Female Figure Identification Technique (FFIT) for apparel part I: Describing female shapes

Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Simmons, Karla ^a   Istook, Cynthia L ^b   Devarajan, Priya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lectra USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Female figure types; FFIT for apparel; Fit; Mass customization; Shape sorting; Sizing standards

Indexed keywords

BODY SCANNING; BODY SHAPE; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; GARMENT MANUFACTURE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SIZING MACHINE; STANDARD;

EID: 33846145159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15330915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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