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Advances in Women’s Intimate Apparel Technology
This book provides a comprehensive review of advanced materials, new manufacturing techniques, performance and fit, and key trends in intimate apparel technology, including discussions of fabrics, dyes and finishes, lamination, moulding, and seamless knitting
Yu Wing Man (Edited by)
9781782423690, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 19 April 2016
190 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.32 kg
Advances in Women’s Intimate Apparel Technology discusses the design and manufacture of intimate apparel and how the industry is increasingly embracing novel materials, new technologies, and innovations in sizing and fit. The book reviews the ways in which new materials and methods are improving the range, function, and quality of intimate apparel, with particular focus on brassiere design. Part One introduces the advanced materials used for intimate apparel, including novel fabrics and dyes and finishes, along with materials for wiring and embellishments. Part Two discusses the role of seamless technology in intimate apparel production, covering lamination, moulding, and seamless knitting. Finally, Part Three reviews advances in design, fit, and performance.
Part One: Intimate Apparel Material Science 1. Advanced Textiles for intimate apparel 2. Narrow Fabric Elastic Tape 3. Innovative accessories for intimate apparel Part Two: Seamless technologies for Intimate Apparel 4. Seamless knitting of intimate apparel 5. Innovations in the moulding processes used for manufacturing bra components for Intimate Apparel 6. Sew-free technologies for intimate apparel Part Three: Scientific Research on Intimate Apparel 7. Bra Fitting Assessment and Alternation 8. Sports bras and breast kinetics 9. Finite element modeling of bra fitting
Subject Areas: Other manufacturing technologies [TDP], Textile & fibre technology [TDH]
