This chat with George Kalajian is all about making the perfect pleated skirt! George Kalajian is the owner of Tom's Son's International Pleating, a five generation family owned pleating business in the New York fashion district. George has created garments for big names like Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Coach, the Metropolitan Museum, (and many more) as well as shows and movies like "Downton Abbey", "The Gilded Age", Stephen King's "It", and "The Gods of Egypt".

I love vintage skirts, especially pleated ones, and in this video we will tackle topics like:

*What fabric is best to use for this kind of skirt?
*What's the difference between knife pleats or accordion pleats?
*How should this skirt be shaped in order to get that classic flared A line shape?
*How to incorporate a shaped waistband?

If you have ever been interested in working with a professional pleater, this is an insider look into what that planning process looks like!

Part 1 of our chat:    • Is the American Fashion Industry Dyin...  

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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
0:51 Inspiration Photos
3:22 Understructure for the Skirt
8:11 What Type of Pleats Would Work Best?
9:20 Testing Process for Creating a Garment?
10:45 Patterning the Skirt
16:01 Circle Skirt Panels (How Many to Use?)
19:42 Designing for a Shaped Waistband
24:36 How to Communicate with a Professional Pleater
28:10 The Problem with Fast Fashion
29:11 Conclusion

George Kalajian's website https://internationalpleating.com/
George Kalajian instagram   / internationalpleating  

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