Details
Pleats
Fabric folded and pressed into crisp repeating folds.
Also calledpleatedknife pleat
What does “pleats” mean in fashion?
Pleats is a details term. Fabric folded and pressed into crisp repeating folds. In the LOOKREF library, pleats shows up most often on skirts, in wool, with preppy styling. There are 3 free reference images for it below.
How to write pleats in an AI prompt
Name it explicitly (models also understand “pleated” and “knife pleat”), then add colour, material and length so the model doesn’t fill the gaps with a default. Pair the words with a reference image for the closest match.
black wool knife-pleated skirt, flat waistbandLR-0048
Often paired with
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