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The effect of social connectedness on consumer adoption of social commerce in apparel shopping

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of social connectedness on social media users’ attitudes and intentions towards adopting social commerce in the technology acceptance model (TAM). Data collec...

Authors: Eunjoo Cho and Jihyeong Son

The impact of moral philosophy and moral intensity on purchase behavior toward sustainable textile and apparel products

This study investigated the causal–effect relationships among moral philosophy, moral intensity, and purchase behavior toward environmentally sustainable textile and apparel products. A research model incorpor...

Authors: Heesook Hong and Ji Hye Kang

A quantification of the preferred ease allowance for the men’s formal jacket patterns

The purpose of this study is to provide a quantitative reference required for the decision of ease allowance to draft men’s formal jacket patterns by quantifying the customers’ actual tendency regarding the pr...

Authors: In Hwa Kim, Yun Ja Nam and Hyunsook Han

Identifying tween fashion consumers’ profile concerning fashion innovativeness, opinion leadership, internet use for apparel shopping, interest in online co-design involvement, and brand commitment

This study identifies tween fashion consumers’ profiles in relation to fashion change agent (FCA) characteristics, such as fashion innovativeness and opinion leadership, and examines how the tweens’ FCA charac...

Authors: Renee Baker, Ui-Jeen Yu, Hae Jin Gam and Jennifer Banning

Objective knowledge, subjective knowledge, and prior experience of organic cotton apparel

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationships between objective knowledge, subjective knowledge, and prior experience of organic cotton apparel and their effects on purchase behaviors. The sampl...

Authors: Tae-Im Han

Effect of weft yarn twist level on mechanical and sensorial comfort of 100% woven cotton fabrics

Fabric sensory properties are complex concepts which include dimensional changes at small forces such as tensile, shear, compression and bending, surface properties (friction and roughness) plus surface coolne...

Authors: Desalegn Atalie, Addisu Ferede and Gideon Kipchirchir Rotich

Introduction to special collection: collaborating with technology to sell fashion

Authors: Ho Jung Choo

The effects of celebrity-brand congruence and publicity on consumer attitudes and buying behavior

Marketers use celebrity endorsements to make advertisements believable and to enhance consumer recognition of the brand name. However, once a direct link has been formed from a celebrity to a brand, the negati...

Authors: Jae Han Jay Min, Hyo Jung Julie Chang, Tun-Min Catherine Jai and Morgan Ziegler

How to evoke consumer approach intention toward VR stores? Sequential mediation through telepresence and experiential value

This study explores the roles of vividness and interactivity—two technological dimensions of virtual reality mediums—for consumers’ approach intention toward immersive virtual reality stores. In addition to te...

Authors: Ju Yeun Jang, Hee Jin Hur and Ho Jung Choo

Proposing value-based technology acceptance model: testing on paid mobile media service

Rapid growth of online media markets among world populations led to attempts by companies to exploit mobile services as part of business planning practices. Relatedly, this study examines adoption of paid mobi...

Authors: Song-yi Youn and Kyu-Hye Lee

Costume evolution during the development of romantic relationships and its impact on the positions of power in the Star Wars prequel and original trilogies

This study explored the costume evolution of the Star Wars film characters Padme Amidala and Leia Organa as romantic relationships were introduced and progressed and how this impacted their positions of power. Th...

Authors: Mary C. King and Jessica L. Ridgway

Effects of fashion vlogger attributes on product attitude and content sharing

Recently, general people posting vlog on newly shopped fashion and cosmetics items are gaining popularity, and it is growing more common to get consumer reviews or opinion through vlogs. In this paper, we exam...

Authors: Woojin Choi and Yuri Lee

Emotional branding speaks to consumers’ heart: the case of fashion brands

In this highly competitive market, fashion brands struggle to distinguish themselves to increasingly apathetic consumers. To become more competitive, fashion retailers employ emotional branding as a way to eng...

Authors: Youn-Kyung Kim and Pauline Sullivan

A study of the development and improvement of fashion products using a FDM type 3D printer

3D printing technology has been developing rapidly and is now widely used in various fields. However, the utilization of this technology in fashion products has been relatively slow. Therefore, in this study, ...

Authors: Sohyun Kim, Hyunjin Seong, Yusun Her and Jaehoon Chun

Some studies on 100% banana parallel laid and 60:40% banana: polypropylene cross laid non-woven fabrics

Global trend towards sustainable developments have brought natural, renewable biodegradable raw material into the focus, but due to lack of technical knowhow, only a small fraction of these non-conventional fi...

Authors: Vijay Sitaram Shivankar and Samrat Mukhopadhyay

Development of shrink resistance cotton using fluorocarbon

An attempt has been made to develop shrink resistance cotton textile by making it hydrophobic. The cotton fabric was made hydrophobic by treating with fluorocarbon resin emulsion at varying concentrations alon...

Authors: Anil Kumar Jain, Addisu Ferede Tesema and Adane Haile

Introduction to special collection on 3D printing and wearable technology in fashion

Authors: Young-A Lee and Sumin Helen Koo

Exploration of 3D printing to create zero-waste sustainable fashion notions and jewelry

This research followed design as a research paradigm to apply zero-waste principles to 3D printing in efforts to ensure sustainable applications of 3D technology in the apparel and fashion industry. Researcher...

Authors: Anupama Pasricha and Rachel Greeninger

Effects of tannin mordanting on coloring and functionalities of wool fabrics dyed with spent coffee grounds

A large amount of functional materials remain in spent coffee grounds and form discards in the coffee beverage industry. Moreover, the extract from these spent coffee grounds contains sufficient amounts of pig...

Authors: Kyung Hwa Hong

Feasibility and user experience of virtual reality fashion stores

Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-simulated, realistic three-dimensional environment. VR heightens a user’s sense of being in the environment and enables the user to interact with the environment. We propose ...

Authors: Minjung Park, Hyunjoo Im and Do Yuon Kim

Evaluating the performance of gamma irradiated okra fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites: comparative study with jute/PP

In this study, two bast fibers such as okra and jute were selected to manufacture composites taking polypropylene (PP) as matrix material by means of compression molding technique with maintaining 40% fiber co...

Authors: A. N. M. Masudur Rahman, Shah Alimuzzaman, Ruhul A. Khan and Jamal Hossen

Understanding the attitudes toward sunless tanning product use: implication of tanning product consumption

The goal of this study is to test the antecedents of overall attitudes toward sunless tanning product use. The data collected from 302 US female college students with an average age of 20.11 were included in t...

Authors: Jeong-Ju Yoo and Hyeon Jeong Cho

Consumer responses to company disclosure of socially responsible efforts

Since the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (CTSCA) was enacted, many large apparel retailers are required to post a corporate social responsibility statement on their website regarding their practi...

Authors: Hyun-Hwa Lee, Minsun Lee and Yoon Jin Ma

An investigation on quilled nozzle-less electrospinning in comparison with conventional methods for producing PAN nanofibers

Over the last decades by appearing nanotechnology electrospinning has been reconsidered as a significant method. However, electrospinning production rate is limited by the rate at which the polymer solution or...

Authors: Sayed Pedram Rezazadeh Tehrani, Mehdi Hadjianfar, Mehran Afrashi and Dariush Semnani

Manufacture and physical properties of the denim fabrics using Hanji paper yarn as weft yarn

This study aims to develop the Hanji denim fabric with Hanji combination yarn or with the Hanji paper yarn and core spun yarn in a 1:1 ratio as a weft. For the weft yarn, chemical indigo and natural indigo dye...

Authors: Tae Young Park and Myoung-Ok Kim

Sustainable approach for development of antimicrobial textile material using nanoemulsion for wound care applications

Development of nanostructured textile material using sustainable finishing route and to evaluate its performance in the areas like wound management is challenging task. Stable and eco-friendly o/w nanoemulsion...

Authors: Vijay D. Gotmare, Sushant S. Kole and Rajani B. Athawale

Perceived risks and enjoyment of access-based consumption: identifying barriers and motivations to fashion renting

Access-based consumption, a growing trend in today’s society, provides the consumer with an opportunity to have access to new and diverse products without the burden of ownership. As one form of access-based c...

Authors: Chunmin Lang

Modeling consumers’ intention to use fashion and beauty subscription-based online services (SOS)

This study examined one of the new consumption styles of modern consumers, subscription-based online services (SOS), which is often called as box retailing. The purpose of this study was to empirically test si...

Authors: Bharath Ramkumar and Hongjoo Woo

The effect of thermal insulation pads on heat flux, physical effort and perceived exertion during endurance exercise in cool environments

To determine the effects of thermal insulation pads on clothing surface temperature, physical effort and perceived exertion during endurance exercise in cool environments two different pants (P_COOL, P_INSUL) were ...

Authors: Sebastian Wenger, Robert Csapo, Michael Hasler, Hannes Gatterer, Tom Wright and Werner Nachbauer

Comparisons of fabric care performances between conventional and high-efficiency washers and dryers

High-efficiency (HE) washers use 35–50% less water and about 50% less energy per load than conventional washers. However, there has been a consistent debate as to whether HE washers perform better or worse in ...

Authors: Jessie H. Chen-Yu and JoAnn Emmel

A study on the design improvement of protective footwear for firefighters

In this study, protective footwear for firefighters in Korea was evaluated. Based on the results of wearing evaluation, three types of new designs of firefighting protective footwear were developed: prototypes...

Authors: Minyoung Kang and Sunhee Lee

Aesthetic and functional bra attributes as emotional triggers

This paper aims to evaluate how bra design can trigger positive emotional experiences among users through aesthetic and functional attributes. To achieve this aim, the relationships between women and their fav...

Authors: Mônica Greggianin, Leandro Miletto Tonetto and Priscila Brust-Renck

Everybody loves beauty? The moderated effect of body attractiveness among young Koreans

Physical attractiveness affects people’s lives in numerous ways. This study examined the effect of a woman’s body attractiveness on favorability perception based on the ‘beauty-is-good’ stereotype in the conte...

Authors: Eunsoo Baek and Ho Jung Choo

Role power dynamics within the bridal gown selection process

In this study, the researchers explore the decision-making process of brides when selecting their wedding dresses by examining the power of the significant people involved in the selection process. Within a fr...

Authors: Seoha Min, Lina M. Ceballos and Jennifer Yurchisin

An assistive sleeping bag for children with autism spectrum disorder

Children suffering from autism spectrum disorder are often reported to encounter sleeping disorder several causes such as hypersensitivity as result of irregular brain and muscle functions. Disturbance in slee...

Authors: Tuser Tirtha Biswas, Rosalinda Sardo Infirri, Susanna Hagman and Lena Berglin

The relationship between color cycles in home furnishings and apparel, 1969–2009

Fashion is visible in many product categories; color can be an important component in consumers’ product selection decisions. The current phenomenon of fast fashion suggests color cycles have shortened and ove...

Authors: Olivia Johnson and Pamela Ulrich

Re-birthed fashion handbags as a collaborative design project

The term ‘re-birth’ refers to the redesign of stock items originally released through the distribution route for sale to consumers but returned to headquarters as unsold stock. As a sustainable fashion practic...

Authors: Yoon Kyung Lee and Marilyn DeLong

An exploratory study on up-cycling as the sustainable clothing life at home

The textile and fashion industries are difficult to achieve sustainability because they are made up of long supply chains. Also, it cannot rely only on the industries for sustainable. Thus, it is important tha...

Authors: Sooyoen Shim, Jisoo Kim and Youngjoo Na

Understanding millennial consumer’s adoption of 3D printed fashion products by exploring personal values and innovativeness

The purpose of this study was to examine a hierarchical model of consumer innovativeness in the context of 3D fashion products. In particular, this study explored how different traits, such as personal values ...

Authors: Jewon Lyu, Kim Hahn and Amrut Sadachar

Clothing acculturation of North Korean female defectors in South Korea

The purpose of this study is to observe how female defectors from North Korea acculturate in South Korean clothing culture and to discuss possible policies to help their cultural settlement. North Korean defec...

Authors: Jeyeon Jo and Jisoo Ha

Mosquito repellent activity of cotton functionalized with inclusion complexes of β-cyclodextrin citrate and essential oils

With the progress of time, demand for healthy and hygienic clothing has gone up tremendously. Fabrics and apparels finished with mosquito repellent finishes belong to one of such highly looked out clothing’s. ...

Authors: Shelly Khanna and J. N. Chakraborty

Explorations of wearable technology for tracking self and others

The purpose of this research is to explore designs and functions people like to have in wearable trackers and how these differ between novice and experienced users. Interviews were conducted with 20 people, co...

Authors: Sumin Helen Koo and Kristopher Fallon

Characterization of carbon nanofiber (CNF)/polymer composite coated on cotton fabrics prepared with various circuit patterns

Fabric heating elements with carbon nanofiber (CNF)/Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) composite coated cotton fabrics were prepared with various circuit patterns with the aim of providin...

Authors: Hyelim Kim and Sunhee Lee

Influence of perceived stress on dressing and eating behaviors of Chinese female university students residing in the United States

The objective of this research was to evaluate how perceived stressful conditions (PSC) and perceived non-stressful conditions (PNSC) influence eating and dressing behaviors of Chinese females. Chinese female ...

Authors: Jayanthi Kandiah, Diana Saiki, Kiya Dues and Alyssa Dana Adomaitis

Facile fabrication and comparative exploration of high cut resistant woven and knitted composite fabrics using Kevlar and polyethylene

Composite materials offer a number of distinct advantages in a wide range of low and high technology engineering applications. Considering the fact, in this study, a facile fabrication method of highly cut res...

Authors: Anam Ali Memon, Mazhar H. Peerzada, Iftikhar Ali Sahito, Sadaf Abbassi and Sung Hoon Jeong

Prediction of whiteness index of cotton using bleaching process variables by fuzzy inference system

A fuzzy prediction model has been built based on hydrogen peroxide concentration, temperature and time of bleaching as the input variables and knitted fabric whiteness index as the output variable. The process...

Authors: Abu Naser Md. Ahsanul Haque, Shamima Akter Smriti, Manwar Hussain, Nawshin Farzana, Fahmida Siddiqa and Md. Azharul Islam

Effects of price discount on consumers’ perceptions of savings, quality, and value for apparel products: mediating effect of price discount affect

Extending the price–quality–value model (Monroe and Krishnan in The perception of merchandise and store quality 209–232, 1985) and means-end model (Zeithaml in J Mark 52:2–22, 1988), we developed a conceptual mod...

Authors: Jung Eun Lee and Jessie H. Chen-Yu

Enzyme washing of indigo and sulphur dyed denim

A wide ranging finish effects have been given to denim fabrics in industrial scale to make it more fashionable and functional. Among the numerous wet and dry treatments given, worn out looks of various kinds h...

Authors: A. K. Patra, Amit Madhu and Neeraj Bala

Coloration of polyester fiber with natural dye henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) without using mordant: a new approach towards a cleaner production

The demand of natural colorants for the dyeing of textile fibers has been increasing gradually in recent years due to a growing global ecological awareness as well as a greater emphasis on a cleaner and greene...

Authors: M. A. Rahman Bhuiyan, A. Ali, A. Islam, M. A. Hannan, S. M. Fijul Kabir and M. N. Islam

The lived experience of CrossFit as a context for the development of women’s body image and appearance management practices

The purpose of this interpretive study was to explore how women’s participation in the sport of CrossFit sets a context for the development of their body images—including their thoughts and feelings about the ...

Authors: Miranda Podmore and Jennifer Paff Ogle