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source When you think of pleats does your schoolgirl uniform in a Black Watch plaid come to mind? Try again. Wedding dresses have some of the most pleated skirts and bodices you’ll find and it's about time they had a special post of their very own. Lots of A-line and princess styles in heavier fabrics such as satin, taffeta and moiré have deep (sometimes very deep) box or inverted pleats instead of gathers in the skirt. Okay so . . . . why use a pleat instead of a gather? Pleats are designed to fall flat in folds through the waist and/or hip area (where the skirt is joined) and not bunch up like gathering does. The result is a well-fitting, uninterrupted line up the bodice with a beautiful and even fullness in the skirt. There's more to pleats than the traditional bodice and skirt treatments. Here are a few happenings in bridal and gala I'm loving . . . via pinterest Claire la Faye BHLDN Above: Amsale, a designer known and loved for pockets and pleats on her full skirts

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