International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 33 Issue 3

Consumer visual attention and behaviour of online clothing

Xiaohong Mo, Enle Sun, Xian Yang

The purpose of this paper is to study online clothing consumers' behaviour and their visual attention mechanism to provide objective and quantitative evidences for the display and…

Designing new sizing bulletproof vests for Taiwanese soldiers

Chih-Hao Wen, Yuh-Chuan Shih

Combining the collected human body variables by a 3D body scanner and the research results of medical computed tomography (CT) imaging, this research aims to develop a military…

Investigating consumer behaviour for environmental, sustainable and social apparel

Kerri Byrd, Jin Su

The purpose of this study is to investigate consumers' perceptions of and consumer behaviour towards apparel labels and environmental, sustainable and social apparel.

Study on the tearing behaviour of woven shirting fabrics – the effect of yarn and fabric properties

Elnaz Safari Gorjan, Nazanin Ezazshahabi, Fatemeh Mousazadegan

Occurrence of fabric rupture is a problem that can influence fabric performance during wear. In this regard, fabric tearing resistance is considered by manufacturers and consumers…

A review of the current status of microfiber pollution research in textiles

R. Rathinamoorthy, S. Raja Balasaraswathi

Microfiber is one of the major sources of microplastic emission into the environment. In recent times, research on microfiber has gained momentum, and research across different…

Study on multi-color emotion based on fashion color in 2019

Yuanyuan Bai, Yuan Xue

The purpose of this paper is to derive the relationship between color schemes and emotion to serve for designers and consumers.

Somatotype identification of middle-aged women based on decision tree algorithm

Lanmin Wang, Hongmin Wang, Huiyan Zhang, Naiseman Akemujiang, Aimin Xiao

Body type classification has a great influence on plate making and garment sizing system, and the accuracy of body type classification method will greatly affect the fit of…

A normative method for the classification and assessment of women's 3-D scanned morphotypes

Reena Pandarum, Simon Christopher Harlock, Lawrance Hunter, Gerald Aurther Vernon Leaf

The purpose of this study was for a panel of experts to initially make visual assessments of female body morphotypes from their 3-D scanned images, and, thereafter, use these and…

Aesthetics and comfort requirements of breast prosthesis in the case of mastectomy in cancer patients

Hee-Kyoung Oh, Chi Cuong Vu, Jooyong Kim

The objective of this study is to investigate an appropriate breast prosthesis of pattern with center of gravity that exerts less clothing pressure on women who are breast cancer…

Suitable ranges of ease allowance for appearance of women's shirts of fit and straight styles

Yuika Sakata, KyoungOk Kim, Masayuki Takatera

This study investigated changes in appearance due to variations in the amount of ease allowance at the bust, waist and hips with ready-made women's shirts in two different styles…

Degumming silk by CO2 supercritical fluid and their dyeing ability with plant indigo

Chung-haur Howard Lo

Dyeing process is usually to blame negatively for deteriorating the environment. Eco-friendly silk fibers are able to exercising their commercial values well followed by…