Look up peplum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peplum originates in the Greek word for 'tunic' and may refer to one of the following: Sword-and-sandal...

Sword-and-sandal, also known as peplum (pl.: pepla), is a subgenre of largely Italian-made historical, mythological, or biblical epics mostly set in the...

style Clothing in ancient Greece Clothing in the ancient world Delphos gown Peplum overskirt "Ancient Greek Dress". Heilbronn Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan...

Péplum is a novel in French by the Belgian author Amélie Nothomb. It was first published in 1996 by Éditions Albin Michel. This futuristic novel is presented...

A peplum jacket is a jacket with a short overskirt known as a peplum attached. Peplum jackets experienced a revival as a fashion trend in 2012. Jess Cartner-Morley...

related trend in 2011 and 2012 is the asymmetric peplum hem on shirts, sweaters and jackets for women. The peplum, a broad ruffled hem that is fitted at the...

or trousers. Although peplum is often used as another term for overskirt, it should not be confused with the peplos or "peplum dress", which was worn...

Land of the Cyclops 1961 peplum film Clash of the Titans 1981 Clash of the Titans 2010 Colossus and the Amazon Queen 1960 peplum film Electra 1962 Goliath...

gladiatori) is an Italian peplum film directed by Bruno Mattei. The box office success of Conan the Barbarian sparked a mini-revival of peplum film productions...

in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. She played leading roles in several peplum films, and she returned to her native France to star in a pair of films...

and Rome that fastened at the shoulder resembling a raglan sleeve with a peplum waist line. It is named after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, who is...

Tarzan, Scott moved to Italy and became a popular star in epics of the péplum genre (known in the United States as sword-and-sandal), featuring handsome...

Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by John Milius and written by Milius and Oliver Stone. Based on Robert E. Howard's...

2001: Le Petit Poucet 1998: Trafic d'influence 1998: Serial Lover 2019: Peplum (mini-série) 2002: Le 17 2002: Faut-il ? 2001: H (TV series) 2001: La Cape...

and Lone Wolf and Cub series also fall under historical drama umbrella. Peplum films also known as sword-and-sandal, is a genre of largely Italian-made...

January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. Born in Rome from parents...

Euterpe, the Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing right, supporting her head with her left hand by resting her elbow...

fashion." The "softness" of the New Look was deceptive; the curved jacket peplum shaped over a high, rounded, curved shoulders, and full skirt of Dior's...

chinchilla floor-length coat and hot pink thigh-high boots, mini skirt and peplum top, the doll was created under the direction Simmons to epitomize the brand...

The cinema of Italy (Italian: cinema italiano, pronounced [ˈtʃiːnema itaˈljaːno]) comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Italy...

widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s sword and sandal or peplum movies — including his recurring role as Maciste. Born Lorenzo Louis (Lou)...

ISBN 2-02-057798-4, p. 312. In the French original: de l'Alexandre Dumas, du péplum et un peu d'Ubu Roi. Danèel den Hengst, Emperors and Historiography: Collected...

sites. In 1960, he also appeared as an athletic Theseus in an Italian "peplum," or sword-and-sandal, film: Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete. Between...

shoulder pads; severe, stiffly constructed suits with padded lampshade peplums; padded busts and hips; impractically tight skirts; awkwardly high spike...

Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, c. 380 BCE. Clothed in a dress featuring a peplum over the shoulder, a royal diadem, and jewellery. Genealogy Parents Satre...

screenwriter, and actor. His career spanned a wide-range of genres including peplum, comedy, drama, poliziottesco, and science fiction, yet he is perhaps best...

1960s they also popularized a large number of genres and subgenres, such as peplum, Macaroni Combat, musicarello, poliziotteschi and commedia sexy all'italiana...

Group. p. 373. ISBN 0-670-80172-0. Valentino's black velvet dress with peplum and black point d'esprit veil. [a very 1940s-looking dress with a large...

of peplum films with good commercial success. He had the distinction as being one of the very few native Italians to play the heroes of the peplum features...

screenplays during the 1950s, primarily for the "sword and sandal" (or peplum) historical epics, popular at the time. He also worked as an assistant director...