Fashion: Hedonic vs. utilitarian: A study of fit issues of women’s ready to wear and an examination of the technology acceptance model for consumer adoption of 3D body scanning for improved fit of denim

<p>This study exposes the problems women face in the ready to wear (RTW) apparel sizing system and also investigates the idea that 3D body scanning technology can be used to eliminate ill-fitting apparel for consumers, in this case denim pants (jeans). In order to investigate why consumers have not yet adopted this technology, a survey was conducted using principles from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to understand the motivations of females aged 18-35 towards adopting this new technology. Two hypotheses were formed: non-adoption is caused by hedonic motivation, or non-adoption is caused by utilitarian motivations. It can be concluded from the study that consumers are more hedonically motivated towards adoption of fashion products and demonstrate a willingness to adopt three-dimensional body scanning technology for better fitting jeans.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Technology Studies

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Rzepka, Aimee

Contributors dc:contributor

• Subhas Ghosh, PhD, Chair
• Professor Julie Becker, Committee Member

• apparel sizing
• 3D body scanning
• technology acceptance model
• hedonic motivation
• utilitarian motivation
• Science and Technology Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/363

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1362