Pleat to which stripe?

[Liam]

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Based on what you have said , it would seem the first question to be answered would be the number of pleats you desire and how that affects the swing / swish and your own preference of this effect .

If you like the look of smaller and more pleats ( my preference )......

Perhaps others can chime in on this point, but it is my experience that larger pleats tend to crease less when sitting, getting in and out of a car, etc. than smaller ones so I would opt for large pleats, all other things being equal, as repressing/steaming is reduced.

[OC Richard]

My favourite option is the lower one in the Original Post, because it gives a more blue-ish look to the pleats.

The fact that the pleats alternate doesn't stand out all that much, not nearly as much as on the yellow-and-red version.