Defined waists and flared hems return as a key outerwear silhouette. Peplum jackets are moving back into focus — appearing across denim, leather, tailoring and softer fabrics — and developing into a defining shape for AW26/27 womenswear.
The silhouette is powered by a wider 2010s revival: a nostalgia for the more unpolished, spontaneous feel of early social media. Cinched waists, curved seams, basque shapes and cropped, hourglass jackets translate that cultural pull into commercial outerwear.
