Overly Elaborate Pleats Heavy, elaborate pleats can make curtains look stiff and overly formal, which is why designers are favoring simpler, more elegant pleat styles.
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Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2025
Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
4 Aug. 2026
Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
Major League Baseball was the original path Kelce sought to become a pro athlete, gripping seams on the ball instead of running the seam route as a tight end in the NFL.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
Press the seams together, flip over so the seam is down, and shape gently into a ball.
Then fold the quilt up for putting back in storage—preferably in a different configuration so the quilt doesn’t develop creases.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2026
The silky mattes go on without streaking (like some other inexpensive shadows might) along lashlines, over lids, and through creases for so many possible looks and so many color options (there are nine versions of the palette).
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