Pleats please!

Hello, lovelies! New York Fashion Week started yesterday! I haven't been able to watch the shows, but I have seen photos of every single look. I won't post them just yet, maybe I'll wait for NYFW to be over before I choose favorites (last season, my blog practically showed and talked about every single show, even the not-so-good ones). I am finding it really hard to restrain myself from posting about the shows, but if you click on over to my Tumblr, you'll be able to see the photos of the looks from the shows that I liked.

I have been going around malls and will soon be going around thrift stores (I hate that I can never find the time!) in search of the pleated skirt. I know you are asking "Who on earth does not own a pleated skirt?". Well, my friends, it is not just a pleated skirt that I am looking for. It's a specific kind which I am not sure what to call (because not enough people talk about it, not even in fashion blogs). A few years ago, I was probably about thirteen, it was the trend and everyone called them "electric pleats", but upon Google-ing this term, I was devastated to find out that no one actually calls it that (Seriously? Why the hell have we been calling them electric pleats all that time?). After some more rigorous Google-ing, I found out they are called "Sunray pleats" or 'Accordion pleats". I am certain there is a difference, but I cannot be bothered to examine them thoroughly enough to find out, so let's just call them the latter, because it appears to be the more well-known of the two.

We've seen them everywhere. If you follow this blog (which I am sure none of you actually do), you'll notice how I was very enthusiastic about these pleats appearing in last season's runway shows.


I've also been seeing it on fashion bloggers and street style blogs.


And of course a lot of celebrities have been working this look!


I think it's already a trend and I cannot wait until I find a pleated skirt / dress of my own! What do you guys think of this trend?