Pretty Pleats

For a variety of designers adding pleat details to a garment tends to create so much character, creativity, fun and a high level of visual appeal. Renata Morales whom I discussed her previous collection briefly, in a previous post, is one of those designers that the use of pleats tend to reoccur in the garments and pieces from her collections.

Her Spring 08 collection shows many complex looking but beautiful and eye catching pleats which she has managed to make it look very wearable.

The dresses above are my favourite from the collection, there is so much attention to detail and some hand knitted details.Morales is also a painter, which is echoed in many of the prints, fabrics and garments in her collection, there are also splashes on the background where the pictures of her garments are taken. Her Paintings have been featured in a variety of exhibitions and Fashion & design festivals in Canada. You can view some more of her paintings here.