The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (복식문화연구)

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An Analysis of the Body Measurement for Men s Clothing Design

성인 남자의 의복 설계를 위한 신체계측 분석 연구

  • Lee, Myung-Hee (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Graduated School, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jang, Jeong-Ah (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, College of Home Economics, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yang, Jin (Dongnae Women's College) ;
  • Park, Jeong-Soon (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, College of Home Economics, Pusan National University)
  • 이명희 (부산대학교 대학원 의류학과) ;
  • 장정아 (부산대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 양진 (동래여자전문대학) ;
  • 박정순 (부산대학교 의류학과)
  • Published : 1996.10.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analysis men's measurement and index to provide the fundamental information for he clothing design which can reflect the characteristic of their bodies The items of study were composed 34 items in measurement and 3 1items in index. An anthropometric database used for this study was the 1992 national anthropometric survey of Koreans. The range of sample was 1,059 men from 25 to 55 years old. The results obtained are as follows. 1) Men showed statue to waist height was 5 to 3, statue to trochanter height was 2 to 9 and waist height to torso was 5 to 2.1. 2) We have obtained 8 factors from the result of factor analysis in index. 3) As the result of cluster analysis about somatotype, men were types tow which were contrary to each other. And as the result of t-test between type 1 and type 2, upper body (factor 5), at factors(factor2, 6), and body proportion (factor 4) were intent to each other. Therefore type 1 was peculiar about the factors of 2, 5, 6, and type 2 was about factor.

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