I know what a peplum is, and yes I would consider a garment with one. However, I did not take the survey since I'm over 40.

Here's a great commuting cycling rainjacket that I saw in London in June: http://www.ananichoola.co.uk/syr/cr-13-2401/

I didn't buy it, but I almost did.

Hopefully the student read these responses and learned from them.