International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 28 Issue 1

Characterization of structure and air permeability of aromatherapic terry textile

Salvinija Petrulyte, Deimante Vankeviciute, Donatas Petrulis

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the physical properties of smart aromatherapic ramie/cotton terry fabrics containing microcapsules (MC) with essential Eucalyptus oil…

Quantifying the appearance of jackets with adhesive interlinings

KyoungOk Kim, Sho Sonehara, Masayuki Takatera

– The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively evaluate the effect of adhesive interlining on the appearance of tailored jackets with different rigidity.

The research on surface non-uniformity of textile systems

Milda Juciene, Svetlana Radaviciene, Virginija Saceviciene, Rimas Adaškevicius, Stase Petraitiene

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the non-uniformity of the surface where textile fabric systems were joined using embroidery with the help of the system dimensional…

Women’s petite and regular body measurements compared to current retail sizing conventions

Youngsook Kim, Hwa Kyung Song, Susan P. Ashdown

The purpose of this paper is to analyze petite women’s body size and figure and investigate whether current petite sizing charts accurately reflect actual petit size women’s…

Spectroscopy quantitative analysis cotton content of blend fabrics

Xudong Sun, Mingxing Zhou, Yize Sun

– The purpose of this paper is to develop near infrared (NIR) techniques coupled with multivariate calibration methods to rapid measure cotton content in blend fabrics.

Event-related potentials technique using in affective fashion design

Jia Lü, Dongsheng Chen, Yue Sui

The purpose of this paper is to utilize the spontaneous brain potentials as an index to quantifying the consumers’ inner emotions, and propose an objective method to obtain the…

Construction of level of details in garment image skeleton

Bei Wang, Jituo Li, Jiping Zeng, Guang Chen, Guodong Lu

Skeleton plays an important role in representing the essential feature of garment in image. General skeleton extraction methods often yield many short skeletal branches. Though…

Analysis of thermal comfort properties of jacquard knitted mattress ticking fabrics

Sena Terliksiz, Fatma Kalaoğlu, Selin Hanife Eryürük

Sleep is a vital and a basic activity of human life and it is a physiological need for human body. Sleep quality is directly influenced by the comfort conditions of sleep…

Classifying male upper lateral somatotypes using space vectors

Mi Kyung Yoon, Yun Ja Nam, Woong Kim

The purpose of this paper is to develop a method for defining and categorizing upper lateral somatotypes for clothing size systems used for clothing pattern creation based on…

A web-based design support system for fashion technical sketches

Jie Xu, P.Y. Mok, C.W.M. Yuen, R.W.Y. Yee

To better respond to today’s volatile and changing fashion market, the purpose of this paper is to develop a web-based design support system that enables users to design realistic…