What is garment pleating?

Pleating clothes after they are cut and sewn

Why are pieces sewn oversized first?

They shrink to size during pleating

What was the A-POC project?

Clothes made from a single tube of fabric

Pleats Please Quiz: Issey Miyake's Garment Pleating Technique

This pleats please quiz folds fabric into crisp ridges. Play 10 interactive questions on Issey Miyake's 1993 line, garment pleating where clothes are cut and sewn oversized then heat-pressed, polyester jersey that keeps its pleats, machine-washable and packable designs, Homme Plissé for men, the A-POC project, Steve Jobs's turtlenecks and Miyake's Hiroshima roots.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Designer
Who created Pleats Please?
Year
When did Pleats Please launch?
Method
What is garment pleating?
Size
Why are pieces sewn oversized first?
Fabric
Which fabric holds the permanent pleats?
Care
Why are the clothes practical?
Men
What is the men's pleated line called?
APOC
What was the A-POC project?
Jobs
Which famous garment did Miyake make for Steve Jobs?
City
In which city did Miyake grow up?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who created Pleats Please?
Answer: Issey Miyake
A Japanese designer.
Q2: When did Pleats Please launch?
Answer: 1993
A lasting line.
Q3: What is garment pleating?
Answer: Pleating clothes after they are cut and sewn
Miyake's innovation.
Q4: Why are pieces sewn oversized first?
Answer: They shrink to size during pleating
Heat-pressed.
Q5: Which fabric holds the permanent pleats?
Answer: Polyester jersey
Heat-set.
Q6: Why are the clothes practical?
Answer: Machine-washable, light and packable
Great for travel.
Q7: What is the men's pleated line called?
Answer: Homme Plissé
Launched later.
Q8: What was the A-POC project?
Answer: Clothes made from a single tube of fabric
A Piece of Cloth.
Q9: Which famous garment did Miyake make for Steve Jobs?
Answer: Black turtlenecks
His signature look.
Q10: In which city did Miyake grow up?
Answer: Hiroshima
He survived the bombing.

Pleated After Sewing

Issey Miyake launched Pleats Please in 1993. Using a method called garment pleating, pieces are cut and sewn two to three times larger than the final size, then sandwiched in paper and heat-pressed, shrinking to fit while forming permanent pleats.

Made of polyester jersey that holds its pleats, the clothes are machine-washable, light and packable, ideal for travel and dancing. A men's line, Homme Plissé, followed later. Miyake also created A-POC, A Piece of Cloth, garments cut from a single tube of fabric.

Miyake grew up in Hiroshima and survived the atomic bombing. He also made the black turtlenecks Steve Jobs wore as a signature look. He died in 2022, leaving a legacy of technology-driven design.

What This Quiz Teaches

Fashion fans will enjoy these questions.

Who created the line
How garment pleating works
Which fabric holds pleats
Why the clothes are practical
What else Miyake made

Did You Know?

Dancers wore pleated costumes.
Miyake worked with engineers.
Bao Bao bags are another Miyake hit.
Colors change every season.
He also designed perfumes.