I am making the bridesmaid dresses, and am using box pleats for the skirt. the one I have made is small box pleats, and I have since seen some dresses with wider pleats which I think actually looks nicer. Anyway I have got to remove the skirt from the bodice to take it in a tiny bit, so I wondered if when I put it back together, whether to use the wider pleats instead? what do you think looks the best? I am thinking the wider pleats will make the dress look less bridesmaid-ey, and more likely to be worn again, and I will use the same amount of fabric so it will still be as full as it is now.
The dress I made with 1 inch box pleats
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The pleats I think I prefer. ( I think they are possibly 3 inch pleats)
This one actually is not too dissimilar to the one I have made,only the skirt on this one is not quite as full. Pleats again are wider.
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CommentAuthorEcoFreak
I prefer the wider pleats (dress 3 is my fave, I love that range of dresses!) :) Xx
CommentAuthorOWB
I prefer the wide pleats - they give the dresses a 'cleaner' finish.
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
me too.....and I love the 3rd dress too. its smart and can be a bridesmaid or even a party dress. I saw this dress many times before I began making them, and its quite similar to the one I have made. I could even make the ruffled waistband on the bridesmaid dress a removable one, so thats its plain underneath, to use again.
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CommentAuthorMrs Cerutti2b
I prefer the wider pleats, they look very vintage and classy.
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CommentAuthorLegoWife
I agree with everyone else :)
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CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
I like the wider ones and really like pic 2 x
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
The brides have spoken.............wider it is then.....LOL
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CommentAuthorRebeccaR36
Def wider pleats, a lot of small pleats can make your bum look big I have found!!
CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
Yeah rebecca, I also think it gives them a smaller waist, if you look at the dress I made, its quite gathered around the waist, but the white dress with wide pleats really tucks in at the waist. and all my bridesmaids are size 10.............(grrrrrrrr) so should look amazing......not like frumpy fat me....... :(
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CommentAuthorMrs Stocks 2B
deffinatly the bigger pleates sorry but i think the smaller one makes it look like you have a big bum
CommentAuthorkatielea100
dress 2 is my fav :)
CommentAuthorfiona
love the wider pleats!
CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
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Can I ask another opinion please?
I dont suppose it really matters much, but I wonder what everyone thinks about pleat positioning?
would it look better with an INNER pleat at the centre front of the dress, or an OUTER pleat? I cant decide, I am swaying towards the inner Pleat. but interested to know whats the general concensus.
Inner Pleat
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Outer Pleat
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CommentAuthorMorgsysGirl(kempy)
pics didnt show hun,
and i prefer wider pleats xx
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CommentAuthorValerieM74
I prefer the wider pleats too :) xx
CommentAuthorMorgsysGirl(kempy)
they have now and i prefer the out pleats I think but the decision isnt on a high difference if that makes sense i like them both but that one a little more x
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CommentAuthorValerieM74
Also I prefer the INNER PLEATS straight away it caught my eye xx
CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
i like the wide pleats, and I like the one that goes in at the front :o)
CommentAuthorMrsMarr2B
I prefer the inner pleats x
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
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thank you ladies .....again :)
I'll pin them first and see which I like the best before sewing them finally, cos the fabric and the way it drapes can also have a bearing on it . These larger pleats are so much easier than the smaller pleats I did anyway, so I should wizz through them in no time.
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Out of the two photos I prefer the inner pleat but on the photo the waist goes into a triangle to the inner pleat and im not sure it would look as good if it was just coming from a straight line around the waist if you know what I mean? I think you would need to pin it first to see if it would look right xxx
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
good point linzi-jo
heres a Inner pleat on a straight wasitband......(My dress skirt will be fuller than this)
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Yeah I think I prefer outer for a straight waistband, but thats just my personal preference, you do whatever you feel will look best :) xx
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CommentAuthorEcoFreak
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Inner pleats for me too :) Love that blue dress you've posted - is it from anywhere or just off google images? :) Xx
edit: is it the dessy one from above? Looks similar.. :)
CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
I just got it from google images, but yes it looks like its maybe from the same dessy range as the pink one above.....
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
Ok so I took the skirt from the bodice and pinned it back on, and I much prefer the widerpleats. I will sew it tomorrow so it will look much neater than it does now...
