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Dynamic ease evaluation for 3D garment design

Fangfang Zhang (Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Trevor John Little (Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

ISSN: 1361-2026

Article publication date: 19 April 2018

Issue publication date: 9 May 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

3D garment design technology is developing rapidly thereby creating a need for different approaches to developing the patterns. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the 3D dynamic ease distribution for a 3D garment design.

Design/methodology/approach

Standard garments were created from Size 2 to Size 14 for ten human subjects. Landmarks location on both human body and the standard garment under dynamic postures are recorded, and he fit and comfort evaluation of the standard garment were collected from the ten human subjects. Finally, these data were used to evaluate the 3D dynamic ease distribution for a 3D garment design.

Findings

3D dynamic ease evaluation is challenging and the findings showed that the upper-arm design is a core element of the whole 3D garment design. The upper arm is not only a connecting part for both front and back pieces of the garment, but is also the main active part of the body, so it is the essential element to affect the comfort and fit of the garment under dynamic postures.

Originality/value

This research provides a novel 3D ease evaluation by analyzing the landmarks location of both human body and standard garment, and fit and comfort evaluation of the standard garment, which are all carried under dynamic postures.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to express sincere appreciation to Shanshan Wang who helped with the process of recording the landmarks location under dynamic postures.

Citation

Zhang, F. and Little, T.J. (2018), "Dynamic ease evaluation for 3D garment design", Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-07-2017-0074

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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