Un gioco di nervature

English translation: Ribbing creates flow and movement

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Italian term or phrase:Un gioco di nervature
English translation:Ribbing creates flow and movement
Entered by: Sophia Malik

12:46 Oct 28, 2020
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Skirt pleats
Italian term or phrase: Un gioco di nervature
Please share your thoughts on 'gioco di nervature'.

Context: Un gioco di nervature impreziosisce la silhouette della gonna plizzè in lana elasticizzata.

I am thinking gioco can be translated as 'interplay' but I am not sure how to combine it with 'nervature' to convey the movement of the fabric.

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Sophia Malik
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:47
Ribbing creates flow and movement
Explanation:
or "the ribbing enhances the flowing silhouette of this [stretch skirt with pleats]"
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Claire Titchmarsh
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Thank you for this answer! It was very helpful and encompassed the meaning perfectly.
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4 +3Ribbing creates flow and movement
Claire Titchmarsh
4The play of light on the ribbed fabric softens the silhouette of this pleated skirt
Wolfgang Hager
4...by the playful folds of its pleats (or: "pleating")
Lara Barnett


  

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The play of light on the ribbed fabric softens the silhouette of this pleated skirt


Explanation:
poetic license ?

Wolfgang Hager
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Ribbing creates flow and movement


Explanation:
or "the ribbing enhances the flowing silhouette of this [stretch skirt with pleats]"


Claire Titchmarsh
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Thank you for this answer! It was very helpful and encompassed the meaning perfectly.

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...by the playful folds of its pleats (or: "pleating")


Explanation:
The outline of the skirt is enhanced by the playful folds of its pleating (or Pleats)

I like the idea of "veins" being used here perhaps in place of "folds", but this would be figurative usage and may be a bit of a risk.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Once your pleats are formed and pressed in place, you can sew the FOLDS OF THE PLEATS with a topstitch or an edgestitch."

    https://sew4home.com/how-to-make-a-box-pleat-standard-and-inverted/
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