/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10090778
An A-line petticoat under box pleats is usually the way brands do it, sometimes combined with a trapezoidal/flared skirt pattern so that the final hem circumference is above 200cm (often for sweet lolita, closer to 300cm). If you just use a rectangle and are pleating it directly to a fixed waistband (no shirring), the final hem circumference becomes 3X waist which is often too low-poof if you are small (i.e. 60cm waist would only have 180cm hem circumference which looks more like low-poof old school).
To give you an idea of the proportions - this VM dress has a hem circumference of 210cm and the skirt is pleated - the waist of the bodice where it attaches is 70cm.