’s peplumed jacket of cheap broadcloth was well cut, and distinguished by a long row of tiny jet buttons from collar to waist.

    The Dressmaker Posie Graeme-Evans 2010

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