Anthropometric Size Chart For Plus Size Women

Document Type : Primary Research paper

Authors

1 m.Sc Student, Department Of Apparel & Fashion Design, PSG College Of Technology, Coimbatore, India.

2 Associate Professor, Department Of Apparel & Fashion Design, PSG College Of Technology, Coimbatore, India.

Abstract

The Perfect Size And Fit Are The Primary Problems Faced By Plus Size Women.
The Purpose Of The Study Is To Create An Anthropometric Sizing System For
Kameez/Kurti Specifically For Plus Size Women Of South India. The Paper Will Derive
The Findings Of An Anthropometric Measurement Collected For Plus Size Women For
Kurti. A Total Of 300 People With BMI < 25 And Aged Above 18 Year Were Measured. A
Total Of Eleven Anthropometric Body Measurements Were Recorded. To Develop The
Sizing System, Descriptive Statistics Was Applied Using SPSS. Key Measurements Were
Derived Through PCA (Principal Component Analysis). The Existing Size Chart Was
Compared With Derived Size Chart Using T - Test. A New Sizing System With Seven
Garment Sizes Was Developed For Plus Size Women.

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