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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2019.43.3.361

Satisfaction on Fitness and Motion Suitability of Korean Female Military Winter Jacket  

Han, Hyunsook (Dept. of Fashion Design Information, Chungbuk National University)
Han, Hyunjung (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.43, no.3, 2019 , pp. 361-372 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the problems of fitness and motion suitability for Korean female military winter jackets (inner and outer) and provides data for new pattern development. We analyzed fitness and motion suitability by a questionnaire survey with 39 Korean female soldiers and a wearing evaluation with 8 subjects of the female soldeier's center size. The results of the study are as follows. 1. In the survey result on the fitness with female soldiers, fit of collar showed a score lower than 3.0 for the inner jacket and front interscye breadth, chest circumference, collar height on the outer jacket. The result on the motion suitability showed that both the inner jacket and the outer jacket were above 3.0 (moderate), indicating that the dissatisfactory factors were not large. 2. The wearing evaluation results with the subjects of central army female size, discomfort factor derived the chest circumference, neck circumference, item of the hem circumference and collar height on the outer jacket. This study is meaningful in evaluating the current military winter jacket of female soldiers and it is expected to be used as a basic data for future pattern improvement of military winter jacket for female soldiers.
Keywords
Female military; Winter jacket; Fitness; Motion suitability;
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