Protective Clothing’s Function and Application - Analysis of Outdoor Protective Clothing Design and Comfort Performance

Abstract:

Function and comfort are the main two aspects of outdoor protective clothing design. Outdoor clothing industry market has grown rapidly in recent years. There exists a strong market competation in apparel industry. Satisfaction in consumer's demands is the crucial. In this paper, the trends of demands from four aspects factors were analyzed. Thses trends include potential consumer's market; consumer's aesthetic and fit demands, functions and fashion construction design demands, optimization construction design and wear comfort demands. Optimization construction design directly impacts air gap size and distribution, the air gap layers between skin and clothing is determined by clothing construction design. 3D scanning provides a novel method to visualize and quantify the air gaps. But optimization construction design need more experiences and tests.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 627)
• Pages: 581-584
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.627.581
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Chun Yan Wu*, Guo Wen Song, Chang Feng Qu, Lan Bing Xu
• Keywords: Aesthetic, Air Gap, Comfort, Construction, Design, Fit, Function, Outdoor Clothing, Protective Clothing

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