Pleating as an art form in fashion, has unfolded across centuries. From the Egyptian's elaborate garments to the iconic white skirt made famous by Marylin Monroe to the modern interpretation of the ...

This article is part of a new series where we unpack what the ‘Made in the UK’ label stands for in 2025, and what it tells us about the future of onshoring. Read our series on ‘Made in Italy’ here, ...

The silver machine hums quietly as it sets to work: two large rolls of white paper slowly rotate as an orange top is inserted between them, its alignment guided by green lights, before emerging on the ...

Melbourne’s last hand-pleating workshop – and one of just a few left in the world – is keeping a time-honoured art alive. But it looks certain to go under, unless a crowdfunding campaign can save it.

Pleats have been around for decades but micro-pleating, or plissé, is having a reboot as designers take inspiration for spring from Issey Miyake’s innovative Pleats Please line of the 1990s. The ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Top Melbourne fashion designers are campaigning to save the last pleating workshop in Victoria. Simon Zdraveski, the owner of Specialty ...