Validation of 'Female Figure Identification Technique (FFIT) for apparel©, software

Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Devarajan, Priya ^a   Istook, Cynthia L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel sizing; Body shape studies; Female figure identification technique (FFIT) for apparel

Indexed keywords

BODY SCANNING; BODY SHAPE; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; CUSTOMIZATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846129495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15330915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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