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A Study on Torso Type Classification and Size Analysis for Garment Sizes of Elderly Women

노년 여성의 상의용 의류 치수를 위한 체형 구분 및 신체 치수 분석

  • Yeo Sun Kang (Dept. of Fashion Design, Duksung Women's University)
  • 강여선 (덕성여자대학교 의상디자인 전공)
  • Received : 2023.08.16
  • Accepted : 2023.11.01
  • Published : 2024.02.29
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Abstract

This study analyzed body shape changes over time by comparing Size Korea's data on 50-84-year-old women from 2020 to 2021 with the same data from 2003 to 2004. In addition, the subjects of these data were divided into drop-types and also upper-body-drop-types with the body measurements for each type compared. The results showed that elderly women had grown 3-4 cm taller over the last 20 years, but the length of 'neck shoulder point to breast point' had become shorter; the bust and waist circumferences were smaller, but the thigh circumference was larger. In the body-drop type, the bust circumference, waist circumference, and waist circumference(Omphalion) increased by about 4-6cm in the order of N-type < H-type < Y-type indicating that the sideline slope of the torso must be differentiated. The upper-body-drop-type showed a 1-cm difference in height and bust circumference, but a 4 to 5-cm difference in waist circumference. In addition, thick-waist subjects aged 70 or older were classified into separate body types with the results showing that their waist circumference was greater than their breast circumference, signifying the need for different top patterns.

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본 연구는 덕성여자대학교 2022년 교내연구비 지원에 의해 수행되었음.

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