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An evaluation of the suitability of fluorescent fabrics and retroreflective materials for road traffic warning clothing in compliance with international standards

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze physical properties of different fluorescent fabrics and retroreflective materials to determine their compliance to international standard for high-visibilit...

Authors: Soonja Park

Factors affecting the fashion purchase decision-making of single Koreans

The number of single consumers in Korea has recently undergone a rapid increase, making this demographic a major consumer market. Through this study, we attempt to better understand this group by focusing on s...

Authors: Jiyong Lee and Jinsook Hwang

Standardization of the size and shape of virtual human body for apparel products

International virtual human body (VHB) standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specifically used in virtual garment systems in the apparel field, as suggested in ISO/TC 133/WG 2...

Authors: Hye Suk Kim, Hee Eun Choi, Chang Kyu Park and Yun Ja Nam

Measurement of antibacterial properties of foil-backed electrospun nanofibers

Current methodologies for evaluation of antibacterial properties of traditional textiles are not applicable to foil-backed, poorly-absorbent electrospun nanofiber materials, since existing test methods require...

Authors: Mary Ann Wagner-Graham, Herbert Barndt and Mark Andrew Sunderland

Consumer attitudes toward downward extensions: an exploration of Giordano’s extension in Hong Kong

Given that numerous fashion brands constantly struggle to survive, it is important to learn how consumers evaluate and change their attitudes toward the downward extensions of mass-production fashion businesse...

Authors: Fan Zeng, Stacy H. N. Lee and Chui Ming Heung

Developing elderly men’s footwear sizing system based on their foot shapes

The purpose of this study was to develop a shoe sizing system for elderly men in Korea based on previous studies which analyzed aspects and shapes of the sole of those who aged 60 years or more. The sizing sys...

Authors: Namsoon Kim and Wolhee Do

The effect of 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid on the morphology and characteristics of electrospun PDA/PU nanofibers

In this study, the effect of 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid (PCDA) on the fabrication of PDA/PU nanofibers was examined. The PDA/PU nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning PU and PCDA at different mixing rati...

Authors: Myoung Ok Kim and Jung Soon Lee

Convert one outfit to more looks: factors influencing young female college consumers’ intention to purchase transformable apparel

Transformable apparel offers two or more functional and/or alternative aesthetic styles through various manipulative methods, which is considered a sustainable alternative in the fashion industry to reduce exc...

Authors: Chunmin Lang and Bingyue Wei

A study of the improvement of foam material sealing technology for wetsuits

The purpose of this study is to propose the most suitable sewing method to produce wetsuits using neoprene fabric. To construct a sewing method sample using neoprene fabric, the samples were prepared using two...

Authors: Heekyoung Oh, Kyung Wha Oh and Soonjee Park

Use of regression to study the effect of fabric parameters on the adhesion of 3D printed PLA polymer onto woven fabrics

The use of the three-dimensional (3D) printing technique is gaining popularity due to its ability to produce products with minimum waste. 3D printing can be used to add polymers onto woven fabrics to produce n...

Authors: Nonsikelelo Sheron Mpofu, Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi, Londiwe C. Nkiwane and David Njuguna

Conceptual design framework as a model for wheelchair users’ sportswear comfort

The purpose of this study is to propose the necessary design framework to assess sportswear attributes in terms of comfort and enhanced performance for wheelchair users. The design framework, which is to integ...

Authors: Hyojeong Lee and HeeJae Jin

Performance of bio-ethylene propylene diene monomer (bio-EPDM) foam with mixed chemical and encapsulated blowing agents

Bio-EPDM, produced from sugarcane-derived ethylene, is an eco-friendly alternative material that can solve environmental pollution problems while showing performances similar to neoprene, a petroleum-based syn...

Authors: Joeng Seon Sang, Eun-Young Park, Sung-Wook Lim, Soonjee Park and Kyung Wha Oh

Compression suits with and without films and their effects on EMG during isokinetic exercise

This study aimed to determine the differences in the EMG of thigh among film-welded compression suits (WCS), film-free compression suit (CS) and a loose sportswear during knee joint exercise. To differentiate ...

Authors: Jiyoung Choi and Kyunghi Hong

Psychogenic antecedents and apparel customization: moderating effects of gender

The impact of gender is critical in consumer behavior; however, gender differences have been overlooked in consumer studies. The purpose of this study is to examine how behavior-inducing psychogenic needs (i.e...

Authors: Su-kyung Seo and Chunmin Lang

Firefighter daytime visibility: trim properties and conspicuity

Conspicuity enhancing trims on turnout gear promote firefighters’ abilities to (1) reduce the possibility of struck-by accidents, (2) be located and recognized by others, and (3) coordinate their work with col...

Authors: Jonathan T. Kahl, Nathan J. Anderson, Glenn Casner, Vera Shuman and Tim J. Gardner

Elucidation of relationship between clothing silhouette and motifs with Indian Mughal architecture

Fashion adopts numerous creative ideas and the designers source them. Architecture is also not left out from the eye of designers. Fashion designers used to take their inspiration from architectural buildings ...

Authors: Annu Kumari

Truly sustainable or not? An exploratory assessment of sustainability capability of textile and apparel corporations in China from the moral responsibility perspective

Within the moral responsibility theory of corporate sustainability (MRCS) framework (Ha-Brookshire in J Bus Ethics, 2015. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s10551-015-2847-2

Authors: Nannan Yang and Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

Correction to: Introduction to special collection: collaborating with technology to sell fashion

In the original publication of this article (Choo 2019), the author would like to add the omitted research to the list of this special collection, “collaborating with technology to sell fashion.”

Authors: Ho Jung Choo

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