Wrinkled Pleats

Wrinkled pleats are irregular ridges and grooves set by bunching and scrunching damp fabric, securing it tightly and letting it dry. There are two types of wrinkled pleating;

• Broomstick pleating - damp fabric gathered up, rolled around a cylinder and bound to a hold until dry. When unwrapped the wrinkled folds are one-directional.

• Contortion pleating - damp fabric twisted into a rope, coiled, knotted and dried in an oven. When opened out, the wrinkled folds are multi-directional.

Wrinkled pleating: Silk muslin dess by John Galliano  S/S 2010

Wrinled pleating: Chloe S/S 2009

Wrinkled Pleating: Lanvin Ready-To-Wear Spring/Summer 2011;

Wrinkled pleating: Alberta Feretti Spring/Summer 2010



Wrinkled pleats: Ryan Strong, Central Saint Martins, Fall 2011;