Optimizing Sleeves Pattern for Vietnamese Airlines Stewardess Uniform--Ao Dai

Abstract

Ao Dai is Vietnamese national costume and usually used as airlines stewardess uniform. As uniform, Ao Dai is required to be fitted and beautiful. However, the sleeves of Ao Dai limit stewardesses arms motion when they raise hands over head or move arms frequently. The sleeves of Ao Dai are one-piece raglan sleeves. By changing sleeve width with-0.5cm, 0cm, 0.5cm, 1cm and 1.5cm, 5 samples were made. 8 subjects wore samples to evaluate the comfort and beauty of Ao Dai sleeves with five levels of psychological scale method. It could be seen that, sample A 3 was the most appropriate one, which could satisfy comfort and beauty request. The study identified the suitable sample through optimizing the sleeves pattern which was evaluated with five levels of psychological scale method.