Female collegiate basketball players' perceptions about their bodies, garment fit and uniform design preferences

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-29

  Feather, Betty L ^a   Ford, Sheila ^b   Herr, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b Fruit of the Loom   (United States)

Author keywords

Black females; Body image; Uniform's design; Uniform's fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141781507     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9601400104     Document Type: Article

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