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Introduction to special collection on fashion and gender

Authors: Jennifer Yurchisin and Sharron J. Lennon

Optimizing the impact resistance of high tenacity Nylon 66 weft knitted fabrics via genetic algorithm

The aim of the present research is evaluating the impact resistance of weft knitted fabrics which are knitted in basic patterns from the high tenacity Nylon 66. The woven fabrics have been applied for manufact...

Authors: Dariush Semnani, Farshad Hassani, Mehdi Hadjianfar and Pedram Rezazadeh Tehrani

Methods of imparting mosquito repellent agents and the assessing mosquito repellency on textile

This review intends to analyze the distinctive fabric utilized for mosquito repellent studies and forms of treatment mosquito agents on the fabrics. Textile treated with mosquito repellent is a revolutionary i...

Authors: Aufa Adeela Anuar and Nurain Yusof

Coping by crossdressing: an exploration of exercise clothing for obese heterosexual women

Over the past decade participation in physical activity for adult women has decreased while body size has increased. Overweight and obese individuals are considered the majority demographic in the United State...

Authors: Deborah A. Christel, Nicole H. O’Donnell and Linda Arthur Bradley

Suitable traverse ratios for step precision winding

Step precision winding produces a yarn package that is free from ribbon formation and marginal variation in coil angle. In open step precision winding, traverse ratios used during package build are such that t...

Authors: Milind Vasudeo Koranne and Kuldeep Mhedu

Fashion set design with an emphasis on fabric composition using the interactive genetic algorithm

Today, with increasing development of digital technologies and their use to promote and accelerate artistic production trends as well as decreasing utilization of manual and traditional methods, the use of com...

Authors: Mahnaz Khajeh, Pedram Payvandy and Seyyed Javad Derakhshan

Comparisons: women’s garments manufacturing cost survey between Korea and China

This study aims to survey general information from garment factories in South Korea and China, representing, respectively, a developed country and a developing country. Additionally, within the same two countr...

Authors: Myoung-Ok Kim, Youn Hee Lee, Lilian Parreiras Martins and Yingyu Wen

Characterization of grafted jute fiber using acrylate monomers pretreated with alkali

The reactivity of lingocellulosic jute fiber to sunlight (UV) and atmospheric gases and chemicals was reduced by grafting jute with acrylate monomers, such as ethyl acrylate (EA) and 2-hydroxy ethyl methacryla...

Authors: Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal, Md. Mashiur Rahman Khan, Md. Mofakkharul Islam, Md. Saiful Islam and M. A. Rabbi

Consumer response to exterior atmospherics at a university-branded merchandise store

This study examined the influence of exterior store atmospherics upon college students’ responses to a university-branded merchandise store. The research was informed by Mehrabian and Russell’s (1974) Stimulus–Or...

Authors: Karen H. Hyllegard, Jennifer Paff Ogle, Ruoh-Nan Yan and Kevin Kissell

The use of laser in garment manufacturing: an overview

Laser is being used in apparel industry from nineteenth century for various garment manufacturing applications. There are several advantages of using laser over the conventional processes in cutting, engraving...

Authors: Rajkishore Nayak and Rajiv Padhye

Judgments toward women wearing high heels: a forced-choice evaluation

Research reported that men interact with women wearing high heels more readily than with the same women wearing flat heels. However, the effect of heels on the judgment of women by both men and women has recei...

Authors: Nicolas Guéguen, Jordy Stefan and Quentin Renault

Effects of metal filament’s alignment on tensile and electrical properties of conductive hybrid cover yarns

Of late, a significant amount of research has been carried out using metals for conductive fabrics and composites to obtain the desired level of electromagnetic shielding along with physical and mechanical pr...

Authors: Ali Asghar, Mohd Rozi Ahmad and Mohamad Faizul Yahya

Prospect of bamboo as a renewable textile fiber, historical overview, labeling, controversies and regulation

Innovation in textile has brought alternative plant based fibers such as bamboo into the spotlight and as a replacement to petrochemical based synthetic fibers. Bamboo as a raw material is a remarkably sustain...

Authors: Lopamudra Nayak and Siba Prasad Mishra

Aesthetical tastes of academical and traditional costumes in academic processions

The article opens up fresh debate in aesthetical capacity of academic and Ghanaian traditional costumes in academic processions and sheds light on how the synergetic interaction of academic and traditional cos...

Authors: Osuanyi Quaicoo Essel and Agbeyewornu Kofi Kemevor

College men’s fashion: clothing preference, identity, and avoidance

The goal of our exploratory study was to investigate what fashion means to college men in terms of preference, identity, and avoidance. Specifically, we aimed to determine what young men want to achieve as wel...

Authors: Mijeong Noh, Meng Li, Kaleb Martin and Joseph Purpura

The Michelle Obama influence: an exploration of the first lady’s fashion, style, and impact on women

Given keen national interest in the fashion sense of First Lady Michelle Obama, few studies have examined the appeal of the first lady’s style and if her example influences women to modify their styles and sho...

Authors: Delisia Matthews, Cassandra Chaney and Jane A. Opiri

College students’ frequency of use of information sources by fashion leadership and style of information processing

Information overload compels consumers to make decisions about how to distribute their limited attention across a variety of information sources. Today’s consumers use only one or two information sources from ...

Authors: Siwon Cho and Jane E. Workman

Gendered role communication in marketing blue-collar occupational gear and clothing in the United States

Considering the need for gender equity in the workforce, this research explores social construction of gender; how that construction relates to work; and, subsequently, how gender construction influences the d...

Authors: Seoha Min

Topical collection editor’s note: Innovations in teaching and industry practices

Authors: Yoon-Jung Lee

Structural effect of polyester SCY knitted fabric on fabric size, stretch properties, and clothing pressure

This study facilitates an effective design and development of various high stretch compression products by analyzing fabric size, stretch properties, and clothing pressure for various knit structures. Four typ...

Authors: Jeong Seon Sang, Mee Sik Lee and Myung Ja Park

Overweight boy’s and girl’s experiences with and perception of athletic clothing and its relationship to physical activity participation

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between athletic clothing and physical activity in overweight children. The perceptions of athletic clothing among overweight children were also invest...

Authors: Kelly L. Reddy-Best and Jennifer Harmon

Consumer experiences in fitting rooms in SPA stores

This study explores fashion consumers’ experiences and behaviors in the fitting room, and tries to understand what their behavior means. The research design is based on the grounded theory and the research que...

Authors: So Jung Yun, Hye In Jung and Ho Jung Choo

What explains small- and medium-sized apparel retailers’ international market involvement? An application of Uppsala model

The purpose of this study is to investigate U.S. small- and medium-sized apparel retailers’ international expansion by proposing a theoretical framework that incorporates the antecedents of small- and medium-s...

Authors: Hyeon Jeong Cho and Byoungho Jin

Impacts of sustainable value and business stewardship on lifestyle practices in clothing consumption

With a rising interest in the sustainable issue on the part of society and industry, comprehending the dynamics of the sustainable phenomenon can empower marketers and researchers to devise effective marketing...

Authors: Stacy Hyun-Nam Lee, HaeJung Kim and Kiseol Yang

Performance assessment of fragrance finished cotton with cyclodextrin assisted anchoring hosts

Infusion of textiles with aromatic essential oils makes them immense value enriched for the aesthetic dominated fashion consumers to attain cosmeto-therapeutic and medicinal benefits. However, longevity of ar...

Authors: Shelly Khanna, Swati Sharma and J. N. Chakraborty

Thermo-physiological properties of polyester–cotton plated fabrics in relation to fibre linear density and yarn type

Thermo-physiological properties of textiles are crucial in determining the heat and moisture transport from skin to environment and in the assessment of overall wearer comfort. Engineering fabrics with desira...

Authors: Y Jhanji, D Gupta and V K Kothari

Global sourcing: new research and education agendas for apparel design and merchandising

In response to the dominance of global sourcing in the apparel industry within developed economies, this paper illustrates how the topic of global sourcing could help direct agendas for future research and edu...

Authors: Jung Ha-Brookshire

Pants lining manufacturing survey of menswear brands in South Korea

This study aims to survey the pants lining manufacturing of menswear brands and to provide practical data for developing the pants lining pattern. The researchers collected data by interviewing patternmakers o...

Authors: Myoung-Ok Kim and Injoo Kim

Antimicrobial performance of cotton finished with triclosan, silver and chitosan

Antimicrobial agents are applied on textiles to suppress growth of microorganism, odour generation as well as its deterioration. Cotton fabric was finished with three different types of antimicrobial agents (1...

Authors: Guneet Dhiman and J. N. Chakraborty

Dyeing and thermal behavior of jute fibre grafted with nitrile monomer

Modification of bleached jute fibre was carried out by graft co-polymerization with the vinyl monomers, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile. A K₂S₂O₈/FeSO₄ redox system was used in the presence of air. The graft ...

Authors: Md Ibrahim H Mondal and Md Khademul Islam

Preparation of anti-bacterial cellulose fiber via electrospinning and crosslinking with β-cyclodextrin

In the study, we successfully produced electrospun cellulose fibers crosslinked with β-CD. For electrospinning, cellulose was dissolve in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate and DMF was added to the prepared s...

Authors: Youngwoong Kang, Yong Keun Choi, Hyoung Joo Kim, Younghan Song and Hyungsup Kim

Union dyeing of cotton/nylon blended fabric by plasma-nano chitosan treatment

Current union dyeing processes rely on one or two dye baths with one or two dyes for cotton/nylon blend fabrics. For 50:50 cotton/nylon fabrics, cotton is dyed first under alkaline condition with reactive dyes...

Authors: Karthikeyan Kaliyamoorthi and Ramachandran Thangavelu

RFID in textile and clothing manufacturing: technology and challenges

In the field of textile and clothing, radio frequency identification (RFID), which is one of the most promising technological innovations, is used in manufacturing, inventory control, warehousing, distribution...

Authors: Rajkishore Nayak, Amanpreet Singh, Rajiv Padhye and Lijing Wang

Effects of reductive stripping of reactive dyes on the quality of cotton fabric

Some common problems of textile dyeing industries include uneven or faulty dyeing and formation of color patches on the fabric surface during dyeing and downstream processing of textiles materials. Such proble...

Authors: Mohammad Gias Uddin, Md. Mazedul Islam and Md. Rashedul Islam

The process of designing interior textile products & the influence of Design for the Environment (DfE)

This study examined the processes involved in the design of interior textile products, with emphasis upon processes undertaken by designers’ who are committed to a Design for the Environment (DfE) orientation....

Authors: Sage Calamari and Karen H Hyllegard

Caregiver’s vision of bedding textiles for elderly

Senior citizens have specific needs for bedding, clothing, hygiene and medical textiles that are an essential part of their daily life. The “Textiles for Ageing Society (TAGS)” project deals with these specifi...

Authors: Ann Blaylock, Floriana Constantin, Loredana Ligabue, Licia Bocaletti, Barbora Siroka, Jan Siroky, Tom Wright and Thomas Bechtold

Moisture management behaviour of modified polyester wool fabrics

To support the thermo regularity system of human body in completely changed environment and physical activity the functional clothing must create a stable microclimate next to the skin. The present study deals...

Authors: Pawan Kumar, Sujit Kumar Sinha and Subrata Ghosh

Development of plasma enhanced antiviral surgical gown for healthcare workers

Plasma treatments are gaining popularity in the textile industry due to their numerous advantages over conventional wet processing techniques. In this study, nonwoven fabrics spunbond polypropylene, polyester ...

Authors: Venkatesan Parthasarathi and Govindharajan Thilagavathi

Compatibility analysis of reactive dyes by exhaustion-fixation and adsorption isotherm on knitted cotton fabric

Compatibility analysis was done by exhaustion, fixation and adsorption isotherm upon three reactive dyes; Remazol Red RR, Remazol Yellow RR and Remazol Blue RR. The known solutions of each dye were tested in U...

Authors: Abu Naser Md Ahsanul Haque, MA Hannan and Md Masud Rana

Symbolic meanings of women’s dress on Korean film <Madame Freedom> from the fifties

The mid-20th century, covering the end of the colonial rule and the Korean War, represented for Korea a period of tumultuous changes in the people’s way of life as well as their value system. Women grew more a...

Authors: Jinyoung Yoon and Eunhyuk Yim

Assessment of airflow and microclimate for the running wear jacket with slits using CFD simulation

This study was performed to estimate the exchange of air (ventilation) and temperature distribution in the cylinder that simulated human body. Simulation simplified the human body wearing the running wear jack...

Authors: Jihye Lim, Hyunyoung Choi, Eui Kyung Roh, Hwasook Yoo and Eunae Kim

Soil release performance of cotton finished with oleophobol CPR and CMC-Na salt

Soiling of textiles is an irresistible process that deteriorates the appearance of fabric caused by gradual accumulation of soil on it. Cotton fabrics were finished with two different types of soil releasing a...

Authors: Guneet Dhiman and Jadu Nandan Chakraborty

Characterization and process optimization of indigo dyed cotton denim garments by enzymatic wash

Denim garment was treated with cellulase enzyme by varying the process parameters, namely concentration of enzyme, washing temperature and time to develop novel design and fashion. The effect of process parame...

Authors: Md Ibrahim H Mondal and Md Mashiur Rahman Khan

Waiting in line at a fashion store: psychological and emotional responses

Waiting in a service context is known to negatively affect consumer evaluation of services and service providers. However, this study investigates the positive effects of waiting—such as expected customer comp...

Authors: Soozin Park, Kyeongsun Min and Yuri Lee

Dress, body and self: research in the social psychology of dress

The purpose of this research was to provide a critical review of key research areas within the social psychology of dress. The review addresses published research in two broad areas: (1) dress as a stimulus an...

Authors: Kim Johnson, Sharron J Lennon and Nancy Rudd

Thermal degradation of natural dyes and their analysis using HPLC-DAD-MS

Berberine, palmatine, alizarin, purpurin, indigotin, and indirubin which were the major coloring compounds of Phellodendron bark, madder, and indigo plant were thermally degraded in 100°C oven in liquid dye form ...

Authors: Cheunsoon Ahn, Xia Zeng, Longchun Li and S Kay Obendorf

Nelly Don’s 1916 pink gingham apron frock: an illustration of the middle-class American housewife’s shifting role from producer to consumer

Nelly Don created a stylish, practical, affordable pink gingham housedress in 1916, quickly selling out her first order of 216 dresses at Peck’s Dry Goods Company in Kansas City. This study investigated the reaso...

Authors: Mikyoung Whang and Sherry Haar

Shifting paradigms for fashion: from total to global to smart consumer experience

Emergence of a global techno-economic system is challenging academia and the fashion industry. Consumers, the retail industry and business strategies are strategically contributing to the changing fashion para...

Authors: HaeJung Kim, Soo-Kyoung Ahn and Judith A Forney

Jacquard pattern optimizing in weft knitted fabrics via interactive genetic algorithm

A genetic algorithm is a method to respond to troubles that are indissoluble by common methods and must be utilized to try and fault method. It is difficult to appraise all of responses if there are many answe...

Authors: Dariush Semnani, Mehdi Hadjianfar, Hamed Aziminia and Mohammad Sheikhzadeh

CSR reporting on apparel companies’ websites: framing good deeds and clarifying missteps

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Authors: Jamie Gaskill-Fox, Karen H Hyllegard and Jennifer Paff Ogle