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The standard men's shirt has a box pleat in the center of the back just below the shoulder or alternately one simple pleat on each side of the back. Jackets designed for active outdoor wear frequently have pleats (usually inverted box pleats) to allow for freedom of movement. Norfolk jackets have double-ended inverted box pleats at the chest ...
Two guayaberas seen from the back, showing the alforza pleats and the Western-style yoke. The guayabera (/ ɡ w aɪ. ə ˈ b ɛr ə /), also known as camisa de Yucatán (Yucatán shirt) in Mexico, is a men's summer shirt, worn outside the trousers, distinguished by two columns of closely sewn pleats running the length of the front and back of the shirt.
There are many types of Norfolk jacket, with variations including the type of pleat used, and the style of the belt. Popular varieties today include the full Norfolk jacket, which features three or four buttons in a single-breasted layout, with pleats and a full belt; and the half Norfolk jacket which is less pleated and has only a half belt.
Pleating or plaiting is a type of gathering in which the folds are usually larger, made by hand and pinned in place, rather than drawn up on threads; however, very small pleats are often identical to evenly spaced gathers. Pleating is mainly used to make skirts, but can have other uses. (See main article Pleat.) [2]
Gown, shirt/skirt, frock, and coat are all attested back to the early medieval period. Gown (from Medieval Latin gunna) was a basic clothing term for hundreds of years, referring to a garment that hangs from the shoulders.
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Shirring is a decorative sewing technique that involves stitching together many rows of gathered fabrics. [1] Shirring reduces the size of the original fabric while adding texture to the resulting decorative fabric.