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A Study of Senescent Female Consumer's Design Preferences for their Lounge Wear and Buying Behaviors - A Focus on Elderly Women over Fifty -  

Chung, Sham-Ho (Dept. of Clothing & Textile, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Costume / v.59, no.4, 2009 , pp. 143-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate elderly, middle-aged female consumers' design and material preferences for lounge wear and after understanding senescent women's propensity to purchase lounge wear. The subject of research were to those living in the Seoul and capital region and 612, which did not comprise missing values, were collected and used for data analyses. All the age groups including those in their 50s and 60s prefer jacket and pants styles the most and these styles are the most favored as lounge wear as well. Those in their 50s and 60s prefer a round neckline the most while those in their 70s favor a V neckline the most. Analyses of sleeve styles of senescent women show that all the age groups favor a straight set, or a sleeve design, the most. Although the aged people investigated in this research have relatively high purchasing power, it is found that they tend to buy low priced lounge wears. Reviewing all of the above-mentioned results, the prices of garments for senescent people will be set in consideration of their economic level, so that good quality commodities may be produced and sold at different prices.
Keywords
design preferences; purchasing clothes; lounge wear;
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