[...]... methods and standards used by the industry and researchers for assessing clothing appearance and fit Chapters 4 and 5 review research and development on objective measurement technologies for the evaluation of clothing appearance and fit Chapters 6 and 7 deal with fabric objective measurement, relevant fabric properties and garment drape R&D and related aspects on body measurement, anthropometrics and. .. Rating standard based on standard three-dimensional replicas Rating standard based on photographic standards 23 23 3.1 3.2 Advantages and disadvantages of fitting standards Exercise protocol 34 34 6.1 6.2 Assessment of fabric performance in apparel Fabric properties that are related to tailoring performance, appearance in wear, and handle Basic fabric mechanical properties and related quality and performance... satisfaction of the fit of the clothing It was reported that normal weight groups were most satisfied with their body and clothing fit. 34 The overweight group showed much less satisfaction with their body and clothing fit McVey35 found that ill-fitting branded garments which are expensive and fashionable give a message to the consumer that something is wrong with their body However, less fashionable and less... dress-making, and there is a lack of a comprehensive treatment of the subject, particularly from the scientific and technological perspective This monograph is the first book aimed at providing a critical appreciation of technological developments and scientific understanding in areas related to clothing appearance and fit, bridging the science of beauty, fashion design, fabric and garment evaluation technology, ... covered in Chapters 8 and 9 The last chapter reviews published work on garment design and pattern alteration for achieving good clothing appearance and fit The book is intended for a wide spectrum of readers, including students, researchers and academics, as well as professionals in the clothing and textile industries For easy comprehension, the text is supplemented by illustrations and xviii Preface photographs... environment, body and clothing The appearance of the clothed body is a perception of the viewer (whether of the wearers themselves or others) in a social and climatic context It involves interaction between body, clothing, the viewer and environment (see Fig 1.8) In mathematical terms, the appearance is a complex function of body, clothing and environment (including social, cultural and other norms)... is not just to scan and 10 Clothing appearance and fit Figure 1.7 Nine-figural scale of Thompson and Gray, 1995.29 understand the visual components, such as line, shape, colour, texture, body shape, etc., which has its own meaning and expressive characteristics, but to perceive the contextual relationship between the components DeLong33 pointed out that the perception of clothing appearance is influenced... garment types and key dimensions Size labelling and body measurements in various countries Comparison of size interval and drop value of men in different countries 182 187 188 188 189 190 191 Preface Decoration, modesty and protection are the three most fundamental reasons for people to wear clothing Two of these, decoration and modesty, are directly influenced by the appearance and fit of the clothing. .. Hunter 1 Perception of body appearance and its relation to clothing J FAN 1.1 Introduction Our appearance is our most apparent individual characteristic Although we are taught that we should not judge others by their appearance alone, relying on appearance to guide personal decisions and social interactions is not only natural, but inescapable.1 The body and the way it is clothed and presented is a primary... body cathexis Satisfaction with body appearance and its separate parts is termed as `body cathexis' Body cathexis is an evaluation of body image and self concept A low Figure 1.8 Interaction between viewer, clothing, body and environment Perception of body appearance and its relation to clothing 1 1 value of body cathexis indicates dissatisfaction with one's own body appearance Body cathexis is highly .