A Study on Image of Black Dress

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This studies on images of black dress was based on reference to literatures and valid investigations. The images toward black clothing are categorized by study participants' perceptions according to sex, age, marital status, education, and residential area. The result was as followed. Terminologies used to describe images of black apparel were collected and studied. They are assorted as dignity, feminine, modern, sexy, abstinence and sorrow. The result based on sex shows that females perceive more on images of feminine, dignity and modern, but perceive less on images of abstinence compare to male participants' response. The result based on age shows that with increase in age, participants perceive more on images of abstinence, sexy and sorrow. The result based on marital status shows that singles perceive more on images of modern, but perceive less on images of abstinence and sexy compare to married participants' response. The result based on education shows that with higher degree of education, participants perceive more on images of dignity , modern and abstinence. The result based on residential area shows that participants from bigger cities such as Seoul and Kyung-Ki Do perceived more on images of dignity and modern.