RETURN OF THE PLEATS

IF YOU ARE TIRED OF WEARING A-LINE AND PENCIL SKIRTS, A PLEATED MIDI COULD BE THE STYLISH SOLUTION FOR YOUR FASHION NEEDS

Traditionally ladylike and urbane, pleats are making a return for the new season but this time they’re back with more bite. Mariano Fortuny originally created the pleat, a popular technique in garment construction to create folds in fabric, at the turn of the 19th century.

At the time, the Italian designer sought to emulate the drapery of Greek goddesses with intricately folded silks as an alternative to rib-crunching corsets.

But, more recently, the technique has been adopted