Comparison of effects of objective properties on subjective sensory images of spring · summer women’s suit fabrics off-line and on-line

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the fabric textures preferred by consumers for women’s spring·summer suits and the affecting mechanical properties of the fabrics off-line and on-line. Objective evaluations were done by measuring the mechanical properties of the fabrics using Kawabata’s Evaluation System, while subjective estimations were done by having 109 subjects evaluate the sensory image of suit fabrics off-line and on-line. Test results were statistically analyzed by the SPSS Win 11.0 program. The factors of the subjective sensory images for women’s suit fabrics were classified into six categories, and the off-line and on-line sensory image results were generally the same, but showed some differences in order. A t-test was used to compare the off-line and on-line fabric results. The evaluation scores for weight, stiffness, and flexibility off-line were higher than those of on-line. Fabrics were classified in three clusters based on mechanical properties, and each cluster showed differences between the off-line and on-line sensory ratings. In the relationships between objective properties and subjective images, shear and bending properties showed many correlations with subjective off-line results, while surface and compression properties showed correlations to on-line images. By analyzing the effects of mechanical properties on subjective images, it was seen that 2HB property had many effects on offline ratings, while SMD property influenced upon on-line results mostly. Additionally, L of color affected on stiffness for offline ratings and weight for on-line evaluations, in particular.