Boxy Minimalist · sits at the natural waist, falls straight from the hip
Pleated Midi Skirt
CubePleat
230 GSM poly-viscose suiting, 34 cm waist, 72 cm length, 78 cm hem sweep, 12 knife pleats, 4 cm fused waistband, centre-back invisible zip
FRONT
BACK
Free vector flat
No account
The drawing above, front and back, as an editable vector — open it in Illustrator, Figma or Affinity and put your own graphics on it. Measurements aren't on the flat; they're in the tech pack.
The vector flat above is free and always will be. The tech pack — graded measurements, tolerances, fabric weights and construction — is the paid part.
Starting spec — make a sample before you order in bulk.
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230
GSM · Heavyweight · range 200–260
Poly-viscose suiting — 63% polyester / 34% viscose / 3% elastane. Piece-dyed, calendered; the polyester content is what holds the pleat through washing — do not let this be value-engineered down
Trim: Waistband fusible · 100% polyester knit fusible · 90 GSM
What does GSM mean? Read the fabric weight guide →How it's made
Waistband
Straight fused waistband, cut on grain, closed at centre back · height: 4 cm · closure: 50 cm centre-back invisible zip with a hook and bar at the waistband
Pleats
12 knife pleats, all facing the wearer's left, folded to 4 cm at the waist and released at the hip. Pleats are edge-stitched down 20 cm from the waist seam so the hip stays flat
Shoulder
N/a shoulder
Sleeve hem
n/a
Body hem
3 cm turned hem, twin-needle, pressed with the pleats. Level; hem after the pleats are set, never before
Pockets
None. A pocket bag distorts a pleat and there is nowhere to hide it
Side seams
French seam, pressed toward the back so it disappears into a pleat fold
Stitch density spi
12 stitches per inch
Size chart
Garment laid flat · M is the sample size
Measure
XS
S
M
L
XL
XXL
A
Waist width (flat, relaxed)
± 1 cm
30
32
34
36
38
40
B
Hip width (flat, 20 cm below waist)
± 1 cm
45
47.5
50
52.5
55
57.5
C
Hem sweep (flat)
± 1.5 cm
72
75
78
81
84
87
L
Length (waist seam to hem)
± 1 cm
69
70.5
72
73.5
75
76.5
I
Waistband height
± 0.3 cm
4
4
4
4
4
4
Colourways
Bone
#DDD6C6
Charcoal
#3D4145
Deep Olive
#4B5340
Trims & notes
• 50 cm invisible zip (centre back)
• Skirt hook and bar
• Knit fusible (waistband)
• Woven label (inside waistband)
• Care/content label
• Pleats must be heat-set by the factory before the hem goes in, not pressed by hand at the end. Ask for a pleat-set sample after three home washes before approving the run.
• The 20 cm stitch-down is what stops the skirt reading as a school uniform. Shorter and it flares at the hip; longer and it will not walk.
• Grade the length by 1.5 cm only. Skirt length grades far less than waist, and a proportional grade makes XXL read as a maxi.
• This needs more fabric than it looks: 12 pleats at 4 cm of take-up each is roughly 2.2x the finished sweep. Cost it at 2.6 m per garment, not 1.2 m.
• Specify the pleat direction. 'Knife pleats' without a direction comes back with half the run facing each way.
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