New anthropometric measure for better fit of women skirts/trousers between the waist and maximum hip level

Year 2021, , 129 - 136, 30.06.2021

Tanja Podbevšek

https://doi.org/10.32710/tekstilvekonfeksiyon.856877

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to improve development of a basic pattern block with modelling a curve of a side seam across the hips of the skirt or trousers. The area between waist and maximum hip line is completely overlooked since none of the pattern construction systems give exact instructions. Data from anthropometric measurement of the 162 young Slovenian females between 18 and 27 years of age were used to support the idea. The shape of the curve on the side seam of the skirt was quantified with a hip curve distance (HCD) based on a new measure: additional girth measurement 11 cm below the waist girth. HCD range of 4,77 cm pointed to significant differences in shape of the curve on the side seam of the skirt which could not be neglected.

Keywords

anthropometric measurement, skirts, trousers, waist and (maximum) hip height, waist and (maximum) hip girth

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