International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 27 Issue 1

Effects of perfume on mechanical and color properties of cotton fabrics

Mahmut Kayar

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of perfume on cotton fabrics and satisfy the perfume user’s curiosity on this issue.

Recent developments in reflective cold protective clothing

Matthew Patrick Morrissey, René Michel Rossi

The purpose of this paper is to present some new results about reflective cold protective clothing (i.e. those featuring metal coatings), and compare and contrast the data with…

Investigating the sustainability of the Korean textile and fashion industry

Youngjoo Na, Dong Kyu Na

Fashion and textile industry has confronted to participate with the sustainable industry and society proactively not by the government regulations, but by the shareholders or…

Light-emitting textile display with floats for electronics covering

Inese Parkova, Ivars Parkovs, Ausma Vilumsone

Flexible light-emitting textile display is designed with floats for electronic elements covering and electronic contacts insulation what at the same time provides an opportunity…

Determination of distance ease of pants using 3D scanning data

Junqiang Su, Bingfei Gu, Guolian Liu, Bugao Xu

– The purpose of this paper is to focus on the determination of distance ease of pants from the 3D scanning data of a clothed and unclothed body.

CFD based study of thermal sensation of occupants using thermophysiological model. Part II: Effect of metabolic rate and clothing insulation on human-environmental interaction

Radostina A. Angelova, George Pichurov, Iskra Simova, Peter Stankov, Iosu Rodrigo

– The purpose of the paper is to simulate the effect of clothing insulation and activity on the interaction between the human body and the environment.

Apparel distribution with uncertain try-on time by evolutionary algorithm

Zhi-Hua Hu, Chen Wei, Xiao-Kun Yu

The purpose of this paper is to study the problem of a routing problem with uncertain try-on service time (VRPUS) for apparel distribution, and to devise solution strategies…

Numerical modeling and experimental investigation of fiber diameter of melt blowing nonwoven web

Bo Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to varify, the air drawing model and the air jet flow field model of dual slot shape die for a polymer in a melt blowing process were established, by…

An expert system to improve the functioning of the clothing industry: A development methodology

Karina Santiago-Santiago, Ana Lilia Laureano-Cruces, Jorge Manuel Alejandro Antuñano-Barranco, Oscar Domínguez-Pérez, Estela Sarmiento-Bustos

Today the garment industry in México is vulnerable to complex problems. This type of industry is subject to influences which over time, modify the perceptions of those involved in…

Parametric virtual lower body of elderly women for apparel industry

Sunmi Park, Yunja Nam, Kuengmi Choi

The purpose of this paper is to develop a virtual body that resembles the customer’s body shape using only the minimum information provided by the customer and without requiring…

The establishment of human body three vital measurements regression relationship based on SVR method

Xiaojiu Li, Xiaoning Jing

The purpose of this paper is to obtain circumference sizes from 2D feature sizes in the parts of three vital measurements of young female, the dimensions of chest width, chest…

Nano-modification of plasma treated inkjet printing fabrics

Chunming Zhang, Xiaoping Zhang

Inkjet printing is becoming increasingly important and popular for the printing of textiles. As one of the environmentally friendly processes, the plasma has been widely used to…

Corrigendum

REF2014 is revealing that textile research may have lost its identity

George Stylios