The tight waist, stiff petticoats and billowing skirts that were so popular during The New Look of the 1940s is all the rage in women's fashion for Fall 2008. All eyes are on the waist and amplified hips, thanks to a newly stylish silhouette featuring natural womanly curves carved into jackets, dresses, and skirts at top design houses, including Louis Vuitton, J Mendel, Diane von Furstenberg, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Lanvin, and Prada.
Peplumed Fashions Are Hip
Anything that whittles your waist, exaggerates your hips, or accentuates an hourglass figure is super trendy this Fall, making it hip to be peplumed for Fall 2008. A peplum is a short full flounce, skirt or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips often attached to a jacket or bodice of a dress.
Take advantage of this curve-loving trend and celebrate your womanly bits! Here are some tips for mastering this season's sexy hourglass figure and voluptuous cello-shaped silhouette trend:
- Achieving these hiptastic looks is all about structured tailoring, stiff fabrics, and bustling to create volume around the hips.
- Waist cinching belts and sashes around voluminous jackets, coats, dresses and tops will also emphasize the waist and create the curviness that's so hot this Fall.
- Look for jackets and coats with structured waists and petticoats that float away from the body to create the illusion of a tiny waist and ample, voluptuous hips.
- Make your hips and backside bigger with poofy pleated fabrics that amp up the volume.
See more of this trend in the Hourglass Figure & Cello-Shaped Silhouette lookbook.
