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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.
Box pleats are knife pleats back-to-back, and have a tendency to spring out from the waistline. [3] They have the same 3:1 ratio as knife pleats, and may also be stacked to form "stacked-" or "double-box pleats". These stacked box pleats create more fullness and have a 5:1 ratio. They also create a bulkier seam.
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]
Clothing terminology ranges from the arcane (watchet, [1] a pale blue color name from the 16th century), and changes over time in response to fashion which in turn reflects social, artistic, and political trends.
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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. [2] A close up of the shirr on the blouse