Pleated Dress

The intricate use of pleating and draping by Madame Grès, the haute couture genius often called a sculptor with fabric, can be seen as a modern reinvention of the classics. Issey Miyake’s approach mixes principles from Greek Antiquity with innovative textile manufacturing. Iris van Herpen’s revolutionary combination of new 3D technologies with handmade craftsmanship and her continuous search for new techniques. Her work shows a contemporary vision which incorporates both Grès’s and Miyake’s sensibilities, as exemplified by this pleated dress in manmade silk with sharp lines from the Autumn/Winter 2015-2016 ‘Hacking Infinity’ collection.