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Title Development of slopers for women with disproportionate figures: a case study of Swaziland
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3159
Date 2005
Author(s) Zwane, PEL; Magagula, N
Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the development of new slopers for women with bottom heavy figures, with the view to propose a new sizing category or nomenclature for the sizing charts; to develop basic blocks for disproportionately figured women; to compare the fit of test garments sewn from developed slopers and standard slopers for four sizes; to propose a sizing category nomenclature for this stratum of consumers - 61st International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting 2005, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia USA, 1-6 November 2005
Subject(s) Body types; Disproportionate figures; Slopers; Clothing fit; Clothing fit assessments
Language en
Type of publication Presentation
Identifier Zwane, PEL and Magagula, N. 2005. Development of slopers for women with disproportionate figures: a case study of Swaziland. 61st International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Meeting 2005, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia USA, 1-6 November, pp 16.
Repository Pretoria - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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