Some thoughts on peplums and what-not:
There was an episode of "Designing Women" in which Charles Frank portrayed a charming southern gentleman with whom Julia Sugarbaker was much taken.
The only problem was, he was not as forward as Julia had hoped he'd be. After a couple of dates, he had not even kissed her.
Suzanne pointed out that perhaps he was not inclined toward kissing her...and reminded her that the gentleman knew what a peplum was.
While that's neither here nor there, I have to say that was the last time -- until today -- that the word peplum had been brought to my attention.
And it reminded me of fanny packs. Ever notice that when men wear fanny packs, they don't wear them on their "fannies," but use them as a surrogate cod piece?
Women often wear them correctly, or on the hip, but most men wear them directly over the crotch.
And then I thought of MBarnum's reference to peplum movies...those wrap-around jobbies that cover the loincloths in the sword-and-sandal epics....and I thought, "Hey! Fanny packs are really 'peplum packs'!"
I mean, I've seen those peplums on women's outfits...never over the crotch area (which would make them skirts, I suppose), but over the stomachs, just under the bosoms. I've seen many a peplum worn to disguise a belly.
In spaghetti epics, they are lower...like kilts or mini-skirts.
At any rate, I thought of these things...and had to share them.
