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College students’ acceptance of online mass-customized athletic shoes

This research intends to understand the acceptance of online mass-customized athletic shoes among college students through applying the theory of reasoned action with a focus on whether utilitarian value and n...

Authors: Yuli Liang, Chuanlan Liu and Lisa Barona McRoberts

Copper nano-sol loaded woven fabrics: structure and color characterization

Nano technology is an upcoming branch where lot of research work is being done with the intention of improving/changing properties of the materials. In this study polyester, cotton and polyester-cotton blended...

Authors: Pragnya Kanade and Bharat Patel

Perceived ease of use and usefulness of sustainability labels on apparel products: application of the technology acceptance model

This study explores consumers’ perceptions of sustainability labels on apparel products and examines sustainability labels as an effective means of determining consumers’ purchase intentions, using the technol...

Authors: Yoon Jin Ma, Hae Jin Gam and Jennifer Banning

Introduction to special issue on sustainability and the triple bottom line within the global clothing and textiles industry

Authors: Kim Y. Hiller Connell and Joy M. Kozar

Multi-jet electrospinning of polystyrene/polyamide 6 blend: thermal and mechanical properties

Polystyrene (PS) has high thermal resistance thus can be applied as thermally comfortable textile. However, the application is limited due its low mechanical strength. In this study, polyamide 6 (PA6) was blen...

Authors: Jae Won Yoon, Yaewon Park, Jooyoun Kim and Chung Hee Park

Indicator washcloth for detecting alkaline washing solutions to prevent dermatitis patients and babies from skin irritation

A washcloth with a colour indicator appears green when immersed into skin friendly washing agents with a pH of around 6, and red when immersed into irritant washing solutions with a pH above 9. This traffic li...

Authors: Cindy Schaude and Gerhard J. Mohr

Optimization of monochlorotriazine β-cyclodextrin grafting on cotton and assessment of release behavior of essential oils from functionalized fabric

Monochlorotriazinyl β-cyclodextrin (MCT β-CD) was employed for the inclusion complexation with oils of cedarwood, clove, eucalyptus and peppermint to assess their release behavior from functionalized cotton. T...

Authors: Shelly Khanna and J. N. Chakraborty

Cloth(ing) for the dead: case study of three designers’ green burial practices

The aim of this study was to explore the current green burial clothing movement by examining three designers’ work using a multi-case study approach. Green burial incorporates a sustainability concept into fun...

Authors: Gwendolyn M. Michel and Young-A Lee

Erratum to: Satisfaction with current martial arts’ uniforms and purchase intention of new uniforms

Authors: Anna Perry and Juyoung Lee

Environmentally benign Fe(III)–montmorillonite for rapid adsorption of methylene blue dye in aqueous medium under ambient conditions

Herein we have explored the highly efficient and environmentally benign clay mineral, Fe(III)–montmorillonite [Fe(III)–Mt], for adsorption of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solution under ambient conditi...

Authors: M. Vinuth, H. S. Bhojya Naik, M. M. Mahadevaswamy and M. C. Prabhakara

Exploring the role of values and norms towards consumers’ intentions to patronize retail apparel brands engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR)

This study provides understanding of factors that affect US consumers’ intentions to patronize retail apparel brands engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR). The study utilizes a dual theoretical fram...

Authors: Sonali Diddi and Linda S. Niehm

Satisfaction with current martial arts’ uniforms and purchase intention of new uniforms

The purpose of the present study is to investigate martial arts practitioners’ satisfaction with their current uniforms and purchase intention of new uniforms. A total of 588 martial arts practitioners were re...

Authors: Anna Perry and Juyoung Lee

Factors influencing consumers’ purchase intention of green sportswear

The purpose of this study was to examine consumers’ purchase intention for green sportswear by investigating the effects of their expectation, perception, subjective norm, perceived behavior control, and attit...

Authors: Changhyun Nam, Huanjiao Dong and Young-A Lee

An empirical test of the triple bottom line of customer-centric sustainability: the case of fast fashion

The aims of this study were (a) to determine if the triple bottom line (TBL) model can serve as an accounting framework for consumers’ perceived sustainability of fashion brands; (b) to investigate whether TBL...

Authors: Hyejune Park and Youn-Kyung Kim

Creativity and sustainable apparel retail models: does consumers’ tendency for creative choice counter-conformity matter in sustainability?

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between consumer’s tendency for creative choice counter-conformity (TCCC) with the acceptance of new sustainable apparel retail models, including sale...

Authors: Chunmin Lang, Cosette M. Armstrong and Chuanlan Liu

The use of extreme learning machines (ELM) algorithms to prediction strength for cotton ring spun yarn

The increasing use of artificial neural network in the prediction of yarn quality properties calls for constant improvement of the models. This research work reports the use of a novel training algorithm chris...

Authors: Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi

Black walnut, Osage orange and eastern redcedar sawmill waste as natural dyes: effect of aluminum mordant on color parameters

The triple bottom line can be impacted in both positive and negative ways by the use of tree sawmill waste as a natural dye. Trees contain a biomordant in the form of tannin which may eliminate the need for me...

Authors: Kelsie Doty, Sherry Haar and Jooyoun Kim

Women’s revealing Halloween costumes: other-objectification and sexualization

Women are depicted in revealing dress in the media and the depictions have costs such as objectification. Objectification theory explains that women in Westernized cultures are looked at, evaluated, and potent...

Authors: Sharron J. Lennon, Zhiying Zheng and Aziz Fatnassi

The impact of corporate reputation on brand attitude and purchase intention

The purpose of this study is to explore the influences of the negative corporate CEO and corporate social responsibility reputations on the changes in consumers’ brand attitudes and purchase intentions. To per...

Authors: Na Young Jung and Yoo-Kyoung Seock

Development and comparison of artificial neural network and statistical model for prediction of thermo-physiological properties of polyester–cotton plated fabrics

Thermo-physiological properties of textiles play a very crucial role in providing thermal equilibrium to human beings in changing ambient conditions and activity level and in turn dictate the overall wearer co...

Authors: Y. Jhanji, V. K. Kothari and D. Gupta

Thermo-oxidative and weathering degradation affecting coloration performance of lac dye

Thermo-oxidative stability of lac dye was studied by simultaneous thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry under nonisothermal and isothermal modes in air. The thermal stability change of la...

Authors: Prapaipim Nacowong and Sunan Saikrasun

Associations between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery, celebrity worship, and body image among South Korean and US female college students

Very little information is known regarding the level of psychological attachment to celebrities needed to influence one’s desire to engage in cosmetic surgery in consumers. More importantly, no previous resear...

Authors: Jaehee Jung and Choon Sup Hwang

Spillover from past recycling to green apparel shopping behavior: the role of environmental concern and anticipated guilt

This study explores catalytic behavior in the context of pro-environmental behaviors by examining the occurrence of spillover that performing recycling behavior promotes the likelihood to engage in green appar...

Authors: Sejin Ha and SoYeon Kwon

Fashionable styles and information sources: an exploratory study of Hangzhou, China

The exploratory study aims to examine Hangzhou fashion in the context of globalization and localization through in-depth interviews. Sixteen young females from Hangzhou were interviewed. In the 1990s young fem...

Authors: Dandan Chen and Jisoo Ha

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