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Roles of Perceptions of Reference Groups, Clothing Symbolism, and Clothing Involvement in Female Adolescents' Clothing Purchase Intentions and Clothing Behavior
… independent variables (i.e., reference groups, clothing symbolism, and clothing involvement) and adolescents' clothing purchase intentions and clothing behavior, and whether the three variables are predictors of adolescents' clothing purchase intentions and clothing behavior. Reference groups …
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Landmarks for clothing retrieval
Clothing Retrieval is a task that is increasingly becoming popular with the rise of online shopping and social media’s popularity. We propose to solve the clothing retrieval problem using landmarks based on the clothing type and features surrounding the landmarks to get a more ingrained view of the …
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Clothing for pregnant women
… of pregnant women were ascertained. The clothing was evaluated according to the likes and dislikes of the women for selected styles or garments, comfort in relation to the garment, ease of care, adaptability or garments to physical changes of the body and the usability of the garments …
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Clothing values and clothing buying practices of black and white middle income women
… was to determine if there were differences in clothing values between Black and White middle-income women patronizing the primary and second-order markets, and to determine if there were differences in the clothing buying practices between these groups in the two markets. A self-administered …
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Relationships between body-cathexis, clothing benefits sought, and clothing behavior, and effects of importance of meeting the ideal body image and clothing attitude
… Few theoretical explanations have existed on why clothing can compensate for body dissatisfaction and on what clothing benefits are sought in relation to body satisfaction. Very limited studies exist on the relationships between satisfaction with different body areas and clothing behavior. The …
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Clothing behavior of working women related to self-image/clothing- image congruity and achievement motivation
… and by retailers who have created specialty clothing areas catering to the employed woman. Clothing and the self-concept have been related in research studies for several years. Clothing also has been related to occupational aspirations. The purpose of the research was to develop a model …
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Determinants of Homemaker's Satisfaction With Clothing
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Adolescents' catalog purchasing patterns for clothing
… motives and non-motives when using catalogs for clothing shopping. In addition, the study examined the purchasing role structure, payment practices, information sought, product-specific attributes considered, and shopping practices of adolescents in catalog shopping for their clothing.
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Clothing style preference of working women related to self- image/clothing-image congruity and public self-consciousness
… congruity and public self-consciousness on clothing behavior from the symbolic consumption perspective. Thus, relationships among the three major constructs, public self-consciousness (PSC), self-image/clothing-image congruity (actual self-congruity, ASC and ideal social-congruity, ISSC) and …
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Clothing interest, leisure activity continuity and their association to clothing fit satisfaction for women 55 years and older
In this study, clothing fit concerns of women age 55 years and over will be associated with their level of clothing interest (psychological) and the social setting and frequency of their leisure activities (sociological). Subjects’ body measurements with the body measurements in the PS 40-72 …
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A musical wearable : integrating electronics into clothing
… electronics and software - to create an item of clothing, or "wearable", which creates music from the movements of the body through dance. In this thesis I outline and explain how and what was done to create this wearable.
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Clothing problems of the teen-age boy
… been tabulated, summarized and analyzed. Boys' clothing was evaluated according to likes and dislikes for style, color and comfort. The size, content and cost of an average teen-age boy's wardrobe was ascertained. The cost ranged from $157.20 to $518.00, with an average total cost of $175.00. A …
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Selected clothing practices of male university professors
This was a study of the personal apparel and clothing interest of Virginia Polytechnic Institute male professors in regard to their class size, academic rank, college affiliation, and age. Data were obtained by use of mailed questionnaires completed by 440 men who were age twenty-five years or …
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Comfort in clothing: a Baumanian critique of how clothing contributes to the well-being of women in the United Kingdom.
This Comfort in Clothing study explores how fashion, clothing and dress practices contribute to the psychosocial well-being of women in the UK. Fashion is a global industry, fuelled in recent times by the growth of the athleisurewear sector, reflecting the postmodern preoccupation with comfort, …
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Effects of clothing interest and knowledge on perceptions and evaluation of clothing products: moderating effects on price-perceived quality relationships
The differential effects of clothing interest and knowledge on the utilization of price and intrinsic attributes on product evaluation and behavioral intentions were investigated. The impact of clothing interest and knowledge, price, and intrinsic attributes on attitude toward advertisements and …
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Development of an ‘artificial human’ for clothing research
The clothing is the closest envelope of the human body, and hence, has the primary im-pact on thermal comfort, physiological response of the human body and environmental strain. On the other hand, the clothing microenvironment is affected by physiological reactions (sweating, temperature …
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A study of heat transfer through clothing assemblies
… to further understanding heat transfer through clothing under different circumstances, in order to provide guidelines for the design and construction of clothing with regard to thermal comfort. In one part of this work, studies were concentrated on the clothing thermal insulation in windy …
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