Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the students' preference and the sensibility to fetish fabrics such as leather, fur, velvet, suade, and corduroy, and to analyze differences according to gender of the university students. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 324 university students (male students 52.8%, female students 47.2%) in the Cheongju area, Korea. Frequency, t-test, F-test and factor analysis were used for data analysis. The results were as follows: 1) the subjects preferred velvet, leather and suede fabrics, while they did not prefer corduroy and fur fabrics. 2) Their feelings to fetish fabrics were respectively different depending on the kind of fabrics. 3) There were partially significant differences between the gender in the preference and the sensibility to fetish fabrics. 4) They evaluated that velvet fabrics could express a variety of sensibilities. 5) They considered that fabrics as velvet, leather, and fur have more noble and fanciful images than corduroy.
