Clothing fit preferences of young female adult consumers

Alexander, Marina; Connell, Lenda Jo; Presley, Ann Beth

doi:10.1108/09556220510577961

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“…A sensory evaluation is a method using the psychological premise to judge physical properties and to predict customers' reactions [9]. Also, a sensory test allows for systematic subjective product evaluation and it is a professional and expert judge's responses [8,9]. There are some limitations which surround circumstance and personal situation influencing the accuracy of the inspection because this test relies only on human visual sense.…”

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“…Well-fitted garments should sit properly on the body having proper proportions and sufficient ease without pulling, fabric contortions, and compression. Consideration of customer fit preference is crucial for the clothing manufacturing process, and clothing manufacturers should analyze the body size and type of the target market even though each customer's preference might be subjective and different [8].…”

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A Comparative Study of Trouser Pattern Making Methods

Lim¹,

Cassidy²

2017

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The rate of wearing trousers by females has increased in our modern society, and increasing demands for trousers are not only for functional aspects but also aesthetic aspects, physical suitability and movement adaptability. Fit is one of the major concerns for the clothing industry, and pattern development process is significant during clothing manufacturing and the way clothing is constructed. Various pattern making methods have been introduced to the industry considering clothing fit satisfaction, but it is still impossible to provide the optimized clothing pattern for mass production. This study evaluated four trouser pattern making methods known as the Aldrich, Armstrong, Bunka, and ESMOD methods focusing on fit consideration by application onto human subject's evaluation test. The fundamental body dimension data were measured by a 3D body scanning system, and four trousers according to the four different methods were produced by both manual methods and an apparel CAD programme. The developed trouser pattern blocks were compared using each part of constructing formula and actual sizes. Experimental trousers were evaluated by expert and subject using questionnaires, focus group, and in-depth interview. The result of evaluation was analysed by statistical and qualitative analysis.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Comparative Study of Trouser Pattern Making Methods

Lim¹,

Cassidy²

2017

JTEFT

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“…젊은 여성 소비자들을 대상으로 실시한 맞음새 선호도에 대한 연구에서는 특정한 신체부위에 만족하는 사람은 그 부위에 꼭 맞는 것을 선호하고 몸무게에 불만이 있는 사람 들은 헐렁하게 입는 것을 선호하는 것으로 나타났다 (Marina Alexander, 2005).…”

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The Visual Illusion Using the Adequate Ease Distribution of Jacket Pattern for the Middle Aged Women of Obese Figure

Sohn¹

2008

Korean Journal of Human Ecology

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Body image is important as it is related to self-esteem and can be enhanced by clothing and the degree of enhancement is related to clothing fit.The purpose of the paper is to find the adequate ease distribution of jacket pattern for the obese women who want to slenderize their shape by optical illusion. Subjective evaluation of the visual appearance we collected and, at the same time, 3D clothing air volume was observed for the nine types of experimental jackets with different ease distribution.As results it was found that jacket pattern for the obese women is that the front width of pattern is wider than what of back width in waist and abdomen. It was also noted that there was distance between clothing and skin in the girth around hip of jacket.3D scanner clearly demonstrated the distribution of ease is useful to find the pattern variables responsible for the slender appearance of the obese women. The ready-to-made clothes for the obese women's clothing should be manufactured systematically in due consideration of the diversity and scarcity of the obese women's body shape.

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“…Apparel manufacturers try to minimize the number of sizes they produce, as too many sizes can result in too much inventory, which is inefficient. In addition, they try to achieve a high coverage rate to maximize the number of potential customers (Alexander, Connell, & Presley, 2005;Jongsuk & Jasper, 1993;McCulloch, Paal, & Ashdown, 1998).…”

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Developing accurate industrial standards to facilitate production in apparel manufacturing based on anthropometric data

Hsu¹

2009

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Clothing and apparel are high value-added products, and body measurement standards are crucial industrial standards in apparel manufacturing. These standards enable manufacturers to predict sales of different sizes and set production quantities accordingly, resulting in accurate material control and production planning. Many standards use a range of approximate girth differences based on anthropometric data to determine figure types, but these figure types cannot be accurately classified. Moreover, little research has been done to apply the girth ratio approach to identify figure types. This study proposes an accurate girth ratio approach to identify figure types for middle-aged women; the approach can then be used to develop industrial standards. By applying these findings, figure types can be precisely classified. New body measurement standards can then be developed. These industrial standards can help manufacturers improve the fit of mass-produced apparel, and their application in manufacturing can reduce production costs and increase market competitiveness. C 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Clothing fit preferences of young female adult consumers

Cited by 141 publications

References 16 publications

A Comparative Study of Trouser Pattern Making Methods

A Comparative Study of Trouser Pattern Making Methods

The Visual Illusion Using the Adequate Ease Distribution of Jacket Pattern for the Middle Aged Women of Obese Figure

Developing accurate industrial standards to facilitate production in apparel manufacturing based on anthropometric data

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