Dart intake

A garment part as triangular fabric fold intake removing fullness at bust waist or elbow—the dart intake zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[pleat-fold|Pleat fold]] as related cousin and from [[tuck-fold|Tuck fold]] without dart intake naming.

How to recognize it

Dart intake shows stitched dart legs converging to remove wedge-shaped fullness on bodice panel.

Pleat fold is the related cousin part. Tuck fold names a different garment zone.

Origin and history

Dress articles name dart intake on garment assembly.[1] Dart (sewing)) documents dart intake on cotton.[2] Garment-parts references contrast dart intake and related zones.[3] Construction photography documents dart intake reference.[4]

Dart intake reads on tailored and ready-to-wear dress.[2] Dart intake differs from related part cousins.[1] Contrast with batch-34 garment parts rever cuff placket princess line on upper-zone assembly.[3]

Today dart intake appears on dart intake bodice bust, waist dart sheath, elbow dart sleeve, and tapered-fit assembly in silk and wool.[1][2] Clean joinery needs even seam line.[4] When triangular fabric fold intake removing fullness at bust waist or elbow—dart intake applies.[2]

Where it is used

Dart intake bodice bust, waist dart sheath, elbow dart sleeve, and tapered-fit assembly.[2]

What is worn now

Editorial styling suggestions from MsDressly—not strict rules.

Dart intake pairs with matched seam allowance on structured bodice.[2]

How it differs

Pleat fold is related cousin. Tuck fold names different zone. Compare gold anchors bodice and skirt.[1]

Expression and impression

Dart intake reads structural, zone-specific, and assembly-defining.

Common questions

Dart intake vs pleat-fold? Pleat fold is related cousin; dart intake names specific part.[1]

Dart intake vs tuck-fold? Tuck fold lacks dart intake naming.[2]

Dart intake modern? Yes on dart intake bodice bust.[2]

Often confused with

Sources

  1. Dress . Wikipedia One-piece garment silhouettes from shift to ballgown and maxi forms.
  2. Dart (sewing) . Wikipedia Triangular fabric folds shaping bust, waist, elbow, and contour darts on bodice panels.
  3. Seam . Wikipedia Joinery methods that connect fabric panels in garment assembly.
  4. File:Dart stitched (cropped).jpg . Wikimedia Commons Stitched dart intake removing fabric fullness on bodice panel; CC BY-SA 3.0.

Written by MsDressly Editorial

September 28, 2026