A Study on The Elderly Women's Lower Body Types and Basic Skirt Pattern Adjustments

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2000;38(2):155-166.

노년여성의 스커트 착의 적합성에 관한 연구

김금화, 최혜선

이화여자대학교 의류직물학과 석사, 이화여자대학교 의류직물학과

A Study on The Elderly Women's Lower Body Types and Basic Skirt Pattern Adjustments

김금화, 최혜선

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to provide the basic information about the elderly women's lower body type and anthropometric data by direct and indirect measurements, and to provide well fitting skirt patterns of each body types. Direct and indirect measurements were taken from 202 women, whose ages were between 60 and 79. Using statistical analysis, the lower body shapes of elderly women were classified into four following categories - circled1 thin type, circled2 typical type, circled3 corpulence type and circled4 corpulence but forward inclining type. Methods of modifying basic skirt patterns for each body types were suggested.