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  • Actress Rossana Podestà dies

    12/10/2013 9:50:46 AM PST · by EveningStar · 15 replies
    Gazzetta del Sud ^ | December 10, 2013
    Actress Rossana Podestà, best known as Helen of Troy in a 1956 film featuring a young Brigitte Bardot, died in Rome aged 79 Tuesday. Podestà was queen of the 'peplum' genre of mythological epics that found a global audience in the 1950s and '60s.
  • Peplum is back (Victorian era clothing is in)

    08/11/2008 6:46:24 AM PDT · by Mister Ghost · 32 replies · 166+ views
    The Fashion Time Magazine ^ | Aug 11th, 2008 | The Fashion Time Magazine
    Giorgio Armani, Etro, MaxAzria, Preen F/W 08It was obvious at the Fall/Winter fashion shows that peplum was trendy once more, as well as a ladylike attitude towards fall styles. The echo of the Victorian era, when ladies wore peplum jackets with full long skirts, was very apparent at the Prada, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, YSL and Chanel shows.