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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 flexEgyptians pleated linen over 4,000 years ago
permanent creaseheat and synthetics lock pleats in forever
hidden mathbox pleats triple the fabric used
kilt counta traditional kilt holds dozens of pleats
fortuny secretFortuny's pleating method died undisclosed with him