Unlike the Euro Pleat Curtains which open up, box pleats feature tailored and consistent folds. ... Inverted Pleat Curtains. For most curtain styles, the pleat is sewn into the front of the panel.

'When they say pleat, it means this,' he says, displaying the artfully folded curtain – Tailored Pleat Drapery from The Shade Store. 'This is an inverted pleat at the top of this.' ...