Clothing appearance and fit : science and technology /

This comprehensive book provides a critical appreciation of the technological developments and scientific understanding related to clothing appearance and fit. It bridges recent active research and development in beauty and fashion design, with garment evaluation technology, drape and human anthropo...

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Main Authors: Fan, Jintu
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Yu, Winnie Wing-man; Hunter, L
Published: Woodhead : Textile Institute ; CRC,
Publisher Address: Cambridge : Roca Raton, Fla. :
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781855737457
Summary: This comprehensive book provides a critical appreciation of the technological developments and scientific understanding related to clothing appearance and fit. It bridges recent active research and development in beauty and fashion design, with garment evaluation technology, drape and human anthropometrics and sizing. It includes many industrial standards, techniques and practices that make it an essential reference for researchers, academics, professionals and students in clothing and textile academia and industry.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xviii, 239 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1845690389
9781845690380
1855737450
9781855737457
Index Number: TT507
CLC: TS941.2
Contents: Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Perception of body appearance and its relation to clothing; 2 Subjective assessment of clothing appearance; 3 Subjective assessment of clothing fit; 4 Objective evaluation of clothing appearance; 5 Objective evaluation of clothing fit; 6 Fabric properties related to clothing appearance and fit; 7 Garment drape; 8 3D body scanning; 9 Human anthropometrics and sizing systems; 10 Garment design for individual fit; Index.