Inspirational Monday: Pleats Please

(The World Looks Red, Late Afternoon, Candace Lakes for Glamour.com)

Unless you live in a cave somewhere then you know that pleats are in for this season. You can't turn a page or a webpage without seeing a pleated skirt. Which is more then a-okay with me. I think I was a head of the game about a year or so ago when I bought my accordion pleated blue skirt from H&M but the more pleated skirts I see the more I want...MORE. Pleats give a dress or a skirt such great definition and add femininity. Even dark colors like black look more feminine with pleats. They just give it a nice soft look about them. Pleated skirts are fun to play with, you can go super feminine or give it a dress down look. I really love soft color pleated skirts and play up the feminine look like the photo that Candace Lakes took.

Pretty in Pleats by poetofsorts featuring a floral brooch

Dorothy Perkins polka dot top, 20 GBP TopShop long pleated skirt, $90 Charlotte Olympia high heel shoes, $895 Leather handbag, 175 GBP Floral brooch, 6 GBP Floral brooch, 6 GBP Aurélie Bidermann gold plated jewelry, $1,495
Forever21 stone jewelry, $3.80 Nail Polish (3-Pack), $15