Clip for gathering a fragment of fabric in the folded state

Pleat for attaching together a fragment of material of an article of clothing in a folded state, in particular allowing the bottom of a bathing suit covering the buttocks to be folded up to transform it into a thong or the side edges of shorts to be pulled up or the sleeves of a T-shirt to be raised, to bare the tops of the thighs or shoulders and increase the areas of the skin that may be exposed to the sun in order to reduce tanning marks, characterized in that it comprises a central panel (1) on which are elastically articulated, at their middle part (20), three attaching tabs (2) distributed around its perimeter, movable in rotation about an axis (5) between an open position or placing position and a closed position or pleating position, while a spring (7) cooperates with each of the attaching tabs (2) to return it to the pleating position without any external stress being applied to it.