Digital-Based Healthy Bra Top Design That Promotes the Physical Activity of New Senior Women by Applying an Optimal Pressure

Kuengmi Choi, Jungil Jun, Youngshil Ryoo and Sunmi Park
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Kuengmi Choi: Department of Fashion Design, Dong-Seoul University, 76, Bokjeong-ro, Seongnam-si 13117, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Jungil Jun: Department of Fashion Design, Dong-Seoul University, 76, Bokjeong-ro, Seongnam-si 13117, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Youngshil Ryoo: Department of Fashion Design, Dong-Seoul University, 76, Bokjeong-ro, Seongnam-si 13117, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Sunmi Park: Department of Fashion Design, Konkuk University, 268 Chungwon-daero, Chungju-si 27478, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-22

Abstract: A bra use can reduce physiological and physical functions because of clothing pressure, which can be a problem for new senior women starting to lose physical function. The present study presents a bra top design development method for promoting new senior women’s physical activity by identifying problems related to bras’ effects on women’s health and minimizing clothing pressure. The analysis utilized the 3D scan data of 42 adult women (age range: 50s) from the 5th Size Korea Project. Bra top design elements were extracted based on new senior consumers’ needs. We developed an average wireframe reflecting the new senior’s physical characteristics, and a standard body form was developed through surface modeling. To produce a consumer-oriented bra with a body shaping effect and reduced clothing pressure that would not affect physical activities, a three-dimensional pattern was developed applying an optimal reduction rate of 80%. To verify the bra’s adequacy for the body form of new senior women, two market-available bras were selected and fit-compared to the developed product. The developed bra received higher expert appearance evaluation and 3D virtual clothing evaluation scores. This study is significant because by using virtual fitting technology, it provides foundational data to quantify the quality of fashion products.

Keywords: healthy ageing; human body modeling; clothing pressure; virtual fitting; 3D scan data; flattening 2D pattern; clothing fit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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