Pleated Dress at Komarov
Pleated dresses take a special place amongst the many types of formal and informal gowns available to women all over the world. They have a distinct look, and a certain balanced geometry that often bode well with the opulence and importance of the events that ladies who wear them may attend.Depending on the material used to make the dress and the placement, variety and number of pleats, a pleated dress can pronounce its presence prominently or be barely recognizable. Some knit cotton dresses – for instance – already lend themselves to a looser flow and easy draping. When a few pleats are neatly folded into the neck, they barely show and serve the functional purpose of allowing bust room more than anything. On the other hand, a gorgeous formal silk/acetate dinner pleated dress may accentuate the pleats – some dresses are composed entirely of pleats that run the circumference of the whole piece.
Pleats in the pleated dress originally emerged in early history out of practical needs. In Egypt, where light fabric was used, such as linen and cotton, a very simple belt or rope was used to cinch up a single piece of cloth that covered a woman. As the cloth was typically larger than the width of the woman who wore the dress, pleats were a natural result. Pleats have showed up worldwide, however, including in many Asian countries and cultures, such as China, Japan, Mongolia and India, where loose-flowing sarongs and saris create multiple pleats as such clothing is flapped or cinched similarly to the Egyptian dresses. But later versions were cut specifically with pleats as part of the overall design scheme that has carried over to Eastern-influenced dresses made in the Western world.
Over the years and with the introduction of shiny and much more structured materials as silk, pleats became intentionally installed into women’s dresses. They still served the purpose of allowing for expansion of the bust and movement of legs and more but they also looked pretty amazing too. The extra fabric also implied that its wearer was possibly more wealthy than they appeared, which benefited some.
Today, amongst many of the amazing styles of dresses available to the buying public, a pleated dress is one that most women should have in their closet to wear for special events and good times. And a pleated dress provides style and texture and depth of material and varied types of bodies and women who wear them, of course, too. That’s what makes them both universal and highly fashionable – their flexibility and dynamic fit and look, one that will stand the test of time.
