Draped Dress

Drape comes from weight and from the direction of the cut, not from looseness. A heavy cloth cut on the bias falls in deep folds that move as you do, while a light cloth cut the ordinary way just hangs. This is why a draped dress can feel substantial without feeling tight and why a cheap imitation of the same shape looks flat. If the folds in the photograph are soft and continuous rather than creased, the drape is real.