Optimum Silhouette Design for Ladies’ Garments Based on the Mechanical Properties of a Fabric

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 578-588

  Niwa, Masako ^a   Nakanishi, Masae ^b   Ayada, Masako ^c   Kawabata, S ^d  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; DESIGN; FABRIC PROPERTIES; WOMENSWEAR;

EID: 0031711642     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759806800806     Document Type: Article

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