pleat

When you open them there needs to be a pleat, so when you close them there is enough skin to cover the eyeball.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

The R groups are attached to the carbons and extend above and below the folds of the pleat.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The dress’s skirt has a kick pleat, and if you glance beneath it, you’ll find five layers of underskirt, three of them meticulously embroidered, just in case the performer lifts her dancing shoe.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

I have a charcoal-gray pencil skirt that’s hard to walk in despite the kick pleat, and a bat wing sweater, a red one with modulated gray horizontal stripes across it.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Even when tasked to outfit the girls in monotone uniforms, the costume designer Shirley Kurata adds individuality with textures of sheers, cutouts and pleats.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 2, 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

This unexpected turn surprised many, as models navigated the runway encased in pleats from head to toe.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

When I leaned her against the windowsill earlier, I had arranged her new dress so the little pleats lay flat in neat rows, the way Mama had pressed them.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Joining Lenglen in the first is Coco Gauff, whose 2025 Wimbledon kit featured a pleated skirt and a corset-shaped top made of performance material—“the perfect harmony of heritage and modernity,” Ms. Kumar Nair writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

She’s wearing oversize sunglasses, a crisp collared shirt, an even crisper pleated navy skirt and leopard-print pumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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

Her face was gentle and kind, pleated with wrinkles.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

It will have a modern bohemian—or “boho”—aesthetic, and items are mostly made of natural fabrics like cotton and include more embroidery and pleating details, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

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

The new “Horizon Pleats” series introduced a change in pleating direction, the horizontal pleats adding a subtle bounce and lightness to the garments’ silhouette.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Together they spread the fabric across the table, turning it, unfolding its pleating and cuffs, examining the intricate stitches and the scenes they created.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry