Clothing for children and teenagers : anthropometry, sizing and fit /

Clothing for Children and Teenagers: Anthropometry, Sizing and Fit addresses the complexities of developing size specifications for clothing aimed at seven to seventeen year olds. Children and teenagers experience rapid physical growth and alterations in body shape as they develop-changes that pose...

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Main Authors: Zakaria, Norsaadah (Author)
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Published: Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Duxford, UK :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead Publishing series in textiles ; number 183
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081002261
Summary: Clothing for Children and Teenagers: Anthropometry, Sizing and Fit addresses the complexities of developing size specifications for clothing aimed at seven to seventeen year olds. Children and teenagers experience rapid physical growth and alterations in body shape as they develop-changes that pose significant challenges in creating apparel sizing systems. The book begins by introducing the principles of apparel fit and sizing systems. Drawing on the author's own fieldwork, it goes on to discuss methods of conducting anthropometric surveys in children and teenagers, and techniques for analyzing the resulting data in order to produce successful sizing systems.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
ISBN: 9780081002544
0081002548
Index Number: TT635
CLC: TS957.14