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folding fabric into discipline, so cloth can move without ever losing its mind
means forming a series of folds in fabric, fixed in place so the cloth gathers neatly while still allowing it to flex and drape
from From the verb 'pleat,' a variant of 'plait,' which came through Old French 'pleit' (a fold) from Latin 'plicare,' to fold — the same fold-root that quietly underpins 'apply,' 'imply,' and 'complicate.'
- ancient flex
- Egyptians pleated linen over 4,000 years ago
- permanent crease
- heat and synthetics lock pleats in forever
- hidden math
- box pleats triple the fabric used
- kilt count
- a traditional kilt holds dozens of pleats
- fortuny secret
- Fortuny's pleating method died undisclosed with him
for instance
japanese pleated skirts — schoolgirl uniforms with 200+ box pleats, iconic since 1920s japan
issey miyake pleats — permanent heat-set polyester pleats created 1988, revolutionized fashion technology
accordion pleats — ultra-fine parallel pleats used in haute couture, requires specialized machinery