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Natural Dyes in the United States: An Exploration of Natural Dye Use Through the Lens of the Circuit of Style-Fashion-Dress Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Kelsie Doty, Denise Nicole Green, Sherry Haar
In this article, we explore the world of natural dye use in the United States through the circuit of style-fashion-dress. To examine this phenomenon, we incorporated interviews, surveys, participant observation, fieldwork, and film production into our data collection. We found that fashion labels must deal with color inconsistencies from natural dyes due to variable growing conditions for plants, water
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Exploring Shopper Psychographic Characteristics From a Human Ecosystem Perspective: A Proposed Typology of Millennial Luxury Consumers Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Kelcie Slaton, Jessica Hurst, Linda Niehm
An enhanced understanding of millennial luxury consumers is needed for luxury retailers to develop loyalty strategies and foster business success. Guided by the human ecosystem framework, the objective of this research was to classify millennial luxury consumers into a shopper typology based on shopper psychographic characteristics to provide an understanding of their shopping motivations and behaviors
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Exploring Women's Perception of High Metabolic Clothing Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Lindsay D’Arcy, Mike Fray, Jo Barnes, Susan M. Watkins
This study presents the first exploratory inquiry into women's perception of High Metabolic Clothing (HMC) that could aid in weight loss and/or muscle maintenance/gain. A mixed methods study was conducted combining an online survey ( n = 502) and interviews ( n = 30). A composite variable combining BMI and exercise engagement was used to group and compare participants for data analysis. Quantitative
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“Sharp as a Tack:” Acquisition, Influences, and Meaning of African American Church Dress Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Beverly Kemp Gatterson, Sara Marcketti
In this study, we explored the church dress of African American women to determine the influences that motivated their style of dressing that seems to be disappearing today. Ten participants aged 7...
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University Students’ Experience of a Digital Fashion Exhibition: Engagement, Embodiment, and Object-Based Learning Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Dina Smith-Glaviana
The purpose of this research was to understand students’ experiences viewing a digital narrated video tour of a physical fashion exhibition and evaluate its effectiveness using the constructivist l...
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I can Talk: Corporate Moral Responsibility, Word-of-Mouth, and Shared Values Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Gargi Bhaduri, Saheli Goswami
This study investigated how inconsistencies between corporate moral responsibility (CMR) messages and CMR actions undertaken by corporations impact consumers’ positive and negative word-of-mouth (P...
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A Missing Site of Black Beauty History: The Black Beauty Supply Store Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Jaleesa Reed, Katalin Medvedev
With(in) retail spaces, Black Americans operate in a space with historical ties to inequality, dehumanization, and exclusion. This qualitative study situates the Black beauty supply store within th...
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Wearing Is Caring: An Investigation of the Adoption of Black Lives Matter Apparel and Accessories by Non-Blacks Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-12-26 Olivia Johnson, Delisia Matthews, Sarif Patwary, Mariam D. Diallo
Social movements that involve a variety of individuals from various backgrounds, such as Black Lives Matter, have made social justice (SJ) a prominent factor when purchasing. Although clothing is a...
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Striving Towards Authenticity in the Self Through Dress and Appearance: Stories of Latina Adolescent Immigrants Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Mary Alice Casto, Jennifer Paff Ogle, Maricela DeMirjyn, Amanda Morales, Sarah Silvas-Bernstein
We sought to explore how Latina adolescent immigrants experience immigration across adolescence as they seek to know and express their authentic selves through dress and appearance. Our work was in...
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Openly-Trans YouTubers and Gender-Affirming Undergarments: Production, Distribution, and Consumption via DIY Tutorials on YouTube Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-11-13 Kyra G. Streck, Kelly L. Reddy-Best
Queer and trans individuals have fashioned their bodies in various ways throughout time; however, their undergarment needs are not always available in the marketplace. We asked: how have trans peop...
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Radical Structural Change in North American Dress and Textile Museums and Collections: Critically Analyzing Social Justice, Oppression, and Empowerment Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Ginger Stanciel, Kelly L. Reddy-Best, Joshua D. Simon, Kyra G. Streck, Denise Green, Dyese Matthews, Jennifer Gordon
The purpose of our research was to examine how dress and textile collections or museums have explicitly and implicitly conveyed solidarity with social-justice efforts. This includes how institution...
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The Student Learning Experience: A Case Study in Object-Based Learning Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-10-05 Kathryn Reiley, Marilyn DeLong
Artifacts are a primary source of information for fashion history students participating in object-based learning through careful observation, analysis and interpretation. Object-based learning is ...
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A Case Study of Developing a Paralympic Shooting Jacket for Disabled Athletes Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-05-22 Kayna Hobbs-Murphy, Kristen Morris, Juyeon Park
Disabled athletes participate in sports at elite levels; however, industry product and academic research regarding adaptive sportswear is lacking. Limited availability of sportswear can be a barrie...
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Double Consciousness of Black Millennial Consumers: Their Experiences in the Retail Space Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Kristian Hogans, Jewon Lyu
Black consumers have been long overlooked as a major consumer base in the United States, despite their increasing buying power. Few scholars have investigated the factors that influence the purchas...
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Textiles Literacy: Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning in a Basic Textiles Class Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Arlesa J. Shephard
Learning about textiles provides students with an essential foundation of knowledge for a career in fashion. More research is needed to help students with comprehension and application of knowledge...
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Creating Room for Social Justice Pedagogy in Fashion Education Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Jaleesa Reed, Sha’Mira Covington, Katalin Medvedev
In this paper we encourage fashion educators to consider applying social justice pedagogy to fashion education. We begin by situating the current state of fashion education within the context of ne...
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Stakeholder Pressures and Workplace Compliance in Bangladeshi Apparel Factories Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Zafar Waziha Sarker, Haesun Park-Poaps
The stakeholder influences on workplace compliance among Bangladeshi apparel factories across different compliance statuses were investigated. Six prominent stakeholders of the issue were identifie...
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Just Say “No” to Compulsory Hijab: Exploring the Motivations and Meanings of Bad-Hijabi in Iran Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Farimah Bayat, Nancy Hodges
Hijab is mandatory for every woman in Iran. However, while some women adhere to the strict guidelines and cover their hair and body when in public, others wear hijab only to the extent that they av...
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Measuring the “Clothing Mountain”: Action Research and Sustainability Pedagogy to Reframe (Un)Sustainable Clothing Consumption in the Classroom Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Iva Jestratijevic,Julie L. Hillery
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Students’ Perceptions of a Simulated Store Planning Project Set in a Brick and Mortar Retail Research Lab Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Dina Smith-Glaviana, Briana Martinez
Student perceptions of a simulated store planning project set in a brick and mortar retail research lab were examined using the Concrete, Active, Primary-Abstract, Passive, Secondary Learning Poten...
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Constructing Identity against a Backdrop of Cultural Change: Experiences of Freedom and Constraint in Public Dress among Saudi Women Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-01-24 Wijdan A. Tawfiq, Jennifer Paff Ogle
In Saudi Arabia, women have been required by law to wear the veil in public for decades. However, in 2018, Saudi women gained the legal right to choose their own public dress. We explored how Saudi...
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Virtual Guest Speakers in Textile and Apparel Courses: Student Experiences and Expectations Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2022-01-24 Sara Jablon-Roberts, Arienne McCracken
This paper focuses on the findings related to the second part of a continuing study of student impressions of the industry guest speaker experience in college fashion courses: student perceptions o...
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BDSM, Dress, and Consumption: Women's Meaning Construction Through Embodiment, Bodies in Motion, and Sensations Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-12-23 Juliana Guglielmi,Kelly L. Reddy-Best
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Relationships Between Dress and Gender Identity: LGBTQIA + Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-12-17 Alyssa Dana Adomaitis,Diana Saiki,Kim K. P. Johnson,Rafi Sahanoor,Arsha Attique
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Exploring Caregivers’ Clothing Choices for Individuals With Severe Alzheimer's Disease: An Application of the Theories of Self-Complexity and Choosing for Others Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang, Su-Jeong Hwang Shin, Nancy Hodges
The number of older Americans as well as those living with Alzheimer's is rapidly growing. Alzheimer's dementia is a disease that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. The role of caregivers is important, as they are the individuals who assist those with Alzheimer's in completing not just medical tasks, but fundamental activities of daily living, such as selecting garments to wear and
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The Impact of Historical Knowledge, Skill, and Interpretive Attitude on the Authenticity of Female Reenactors' Regency-Style Gowns Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Dina Smith
The purpose of this qualitative case study research was to explore how elements of and barriers to authenticity impact the level of authenticity achieved in Regency reenactors’ gowns. Interviews with ten female Regency reenactors and participant observation were conducted. Participants displayed categorical differences in their commitment to historical knowledge and willingness (interpretive attitude)
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Effects of CSR Messages on Apparel Consumers’ Word-of-Mouth: Perceived Corporate Hypocrisy as a Mediator Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-11-17 Gargi Bhaduri, Sojin Jung, Jung E. Ha-Brookshire
This study focused on understanding how (mis)match between a company's corporate social responsibility claims as indicated in their mission and the activities it actually undertakes to meet its CSR goals leads to consumers’ corporate hypocrisy and how consumers’ CSR-CA beliefs moderate the relationship between the two. Using the Moral Responsibility Theory of Corporate Sustainability as a framework
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Objectification Found in High School Girls’ Experience With Dress Code Enforcement Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-11-17 Heejin Lim, Shannon Lennon, Domenique Jones
Grounded in objectification theory, this study was conducted to uncover adolescent girls’ experience of dress regulations in US public schools. We conducted in-depth personal interviews with thirteen high school girls to explore internal, interpersonal, and contextual factors that might aggregate or alleviate objectifying conditions. Three overarching thematic categories emerged including (1) dressing
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Evaluation of Phase Change Materials for Personal Cooling Applications Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-11-06 Lennart Teunissen, Emiel Janssen, Joost Schootstra, Linda Plaude, Kaspar Jansen
Eleven phase change materials (PCMs) for cooling humans in heat-stressed conditions were evaluated for their cooling characteristics. Effects of packaging material and segmentation were also investigated. Sample packs with a different type PCM (water- and oil-based PCMs, cooling gels, inorganic salts) or different packaging (aluminum, TPU, TPU + neoprene) were investigated on a hotplate. Cooling capacity
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Sri Lankan Fashion Designers: Self-Directed Learning in the Apparel Industry Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-10-29 Sumith Gopura, Alice Payne, Deepthi Bandara, Laurie Buys
The Sri Lankan apparel industry is currently in transition from apparel assembly to manufacturing original designs as a value addition. Design teams work closely with Western brands, buyers and designers to offer advanced creative and technical design services. The purpose of this article is to investigate how Sri Lankan designers acquire personal, high-value fashion knowledge and design skills in
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The Role of an Advocate in Innovating the Adaptive Apparel Market: A Case Study Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-08-17 Kerri McBee-Black
The apparel global supply chain is fragmented and globalized, making it challenging to satisfy consumers’ wants and needs. Thus, to satisfy the consumer's wants and needs, global supply chain management is critical to a brand's success in the marketplace. The goal of this study was to gain an in-depth, holistic, and contextualized understanding of the experience and knowledge Mindy Scheier, an adaptive
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Women’s Czech Folk Costume: Negotiating Ambivalence and White Ethnicity in the Midwest Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Erin French, Kelly L. Reddy-Best
Folk costume is traditionally worn to represent and preserve ethnic heritage. Large numbers of Czechs emigrated to America from the 1870s to 1920s, but eventually, a generation was born that had little contact with their immigrant ancestors. The purpose of our research was to examine what role folk costume plays in the negotiation of Czech ethnic identity and how meaning is constructed and communicated
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Clothing Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From Mining Tweets Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-05-12 Chuanlan Liu, Sibei Xia, Chunmin Lang
Understanding how consumers have shifted in clothing consumption in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic is critical for fashion clothing brands and businesses to identify what value means to consumers to locate growth opportunities. This exploratory study intends to provide a picture of consumers’ clothing consumption evolution while going through the pandemic crisis. We take a viewpoint that
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Mask Up: Exploring Cross-Cultural Influences on Mask-Making Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-05-06 Kim H. Y. Hahn, Gargi Bhaduri
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people from around the world made numerous homemade masks for themselves and their community due to shortage of medical masks as well as to stop the spread of COVID-19. The purpose of the current study was to conduct cross cultural exploration of the reasons for making masks, self-construal and wellbeing associated with masks making by collecting data from
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A Narrative Critical Review of Research on Self-Sexualization Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-04-26 Kim K. P. Johnson, Ui-Jeen Yu
Self-sexualization is an emerging area of research relevant to clothing researchers as evaluations of sexual appeal often stem from specific items and uses of dress. Our research purpose was to systematically review the available research on self-sexualization. In our review we focused specifically on three topics: what precedes self-sexualizing? What outcomes are associated with self-sexualizing?
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Electrospun PU/MgO/Ag Nanofibers for Antibacterial Activity and Flame Retardency Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 V. Mamtha, H. N. Narasimha Murthy, V. Pujith Raj, Prashantha Tejas, C. S. Puneet, Achyutha Venugopal, Sham AanMankunipoyil, C. Manjunatha
Antibacterial activity and fire retardation are equally desired for protective clothing. For achieving this, AgNP and MgO are independently researched as nanofillers in Polyurethane based electrospun nanofibers and their synergistic effect is scarcely addressed. This article reports synthesis and characterization of MgO of 70.01 nm and AgNP of 51 to 76 nm by solution combustion and hydrothermal routes
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Facemasking Behaviors, Preferences, and Attitudes Among Emerging Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-04-12 Denise Nicole Green, Frances Holmes Kozen, Catherine Kueffer Blumenkamp
Facemasks have become requisite amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We explore facemasking behaviors, preferences, and attitudes among emerging adults, a “distinct period demographically” within the lifespan. Public opinion polls conducted in May 2020 found that emerging adults were the least compliant when compared to other demographic groups. To understand why, we developed a survey instrument that was administered
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Pandemic Fear and Weight Gain: Effects on Overweight and Obese Adults’ Purchasing Exercise Apparel Online Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Eonyou Shin
The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effect of pandemic fear and weight gain on overweight and obese consumers’ decisions to purchase exercise apparel online based on the theory of planned behavior and body-related self-discrepancy theory. A sample of 515 male and female adults with BMIs of 25 and higher participated in this study. The effect of pandemic fear on the attitudes
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Neo-Fashion: A Data-Driven Fashion Trend Forecasting System Using Catwalk Analysis Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-03-29 Li Zhao, Muzhen Li, Peng Sun
Trend forecasting is a challenging and important aspect of the fashion industry. The authors design a novel fashion trend analysis system called “Neo-Fashion,” which provides recommendations to fashion researchers and practitioners about potential fashion trends using computer vision and machine learning. Neo-Fashion includes three modules, a data collection and labeling module, an instance segmentation
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Improving Efficiency of Apparel Manufacturing Through the Principles of Resource Management Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Anis Fatima, Muhammad Tufail
To gain the competitive advantage, it has become essential for manufacturing industry to use its resources effectively, efficiently and economically. It is required to understand that such resources are based on 5 Ms (manpower, methods, materials, money, and machinery). In this study an apparel industry was selected to create a directorial plan by using the ideologies of resource management to improve
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Evaluation of the Accuracy and Practicability of Predicting Compression Garment Pressure Using Virtual Fit Technology Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-03-24 Kristina Brubacher, David Tyler, Phoebe Apeagyei, Prabhuraj Venkatraman, Andrew Mark Brownridge
In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of using the virtual fit pressure map in a clothing-specific CAD program to predict pressures applied by sports compression garments by analyzing pressure prediction accuracy and process practicability. In wearer trials with whole-body compression sportswear, we measured in vivo pressures and compared them to virtual pressures recorded from the virtual fit
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Exploring Global Fashion Sustainability Practices through Dictionary-Based Text Mining Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Muzhen Li, Li Zhao
Nowadays, more fashion companies have started to adopt various sustainability practices and communicate these practices through their annual public CSR reports. In this study, we aim to provide a holistic perspective of fashion companies’ sustainable development and investigate the sustainability practices of global fashion companies. A total of 181 CSR reports from 29 fashion companies were collected
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Color Trend Analysis using Machine Learning with Fashion Collection Images Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Ahyoung Han, Jihoon Kim, Jaehong Ahn
Fashion color trends are an essential marketing element that directly affect brand sales. Organizations such as Pantone have global authority over professional color standards by annually forecasting color palettes. However, the question remains whether fashion designers apply these colors in fashion shows that guide seasonal fashion trends. This study analyzed image data from fashion collections through
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Effects of Radiant Heat and Frictional Abrasion on Thermal Protective Performance of Clothing Against High Pressurized Steam Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Jiazhen He, Ling Sun, Yehu Lu
This study focused on changes in protective performance of steam protective clothing after exposure to conditions such as thermal radiation and frictional abrasion. Totally eight radiation conditions varying on exposure duration and times, four types of abrasion scenarios with different friction cycles and three different combined treatments were designed. Results demonstrated that any increase in
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Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practices and Strategies of the Global Clothing and Textile Value Chain Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Li Zhao, Kihyung Kim
The COVID-19 pandemic has created lots of uncertainties that force clothing and textile (C&T) companies to question their current practices and make urgent changes to navigate their future. Given that this period represents an unprecedented market situation with almost no prior research on how an industry can recover from such a crisis and reshape its value chain, this study aims to present new possibilities
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Do Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies Increase Consumers’ Purchase Intentions? The Role of Cognitive Elaboration and Shopping Goals Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Hyejune Park, Seeun Kim
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the “virtual try-on” technology (AR) and the “3D virtual store” (VR) incorporated in an apparel retail website on purchase intentions. This study highlights the mediating role of cognitive elaboration in the process through which these technologies influence purchase intentions, and examines the way consumers’ shopping goals (searching vs. browsing)
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Investigating the Role of Open Costing in the Buyer-Supplier Relationship: Implications for Global Apparel Supply Chain Management Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Huicheng Wu, Jin Su, Nancy Hodges
Research in supply chain management focused on the buyer-supplier relationship (BSR) indicates that costing practices can impact relationship quality and performance. Yet, few studies have examined how the supplier’s costing methods affect the BSR. To address this gap, this study investigates the role of open costing in the BSR within the apparel supply chain. Open costing is a popular costing practice
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Fashion Consumers’ Channel Switching Behavior During the COVID-19: Protection Motivation Theory in the Extended Planned Behavior Framework Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Song-yi Youn, Jung Eun Lee, Jung Ha-Brookshire
The purpose of this study is to understand fashion consumers’ channel switching to online stores during the COVID-19. We proposed an extended theory of planned behavior by incorporating protection motivation theory. The results showed that consumer assessments of perceived severity and altruistic fear of COVID-19 and response efficacy and self-efficacy of channel switching increased their beliefs (i
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Consumer Versus Corporate Moral Responsibilities for Creating a Circular Fashion: Virtue or Accountability? Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Chung-Wha (Chloe) Ki, Jung E Ha-Brookshire
Scholars in the fashion discipline have become more attentive to investigating how the fashion business can become more circular. In the past, many of the studies focused on identifying the supporting and/or hindering factors when creating a circular fashion (CF). Despite the insights these studies provide, their contributions are relatively limited in that many of them are exploratory in nature and
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Embedding 3D Printed Filaments with Knitted Textiles: Investigation of Bonding Parameters Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Gozde Goncu-Berk, Burak Karacan, Ilke Balkis
The advancements in additive manufacturing technology and new materials paved the way for 3D printed textile-like structures. However, achieving the comfort and fit of traditional textiles and joining of the 3D printed segments have been challenging. Embedding 3D printed polymers with textiles using fused deposition modeling offers possibilities for innovative hybrid structures and end-products without
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Swagger Like Us: Black Millennials’ Perceptions, Knowledge, and Influence of 1980s and 1990s Urban Fashion Brands Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-12-03 Courtney Johnson, Kelly L. Reddy-Best, Eulanda A. Sanders
In New York City in the late 1970s, the Black community created hip-hop, a significant cultural phenomenon, which has since spread around the world. Our research is centered on the revolutionary hi...
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Aesthetic Identity Development Among Trans Adolescents and Young Adults Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Jenifer K. McGuire, Andrew Reilly
Dress is used by transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals as a way to develop and maintain identity, whether to reinforce a binary gender code or disrupt social expectations. However, safety iss...
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Smart Wireless Charging Heating Insoles: Improving Body Thermal Comfort of Young Males in an Extremely Cold Environment Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Zihao Chen, Jialin Li, Wenfang Song, Yehu Lu, Bifei Cao
Currently, no study was retrieved for scientifically design heating insoles and evaluating their actual effectiveness in improving body thermal comfort of occupational workers in extremely cold env...
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Clothing Taskscape as an Approach Toward Assessment of User Needs Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Sandra Tullio-Pow, Megan Strickfaden
This study highlights use of the clothing taskscape (CT) to assess user needs, characterize design problems, and develop design criteria by considering relationships across people, their clothing, ...
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Green With Fear: Fear Appeals and Temporal Framing in Eco-Friendly Clothing Advertising Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Bin Shen, Yana Kim
This study examines how fear appeals (moderate vs. high) and temporal frames (proximal vs. distal) interactively influenced consumers' attitude and purchase intention in the framework of eco-friend...
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Effect of Elastane Parameters on the Dimensional and Mechanical Properties of Stretchable Denim Fabrics Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-11-03 Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Zulfiqar Ali, Ali Afzal, Muhammad Irfan, Tanveer Hussain, Mumtaz Hassan Malik, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Amir Shahzad, Adnan Ahmad, Zubair Khaliq
Denim is one of the most popular casual apparel all over the globe due to a variety of available looks, comfort, and convenience. Comfort and performance properties of stretched denim fabrics depen...
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Negotiations of Women’s Black and Activist Identity Through Dress on the College Campus, 2013–2019 Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-10-30 Dyese L. Matthews, Kelly L. Reddy-Best
Black people, especially Black women, have used dress to reject racism and discrimination and as a means for negotiating their Black and activist identities. Building on past work, we examine how B...
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Knitting With and for Others: Repercussions on Motivation Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-10-28 Judit Rusiñol-Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez-Bailon, Anna Ramon-Aribau, Marcel·la Torra Torra, Pedro Moruno Miralles
Knitting is an activity that generates well-being and that can be undertaken in a group. It is characterized by the creation of a final piece, which may have different purposes. The aims of this st...
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Measuring Perceived Benefits and Costs of New Technology Adoption in the Chinese Textile and Apparel Industry Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-10-28 Baolu Wang, Jung E. Ha-Brookshire, Wesley Bonifay
The textile and apparel industry have been fundamentally changed due to technology development. However, developing countries, such as China, are falling behind for adopting new technologies. The l...
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A Body to Die for: Body Measurements and BMI Values Among Female and Male Runway Models Cloth. Text. Res. J. (IF 0.985) Pub Date : 2020-10-23 Iva Jestratijevic, Nancy A. Rudd, Sanja Ilic
Runway models play a central role in creating and promoting cultural beauty and body ideals. However, little is known about body measurements (BMs) and anthropometric health parameters among this m...