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Analysis of Drapability of Men's & Women's Suit Fabrics  

Lee, Mee-Sik (Dept. of Clothing Science, Seoul Women's University)
Kim, Eui-Kyung (Dept. of Clothing Science, Seoul Women's University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.30, no.12, 2006 , pp. 1723-1729 More about this Journal
Abstract
Drapability is an important factor determining the end-use of fabrics. In this research, characteristics of drapability of men's and women's suit fabrics were analyzed. The hand and the preference for suit fabrics were measured by the subjective and objective evaluations. To find out the details of the drapability characteristics of suit fabrics, the drape was measured by using Cusick drape tester and was processed by image analysis software. Seasonal difference was obvious both in men's and women's fabrics. The average drape ratio of women's S/S suit fabrics showed the highest value, 0.724, then decreased in the order of men's F/W> men's S/S> women's FW. Wave amplitude showed the same order to the drape ratio. Men's fabrics were more drapable in spring and summer season rather than in fall and winter season. Women's fabrics showed the opposite trend, in other words, S/S suit fabrics were less drapable than F/W fabrics. There was also a significant difference in drape ratio between men's and women's fabrics regardless of season. For S/S, men's fabrics were more drapable than women's ones, whereas, for F/W, women's fabrics were more drapable.
Keywords
Drapability; Primary hand factor; Preference; Suit fabric;
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