Anthropometry and Size Groups in the Clothing Industry

• Autorzy: Balach Monika , Lesiakowska-Jablonska Marzanna , Frydrych Iwona

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/aut-2019-0001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It appears that from generation to generation the anthropometric dimensions of the human population are changing. The aim of this paper was to examine the extent of these changes and the need for generating updated measurements for the clothing industry. The clothing industry uses mannequins and avatars to represent the modal group of the population. The industry tends to use three different categories for the human body shape (endomorphic, mesomorphic, and ectomorphic). The clothing industry should focus on specific measurements of the body rather than general categories and create more body shapes to satisfy customer needs. The paper also aimed at showing the problems faced by clothing designers. The traditional way of measuring takes into account only selected dimensions of the human body; this does not reflect the “true” overall body shape. The dimension tables used by the apparel industry are based on the fourth anthropometric photograph taken between 1987 and 1989. These tables are still in the use currently; however, after 30 years they are outdated and should be revised for the young contemporary generation. This study can be used for the development of new dimension tables as well as defining methods aimed at improving the quality of measurements for clothing engineering purposes. This is an important issue, because the National Institute of Anthropometry does not deal with such problems (the measurements are conducted mainly for understanding the human body shape rather than any other application), which means that anthropometric measurements are not ideally suited to applications of clothes fitting.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

anthropometric measurements; 3D body scanning; normal distribution; linear regression

PL

pomiary antropometryczne; skanowanie ciała 3D; rozkład normalny; regresja liniowa

• Wydawca: Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design
• Czasopismo: Autex Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 20, no. 1
• Strony: 56--62
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Balach Monika

• Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design Institute of Architecture of Textile, Technical University of Lodz, 116 Zeromskiego Street, Lodz 90-924, Poland. Tel. [phone]

autor

Lesiakowska-Jablonska Marzanna

• Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design Institute of Architecture of Textile, Technical University of Lodz, 116 Zeromskiego Street, Lodz 90-924, Poland. Tel. [phone]

autor

Frydrych Iwona

• Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design Institute of Architecture of Textile, Technical University of Lodz, 116 Zeromskiego Street, Lodz 90-924, Poland. Tel. [phone]

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).