Clothing for children and teenagers : anthropometry, sizing and fit /

Clothing for Children and Teenagers: Anthropometry, Sizing and Fit addresses the complexities of developing size specifications for clothing aimed at seven to seventeen year olds. Children and teenagers experience rapid physical growth and alterations in body shape as they develop-changes that pose...

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Main Author: Zakaria, Norsaadah (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Duxford, UK : Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, 2016.
Series:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 183.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Clothing for Children and Teenagers: Anthropometry, Sizing and Fit addresses the complexities of developing size specifications for clothing aimed at seven to seventeen year olds. Children and teenagers experience rapid physical growth and alterations in body shape as they develop-changes that pose significant challenges in creating apparel sizing systems. The book begins by introducing the principles of apparel fit and sizing systems. Drawing on the author's own fieldwork, it goes on to discuss methods of conducting anthropometric surveys in children and teenagers, and techniques for analyzing the resulting data in order to produce successful sizing systems.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780081002544
0081002548