A review of research and innovation in garment sizing, prototyping and fitting

S Gill - Textile Progress, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Achieving well fitting garments matters to consumers and, therefore, to product development
teams, garment manufacturers and fashion retailers when creating clothing that fits and …

Ethnicity, body shape differences and female consumers' apparel fit problems

BP Makhanya, HM de Klerk, K Adamski… - … Journal of Consumer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This research compared body shapes, measurements, ratios and fit problems of 234 A frican
(109) and C aucasian (125) women. A three‐dimensional (3D) full‐body scanner generated …

Design and development of western-style Nigerian apparel

O Adelaja, CJ Salusso, C Black - International Journal of Fashion …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study focused on developing a western-style collection incorporating Ankara textiles for
Nigerian women of varying body shapes. The collection was specifically designed for …

Volumetric differences in body shape among adults with differing body mass index values: An analysis using three‐dimensional body scans

N Daniell, T Olds, G Tomkinson - American Journal of Human …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study quantified differences in body shape of people differing in body mass
index (BMI), using three‐dimensional (3D) scan‐extracted segmental body volumes …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation guidelines for assessing students' achievement of fashion illustration objectives within the clothing and textiles programme

IO Ekumankama - International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality …, 2022 - ijhhr.org
The major purpose of the study was to determine evaluation guidelines for assessing
students' achievement of the fashion illustration objectives within the Clothing and Textiles …

Re-evaluating the traditional 8-head figure ratio: examining female body segmentation diversity using 3D body scan data

R Alhassawi, S Gill, S Hayes… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This study introduces conceptual amendments to improve body division by examining
variations in three-dimensional body scanning anthropometric distributions. Clothing design …

Fit issues in ready-to-wear clothing for African-American female college students based on the body shapes

JI Seo, GW Namwamba - International Journal of Fashion Design …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to explore actual ready-to-wear (RTW) clothing fit for African-
American female college students and their satisfaction with it. Seventy-two African …

The effect of the difference in female body shapes on clothing fitting

T Penko, A Rudolf - AUTEX Research Journal, 2025 - degruyter.com
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of body shapes of the studied group of
women using different body shape classification methods. The objective was to investigate …

Utilization of Anthropometric Data to Generate Size Charts for Kenyan Pregnant Women

N Barasa, RB Otieno, LN Kinuthia - Fashion Practice, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study addresses the research gap in utilizing anthropometric data to develop size
charts for Kenyan maternity wear, considering the diverse cultural, regional, and ethnic …

Practical considerations of applying body scanning as a teaching and research tool

S Gill, K Brownbridge, A Panchenko… - Proceedings …, 2014 - e-space.mmu.ac.uk
Used in specific ways, body scanning technology can provide greater understanding of the
body and its relationship to clothing. However, body scanning is still a developing …