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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2021.45.3.495

Effects of the Body Shaping Foundation on Blood Flow and Wearer Comfort for Middle-aged Women  

Kim, Nam Yim (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Changwon National University)
Park, Gin Ah (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Changwon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.45, no.3, 2021 , pp. 495-509 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study investigated the effects of five commercial body shaping foundation items on clothing pressure, blood flow, body shaping effectiveness, and wearer satisfaction for middle-aged women. The study measured clothing pressure at each of the 10 designated measurement points for twelve subjects wearing the foundations. Blood flow changes were recorded and body shaping effectiveness was analyzed by comparing differences in girth when wearing and not wearing the foundations. The subjects rated wearer comfort along a 7-point Likert scale. The results were that clothing pressure was present at all measurement points, and all foundations placed the least pressure on the anterior underbust girth. In addition, clothing pressure was high in the order of the lateral, posterior, and anterior areas. As clothing pressure increased, blood flow and velocity decreased and overall wearer satisfaction was assessed to be less comfortable. Body shaping effectiveness was evident across all the items, as all decreased girth measurements significantly. In conclusion, the appropriate level of clothing pressure provided by experimental foundations which is positive for blood flow and has an excellent body shaping effect was found to be between 0.53 and 1.77 kPa.
Keywords
Body shaping foundation; Middle-aged women; Blood flow; Clothing pressure; Wearer comfort;
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