PAVNI MITTAL: George Kalajian is teaching her the age-old technique in pleating fabric. He gathers cardboard folds to mold the material underneath. This handiwork and precision takes years to master.

George Kalajian is teaching her the age-old technique in pleating fabric. He gathers cardboard folds to mold the material underneath. This handiwork and precision takes years to master.

Designers warn to stay away from overly-detailed pleat styles on the whole, as they often look too rigid in comparison to soft, modern designs. In terms of materials, using heavy fabrics with ...

In the 1980s, Miyake developed a patented method of pleating fabric using heat, resulting in his 1993 line Pleats Please. The process entails “construction garments at two or three times their ...

The patent-pending pleating process has been rigorously tested ... Yasin said his outfits embed a special structure in fabric that was inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami.

In a first for the Japanese brand, the pleating machine – used to create Issey Miyake’s signature pleated fabric – will be on full display to customers, behind walls of glass at the rear of the store.