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In addition to changing the lighting and painting the walls, Miranda-Martin prioritized the window treatments, with pinch pleat curtains from Ikea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

And if I’m ever desperate for a sharp pleat, well, there’s always the dry cleaner for that.

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2021

It muddies any facile ideas about nature and the human, and prods at how we pleat our prejudices, politics and desires into our notions of the animal world.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020

“We can’t produce them at the incredible rate she can pleat them, but they are delicious!”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2020

Eva’s hand moved snail-like down her thigh toward her stump, but stopped short of it to realign a pleat.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Her grandmother had sewn the dress — white with a careful trim, pleats and a wide-pressed collar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025

Every meticulous detail — from Anne’s tailored pleats to how each woman eats an apple — is beguiling.

From Salon ● May 2, 2025

Elphaba’s is made of crooked tiers of micro pleats that gather under the brim to resemble mushroom gills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

One of them was very demure and mindful - think soft pastels, pussy bow blouses and pleats - as demonstrated by Chanel and Balenciaga.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024

In desperation I summoned up the last image I had of her, outlined against the satin pleats in her virginal coffin, with her bride’s blossoms in her hair and a rosary in her hands.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Osaka arrived on Court Suzanne Lenglen with a black corset and cascading pleated skirt that swept dramatically over the red clay.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Her white umbrella, matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

It was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

“I can wear clothing that I like to wear,” said Bruner, 63, who recently donned a black T-shirt with wide-leg pleated jeans at the club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

He cocked his head a little when he saw us, looking confused—and, indeed, we made an odd couple, with Longwell’s pressed and pleated khaki pants and my I-keep-meaning-to-do-laundry blue jeans.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

Her designs are made using traditional techniques such as pleating and draping and she sources tartan from local fabric mills honouring the "craftsmanship of traditional kiltmaking".

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

The museum is clad in gray precast concrete panels, slightly angled from the wall in a way that suggests pleating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Actress and musician Teyana Taylor scored one of the Gala’s best looks early in the night, with a dandified look that took pleating and accessories to the next level.

From Salon ● May 6, 2025

Re-creating the famous white halter dress from “The Seven Year Itch” required a now-rare pleating technique and reverse engineering a complex pattern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse