Flat Pleats

Flat pleats are parallel folds lifted from the surface of the fabric and laid down smoothly to the side. The folds are arranged in a systematic fashion and stitched at the top. There are three types of flat pleats:

1. Knife Pleats: These are adjacent under folds turned in the same direction.

McQueen A/W 12

Andrew Gn A/W 11

Magdalena Velevskas S/S 11

Versus

2. Box Pleats: These are adjacent under folds of equal depth turned in opposite directions.

Arthur Mendonca A/W 12

Jonathon Saunders S/S 12





3. Inverted Pleats: These are adjacent under folds of equal depth turned to meet in the centre.

Calvin Klein A/W 12

Chanel S/S 09