Visual expansion as brought about by pleated effect of clothing

This article addressed the correlation between the designed pleats and visual expansion,including the principle and based elements,i.e.,intuitive recognition of edge lines of pleats.The relation between pleat location and visual expansion was illustrated by clothing design cases.It was pointed out that the ″external form″ of a pleat contained two meanings: pleat form and location.It was assumed that rational design of pleat location facilitates visual expansion.The methods and concepts as how to handle the relationship between pleat forms and locations and visual expansion were discussed.