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The Study of Body Type According to Drop Value of Women in Their 20's and Gradient of Brassiere Cup Size

20대 성인 여성의 드롭치에 따른 체형 분류 및 브래지어 컵 사이즈 변화 연구

  • Jeong, Jin-Ah (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Choi, Hei-Sun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Choi, Jeong-Wook (Dept. of Textile & Clothing Design, Kyunghee University)
  • 정진아 (이화여자대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 최혜선 (이화여자대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 최정욱 (경희대학교 의류디자인학과)
  • Received : 2014.07.28
  • Accepted : 2014.10.17
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

The study provides baseline data on developing ready-to-wear clothes for adult females in their twenties who have finished shaping their bodies and have realized an ideal shape. We analyzed the data from females aged from 20 to 29 in "The $5^{th}$ Size Korea Survey" and "The $6^{th}$ Size Korea Survey", and sorted body shapes into several types according to drop values before analyzing and comparing the characteristics among groups. We also referred to the change by year in the size of upper inner wear. To classify body shapes, three drop values were assigned for bust girth - waist girth, hip girth - waist girth, hip girth - bust girth; through cluster analysis all data were classified into three body types. Type 1 is more like normal body shapes with small drop values at the bust girth - waist girth and well-build lower body. Type 2 is X-shaped body shaped like a fiddle with big drop values at all parts. Type 3 is Y-shaped body with a big drop value at the bust girth - waist girth and well-build upper body. Type 2, X-shaped body, has the majority of distribution in every year, which proved to be the most idealistic body shape. There was a change in the brassiere cup size. Korean ladies in their twenties have larger breasts. The body shapes of Korean females in their twenties are increasingly like those of westerners. Bust girth is a very critical element to set measurements and design patterns for upper wear; consequently, a change in the size of breasts should be considered.

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