Women 55 years and older: Part ii. overall satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the fit of ready-to-wear

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-132

  Goldsberry, Ellen ^a   Shim, Soyeon ^a   Reich, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel sizing; Fit of ready to wear; Older consumers

Indexed keywords

BODY; BODY SIZES; CONSUMER SURVEY; GARMENT SIZES; HUMAN;

EID: 0029673238     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9601400203     Document Type: Article

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