Clothing appearance and fit: Science and technology (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) [Hardcover]

J. Fan (Author), W. Yu (Author), L. Hunter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0849325943 | ISBN-13: 978-0849325946 | Publication Date: October 15, 2004 | Edition: 1

In one fully comprehensive book, Clothing Appearance and Fit: Science and Technology provides a critical examination of the technological developments and scientific understanding of the appearance and fit of clothing. The authors bridge the gap between the science of beauty and fashion design and garment evaluation technology, garment drape, and human anthropometrics and sizing.

The authors begin by discussing body attractiveness, how it relates to clothing material and design parameters, and classical and contemporary theories of beauty. They present the industry's techniques, methods, and standards for assessing clothing appearance and fit and review the research and development of objective measurement technologies for evaluating clothing appearance and fit. The book includes coverage of fabric objective measurement, fabric properties and garment drape, the R & D of body measurement, anthropometrics, and sizing systems.

Concluding with a review of published work on garment design and pattern alteration, the book covers myriad industrial standards, techniques, and practices. It is an indespensible resource for textile and fashion students, researchers, and professionals in the clothing and textile industries.

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About the Author

Dr Fan was awarded a PhD from the University of Leeds in 1989 and is now Associate Professor at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has published widely in the area of clothing technology and is world-renowned for his invention of the first sweating fabric mannequin "Walter". He has also received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the US Fiber Society. Professor Lawrance Hunter, Divisional Fellow (Manufacturing and Materials Technology) CSIR and Head of the post-graduate Department of Textile Science of the University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has been involved in textile R&D for almost 40 years and has published many papers at conferences and in journals. He was awarded the Textile Institute Warner Memorial Medal for his outstanding contribution to textile science and technology. Dr Yu is an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Leeds in 1996. Her famous inventions include the 3D body scanner "Cubicam" for customised fit jeans and the first soft mannequin for pressure evaluation of intimate apparel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 239 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (October 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849325943
• ISBN-13: 978-0849325946
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,436,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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