Pleats galore! -Apparel design 1

Hello everyone!

I wanted to take today to talk about pleats, and what cool little things they are. In my class I am putting knife pleats on a skirt, and they inspired me to look at all the other uses for pleats.

Kick pleat converted to pleats 

 So there are so many different kinds of pleats, it's crazy. It can make you garment vintage, fashion forward, fun, sophisticated, playful and classy, all depending on what kind you use! So have lots of pictures today, so take a look at all these different kinds of pleats. I'm sure I forgot some, so if I did, just let me know :) You can pleat curtains, bedding, seating, and especially apparel. There are so many techniques you can use, you can make them big or small, far apart or close together, whatever style you are looking for. I hope you enjoy pleats as much as I do!

Pleated shirt

Pleated mini skirt

Long knife pleat skirt

Pleated bubble fitted skirt

Contrasting color box pleats

Broken pleats- I've never seen them before!

Pleated ottoman- this is so cool!
Click here for a link to see more ottomans and furniture

The inverted pleat

Really cool pleated scarf

So yeah, that's a pretty good amount of all the different things you can do with pleats! They're in interiors, men's wear, women's wear, outerwear, pants, basically anything you could possibly want! They add texture and visual interest to anything. Sorry about the arrangement of these pictures, I couldn't really fit them all on here nicely, so it's kind of avant garde lol. So, whenever you are looking to add something to an outfit, and color doesn't seem to do the trick, try something with pleats. A skirt, or a top. Or maybe just a cardigan or a vest. I couldn't be bothered to format more pictures of cardigans and vests, I already had enough trouble with these lol. But there are so many ways to work with pleats. For the men out there that read my blog, dress pants with pleats always make a traditional suit look a little more modern. And I bought a box pleated dress a few months ago, which I love. Another thing about pleats is the movement they give, which also adds lots of visual interest. If you make your own, there are varying levels of difficulty, knife pleats are probably the hardest. Those broken pleats look pretty hard too, but I don't know how to do those. I'm sure there's something out there for every skill level. Until next time, consider putting some pleats into your daily outfit! Spice it up!

Vivre la mode, tout le monde!