Women 55 years and older: Part i: Current body measurements as contrasted to the ps 42-70 data

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 108-120

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel sizing; Body measurements; Older female consumers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY; BODY SIZES; GARMENT SIZES; HUMAN;

EID: 0029674602     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9601400202     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Amster, R.K. (1985, August). Sizing Up Apparel Standards. Bobbin, 50-56.
2. Brunn, G. (1983, November). The Shape of Your Customer. Bobbin, 96-103.
3. Dob-Verband (1983). DOB-Grossenlabellen KorpermaBtabellen, Marktanteilkabellen fur Damenoberbekleidung, Berlin: Haus der deutschen Bekleidkungsindustrie.
4. Hoffman, A. (1970). The Daily Needs and Interests of Older People, Springfield IL: Charles C. Thomas.
5. Hogge, V.E., & Baer, M.M. (1986). Elderly women's clothing: Acquisition, fit and alterations of ready-to-wear garments. Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics, 10(4), 333-341.
6. Gam, S. (1975). Bone loss and aging. In R. Goldman, & M. Rockstein (Eds.), The psychology and pathology of human aging, (pp. 39-58). New York: Academic Press.
7. Gazzuolo, E.B. (1985). A theoretical framework for describing body form variation relative to pattern shape. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
8. Gim, G.J. (1988). Clothing acquisition patterns and size information of oriental female immigrants. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.
9. Japanese Industrial Standard (1985). Sizing systems for women's garments (JIS L 4005). Tokyo: Japanese Standards Association.
10. Kart, C.S., Metress, E.S., & Metress, J.F. (1978). Aging & Health. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.
11. Kunick, P. (1984). Modern sizing and pattern making for women's and children's garments. London: Philip Kunick.
12. Menchin, R.S. (1991). The mature market. Chicago: Probus.
13. Miller, N.H., & Petrich, B. (1986). Elderly consumers: Problems and behaviors. Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics, 10(11), 45-57.
14. O'Brien, R., & Shelton, W.C. (1941). Women's measurements for garment and pattern Construction. (U. S. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 454). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office.
15. Otten, Patricia. (June 15, 1993). Owner: Image by Design, Tucson, AZ. Personal communication.
16. Patterson, C.A. (1981). Selected body measurements of women aged sixty-five and older. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Gainesville.
17. Patterson, C.A., & Warden, J. (1983-84). Selected body measurements of women aged sixty-five and older. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 2(2), 23-30.
18. Reich, N., & Shannon, E. (1985). European study tour review of clothing and textiles comfort. In A. Slocum, N. McDonald, & L. Davis (Eds.), ACPTC Proceedings (pp. 197-204). Monument, CO: Association of College Professors of Textiles and Clothing.
19. Richards, M.L. (1981). The clothing preferences and problems of elderly female consumers. The Gerontologist, 21(3), 263-268.
20. Rosenblad-Wallin, E., & Karlsson, M. (1986). Clothing for the elderly at home and in nursing homes. Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics, 10(4), 343-356.
21. Shannon, E. (1987). Apparel's new role of function and comfort. Canadian Journal of Home Economics, 37(1), 12-15.
22. Salusso-Deonier, C.J., DeLong, M., Martin, F., & Krohn, K. (1985-1986). A multivariate method of classifying body form variation for sizing women's apparel. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 4(I), 38-45.
23. Schewe, C. (1988). Marketing to our aging population: Responding to physiological changes. The Journal of Consumer Marketing, 5(3), 61-73.
24. Shim, S., & Bickle, M. (1993). Women 55 years and older as catalog shoppers: Satisfaction with apparel fit and catalog attributes. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 77(4), 53-64.
25. Smathers, D.G., & Horridge, P.E. (1978-79). The effects of physical changes on clothing preferences of elderly women. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 9(3), 273-278.
26. Styrelsen For Teknisk Utvecklin. (1978). Konstrucktionsosh. plagg mattlistor for damklader, Kompement Till Stuutredning, (NR 70-1977), Stockholm, Sweden.
27. U. S. Department of Commerce. (1958). Body measurements for the sizing of women's patterns and apparel (Commercial standard CS215-58). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office.
28. U.S. Department of Commerce. (1971). Voluntary product standard: body measurements for the sizing of women's patterns and apparel. (National Bureau of Standards Publication No. PS 42-70). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
29. U.S. Bureau of Census. (1992a). Current population reports, population projects of the U.S. by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: 1992 to 2050 (Department of Commerce, P25-1092). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
30. U.S. Bureau of Census. (1992b). Statistical abstract of the U.S. 1992. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
31. Woodson, E.M., & Horridge, P.E. (1990). Apparel sizing as it relates to women age sixty-five plus. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 8(4), 7-13.
32. Workman, J. (1991). Body measurement specifications for fit models as a factor in clothing size variation. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 10(l), 31-36.