The latest edition of Threads magazine is now out, I got mine last week.
There is an article showing you how to make Chinese Knots for a fastening on a jacket. An article on Focus on the Waist - to improve the fit on trousers, another article on Ponte Knits, and another article on Lining it like a Pro i.e.lining a jacket.
However what really caught my eye this time around was an article called Tuck-marking trick and this involves using something called Totally Stable Iron on Tear Away Stabiliser and this has been used on a Butterick pattern 6208 which is out of print, and has tucks down the front bodice - the front bodice has a button closure and is slightly V neck.
Sorry Jessie this information on the pleat part is probably too late for you, but this Totally Stable stabiliser product is available here in the UK via Amazon.