Fit evaluation within the made-to-measure process

International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-144

  Chin Man, Chen ^a  

^a SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clothing; Computer aided design; Women

Indexed keywords

BODY MEASUREMENTS; CLOTHING; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INCORRECT MEASUREMENTS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; WOMEN;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIT; GARMENT PROPERTY; SCANNING TECHNOLOGY; TESTING;

EID: 33847107165     PISSN: 09556222     EISSN: 17585953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09556220710725720     Document Type: Article

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