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A Study on Clothes Purchase and Size Fit for Kindergarten Children

유치원 아동의 의복구매와 치수 맞음새에 관한 연구

  • Zhang, Mei-Na (Major in Fashion Design, Graduate School, Daegu University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Suk (Major in Fashion Design, Graduate School, Daegu University) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Boon (Dept. of Fashion Design/Art & Design Institute, Daegu University)
  • 장미나 (대구대학교 대학원 패션디자인학과) ;
  • 이영숙 (대구대학교 대학원 패션디자인학과) ;
  • 김순분 (대구대학교 패션디자인학과/조형예술연구소)
  • Received : 2012.02.05
  • Accepted : 2013.01.15
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

This research analyzes the status of clothes purchase and the size fit of the clothes for kindergarten children in the Daegu city area. The total of 344 questionnaires were analyzed. The summary and the conclusion are as follows: First, the frequency of accompanying children when purchasing appeared mostly 'sometimes accompany'. Second, the parents appeared 'sometimes reflect children's opinions'. Third, the main information source was 'store display'. The main place of purchase was large discount stores, internet home-shopping, and department stores (respectively) with significant differences in the age of the parent(p<.05) and monthly incomes(p<.001). In the clothes size selection, 72.1% of the parents selected 'one size larger' at time purchase and showed asignificant difference by monthly income. Repair-experience after purchase appeared in 31.4% of the samples because of the inadequate length and width of the clothes. The unfit clothes parts were in the order of pant length, sleeve length, waist part, jacket length, pant width, hip part, and crotch, which showed a significant difference in children based on gender. The salient purchasing point for child clothing was in the order of 'size fit', 'color and pattern', 'design' and 'convenience in action'. It is important to consider that kindergarten children need adequate size for growing and convenient pattern designs (that include materials at stretching parts) for positive acting because they are in a period of frequent activity and growth.

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