31. Some looked like shorts cut up to be worn like a peplum or waist ruffle over a full, long skirt. 32. In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of peplum craze of the 1960s. 33. Jacket choices include a cropped trench, striped or plaid models with ruffled peplums or a fitted style with a sweetheart neckline. 34. He subsequently starred in several other peplum films, including " The Witch's Curse " by Riccardo Freda. 35. Her breakout role was the lead role in the film " peplum films she made there before coming back to Yugoslavia. 36. Only a year ago, high fashion standards would have labeled peplums tame or even boring _ a sort of female political uniform. 37. The proportions created a longer, leaner silhouette with cropped jackets and pencil skirts; while peplums and wrap belts emphasized the waist. 38. "Wonderbras and peplum waists will never turn a rail-thin waif into a Marilyn Monroe bombshell, " they write. 39. Ursus does nothing but watch mournfully, making this one of the most anticlimactic " villain's death scenes " in any peplum . 40. Gwen Stefani, conservative in a white tank top and beige peplum pantsuit, with boyfriend Gavin Rossdale of Bush, didn't bite.