ABSTRACT
A placket is an opening in the waist portion of trousers or in the neckline of a skirt. They can also be found at the cuff of a sleeve in a garment. Plackets facilitate easy usage of clothing and are sometimes used as a component for enhancing the design. Facings or bands are attached in a modern placket to incorporate buttons, snaps or zippers. In designer garments, a placket is a double layer of fabric that contains buttons and buttonholes in a skirt (Chuter 1995; Shaeffer 2000).
