Clothing Color Research Articles

Evaluation of Aesthetic Response to Clothing Color Combination: A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Study

Evaluation of Aesthetic Response to Clothing Color Combination: A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Study

Outdoor experiment on difference of skin temperature brought by color of cloth

Outdoor experiment on difference of skin temperature brought by color of cloth

Color Calibration Method for Printing & Dyeing Manufacturers

Color Expression is the most important factor for printing and dyeing manufacturers, and the accuracy of color reproduction on cloth affects the order quantity of the manufacturers. A color calibration method presented in this paper will improve the accuracy of color expression between the manufacturers and its clients. The method uses spectrophotometer to measure the color and calibrate the cloth color by general regression equation. Experiments show that the method can reduce the color aberration between the manufacturers and its clients effectively.

Positive-Negative Emotional Categorization of Clothing Color Based on Brightness

In current study, behavioral measures were conducted to investigate clothing color. The purpose was to focus on the rule that color brightness influencedpositive-negative emotional categorization. Results showed that the effect of brightness on clothing color emotion categorization was significant. With the increase of brightness, the variation curve of positive emotion appears to be a “U-shaped”, whereas that of the negative emotion shows an upside down “U-shaped”. Compared with the low brightness colors, the emotion reaction to the high brightness colors was more positive; Most of the colors with different brightness scales were classified as positive emotions and the minors were classified as negative emotions; the positive colors could be done much faster than the negative ones.

Elicitation and acquisition of knowledge related to clothing colour design

Elements of clothing colour design were discussed and analysed in this research. Both colour sample base and colour sensory image base were proposed. Eighty-nine colours with different hue, value and chroma were selected for the colour samples base. The knowledge related to clothing colour design was suggested to two aspects: design knowledge, which includes design rules and theories, and sensory knowledge, which shows the relations between the colour samples and word pairs applied to describe the sensory of the colours. All these knowledge could be elicited and acquired from professional persons by interviewing, card sorting and fuzzy clustering methods etc. During application, the improper colours are deleted from colour sample base first according to the customer’s character, the time, place and occasion (TPO) principle, then the remainders could be clustered by using transfer closure based on fuzzy equivalence matrix. An application framework was provided to show the process of knowledge application.

기계 산업 분야의 통합 환경 조화와 안전을 위한 작업복 색채 배색 평가

It is intended to study the colors of work environment and the working clothes colors between humans and environment with application of the arrangement of working clothes colors to domestic machinery companies that play pivotal roles in the industry of Korea. The purpose of this study is to provide the foundation of color plan for the integrated environmental harmonization and the safety of industrial sites by analyzing the photographs of working clothes in the sires in consideration of the functions of colors (clearness, attention-getting, and safety) using the Faber Birren's Color Harmony and by analyzing the result of a questionnaire survey. The study was conducted by the method to shoot a worksite using a digital camera after wearing 24 sets of uniforms, which were developed by the color plan established in a previous study, in the same worksite. The shooting place was an outdoor steel sheet inspection site of D company, a machinery company in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, and the intensity of illumination was 2400lux. 24 pieces of images were printed in 5x7 inch size and a questionnaire survey was performed at 5-point scale. The questionnaire survey was performed for 13 subjects consisting of 6 field professionals having more than 30 years of experiences, 4 clothes color professionals, and 3 industrial engineering professionals. The result of the survey was statistically analyzed by the method of frequency analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 20 Program. As the result of assessment of basic four colors (yellow green, sky blue, blue, and violet) of working clothes, yellow green, sky blue, and blue showed high mean values in (Tint)+(Shade)+(Tone)+(Gray) equation indicating that its is a harmonized equation.

DO VISIBILITY AIDS REDUCE THE RISK OF MOTOR-VEHICLE INJURY IN BICYCLISTS?

BackgroundThere is limited literature regarding the effectiveness of visibility aids (eg, reflectors, lights, fluorescent clothing) in reducing the risk of a bicyclist- motor-vehicle (MV) collision.ObjectivesTo determine if visibility aids reduce...

Teaching the Benefits of Smart Phone Technology to Blind Consumers: Exploring the Potential of the iPhone

Mobile technology is not only transforming how individuals interact in their consumers' experience, but is also gaining prominence in education. Mobile learning, commonly known as M-learning, is a relatively new tool to help in pedagogy. This is accomplished with the use of small, portable computing devices, including smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and similar handheld devices. M-learners typically view content or lessons or both in small, manageable formats that can be utilized when laptop or fixed station computers are unavailable. To date, their applications (apps) are used in educational, governmental, and industrial settings (McConatha, Paul, & Lynch, 2008). Increasingly, a common feature for mobile technology is the touch screen interface found in tablet PCs, PDAs, and smart phones (Kane, Bigham, & Wobbrock, 2008). Yet touch screen technology can present significant accessibility barriers for blind users. Many touch screens do not provide audio or tactile feedback, making it difficult or impossible to locate items on the screen. For this reason, if a device does not have screen reading technology, users with visual impairments may need sighted assistance to be shown the locations of on-screen objects. They may require an alternative accessible interface or, in worst cases, may be completely unable to use a device (Kane et al., 2008). While accessibility is one concern, understanding how to use the device is another as the trend is moving towards mobile technology. According to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer spending on all types of cell phones has soared while expenditure on landlines has declined (Kendall, Nino, & Stewart, 2010). One of the factors contributing to this phenomenon is the prevalence of smart phones. On top of the conventional features of a PDA--i.e., schedulers, contact management, and note-taking features--most smart phones have incorporated the functions of a personal computer with intuitive interface. Among the smart phones, the iPhone has emerged as one of the more popular smart phones. A feature that makes the iPhone popular to the user is the growing number of apps available through The App Store. Since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, more than 3 billion apps have been either downloaded for free or sold via The App Store (Kendall et al., 2010). The App Store continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, with many institutions and businesses developing apps to offer customer convenience and to inspire loyalty. Further, there are many apps developed for teaching (Young, 2011). Among the many apps, a number are designed for people with visual impairments (AppAdvice, n.d.). Some are free of charge, while others require payment. Compared to the equivalent assistive technology products sold on the market, these apps are less expensive and emerge as competitive alternatives. The App Store has great potential for offering useful apps to the visually impaired community. The following are three examples: * Color ID: Developed by GreenGar Studios, this app helps people with visual impairment to identify colors. Some useful applications include independently selecting desired colored files or choosing the color of clothing. The app identifies and speaks the colors in real time. The app also announces the hex value of colors, allowing users to identify what the camera sees in color (Color Identifier, 2012). * Digit-Eyes: Developed by Digital Miracles for the visually impaired, this app scans barcodes of objects, which are usually in UPC and EAM format found on over 23 million products. Users are also able to create text or audio barcode labels that can be read back through the VoiceOver function or played back when scanned. For example, users can create expiry dates of products and paste them on containers or directly on the perishable item. By scanning the labels with the Digit-Eyes, information is read back to the user (Digit-eyes Audio Scanner, 2012). …

한국 영부인의 역할유형에 따른 패션이미지 연구

This study analyzes public images, role types, and fashion images of Korean First Ladies in modern times to find a correlation of a standard through an analysis of literature reviews. The conclusion of the study is as follows. First, in terms of official functions in formal situations, First Ladies represent a type of customary presidential protocol and offer appealing neat images through a moderate style and simple mode. In other situations, such as non-formal times, they show duty-based roles in regards to the lady of the house as well as the companion of the president that are represent soft and comfortable images through a feminine style and graceful mode. Second, it reflects their tastes and images in the silhouette and colors of Western style clothing through the personal roles and activities of the First Lady. Third, the Korean First Ladies tend to prefer the feminine image of housewife-based assistant that shows that they prefer clothes with a regular repetition and stabilized pattern such as dots and checkered patterns. Fourth, as compared to a previous period, they create a style for bright images and dainty feelings that use a variety of colors and light fabrics that represent many aspects of political assistance with active support.

Study on Prediction Technique of Clothes Color Based on Gray Theory and Support Vector Machine

Study on Prediction Technique of Clothes Color Based on Gray Theory and Support Vector Machine

On the role of tannins and iron in the Bogolan or mud cloth dyeing process

We have investigated the chemistry of the Bogolan or mud cloth dyeing process, a traditional technique of coloring cotton cloths deeply rooted in Mali. Textiles produced by the traditional Bogolan process, using tannin-rich plant extract and iron-rich clay-based mud, were compared using infrared (IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) with cotton fibers that were impregnated with tannin and iron salt solutions. IR spectroscopy in both reflective mode on the cloth and cotton and in transmission mode on single fibers, together with SEM, showed that gallic and tannic acid adsorb and precipitate onto the cotton fiber surface. IR spectroscopy and comparison with tannin and iron solution-impregnated cotton showed that the black color of the traditional Bogolan cloth is dominated by the formation of iron-tannin complexes. The presence of iron in the Bogolan cloth was confirmed using XANES data, supporting the notion that iron has been transferred from the iron-rich clay-based mud to the cloth. The chemistry of Bogolan cloth is not only historically and culturally significant and of importance in textile conservation, but may also inspire future research on sustainable dyeing and processing techniques based on natural products.

The Research on the Application of Fabric Re-Creation in Fashion Design

Fabric re-creation refers to processing and transforming the original fabric as semi-finished products with a variety of craft techniques. Fabric re-creation involves remodeling the structure of the fabric through deconstruction, reorganization and deformation techniques. This paper expounds 6 expression techniques of fabric re-creation and 2 different designing process of fabric re-creation. Designers should carefully deal with the coordination of color relationships and clothing style.

2010/11년 F/W 겨울 서울시와 다롄시의 스트리트 패션에 나타난 여성 의복색 비교 분석

The purpose of this study is to provide basic information to improve competitiveness of Korean fashion brands in the Chinese fashion market by taking photos of street styles in Seoul that is the hub of Korean fashion and in Dalian, the northeastern district where Korean fashion brands are launched as a test market China to compare and analyze the clothing colors preferred mostly by young women in their twenties and thirties who have the highest purchasing power. The study methods used literature review and empirical study simultaneously. Dalian and Seoul are two fashion cities in northeast of China and Korea where street fashion was photographed. Clothing colors that were mainly worn by young women in their twenties and thirties were qualitatively analyzed using the photos taken. Color analysis was based on the Munsell Color Order System to grasp general preferences of colors on the basis of previous researches, and color tones were based on the ISCC-NBS System. In order to grasp the basic materials on Seoul, the Korean fashion city and Dalian, the northeastern fashion city in China, street fashion styles of 2010/11 F/W season were compared and analyzed. As a result, black and deep tone PB color appeared most frequently. The vivid and strong tone of R, YR, Y color showed high frequency of clothing colors. For the top wear, women in both areas preferred similar tones in the YR color category and Dalian women preferred vivider and brighter S tones in the R color category. For the bottom wear, women in both areas highly preferred achromatic colors and colors in the PB color category. For bags, women in both areas preferred black and colors in the YR color category. Finally, for the shoes, while women in both areas preferred black in the achromatic color category, they showed different color preferences in the chromatic color category. R color categories were preferred by the women in Seoul and the YR color categories were preferred by the women in Dalian. Conclusively, women in both cities highly preferred achromatic colors especially black for the top and bottom wear, bags, and shoes. It may reflect their desire to look refined and slender through colors. Moreover, continuous and steady research on fashion trends in Seoul and Dalian may have positive effects on Korean fashion businesses that plan to be launched in China, the area of competition for global brands.

Influence of Exposure Durations on the Cognition of Clothing Color

The purpose of this study was to focus on the influence of ED (Exposure duration) on cognition for processing clothing colors. In present study, “gorgeous” and “plain” as words for description of color emotion were used, and samples of clothing color with 10 hues and 9 levels of brightness were evaluated at three EDs (20ms, 500ms and 1000ms) by 54 subjects in the behavioural trials. The results showed different brightness could be easily perceived as different emotion, and the gorgeous emotion presented a weak-strong-weak trend as the brightness increased, whereas the plain emotion presented a reverse trend. Although the emotions of clothing colors tended to be consistent at diverse ED, they resulted in different effects on the cognitive level, short ED evoked more “gorgeous” emotions than long ones, and the RTs (Response time) were longer in emotional evaluation at short ED than those at long ones.

Object VR-based Virtual Textile Wearing System Using Textile Texture Mapping

This paper is related to an Object VR-based virtual textile wearing system carrying out textile texture mapping based on viewpoint vector estimation and intensity difference map. The proposed system is characterized as capable of virtually wearing a new textile pattern selected by the user to the clothing shape section segmented from multi-view 2D images of clothes model for Object VR(Object Virtual Reality), and three-dimensionally viewing its virtual wearing appearance at multi-view points of the object. Regardless of color or intensity of model clothes, the proposed system is possible to virtually change the textile pattern with holding the properties of the selected clothing shape section, and also to quickly and easily simulate, compare, and select multiple textile pattern combinations for individual styles or entire outfits. The proposed system can provide higher practicality and easy-to-use interface, as it makes real-time processing possible in various digital environment, and creates comparatively natural and realistic virtual wearing styles, and also makes semi-automatic processing possible to reduce the manual works.

패션 컬렉션에 나타난 의복디자인 특성과 자수디자인 특성과의 관계 연구 - 2004년~2008년 중심으로 -

The object of this study is as follows. First, according to the silhouette of clothes, I will search the relationship with the embroidery design. Second, I will investigate the relation of coloration about the clothes color and embroidery color. Third, I will search the relation with the image in clothes and embroidery design characteristic. The data acquisition is selected to the total 447 pictures of embroidery clothing design from the www.style.com, www.samsungdesign.net which are the related information site. The data are limited from S/S season in 2004 till F/W season in 2008 in the Paris, Milano, and New York collection. The analytical method was made through the analyze method and statistical method. First, on the relation with the clothes silhouette and embroidery design, if the satin stitch technique is utilized as the X-shaped or A-line silhouette in the one-piece and dress, the image which is elegant and feminine can be expressed. if the satin stitch technique is utilized as the H-line silhouette in jacket and court, the mannish image can be expressed. Second, the embroidery color showed up as the contrast combination of the monotone when the clothes color was the monochrome. And the embroidery color showed up as the tone in which is bright and sober when clothes color had 2 or 3 or 4. So, if the embroidery color is utilized as the similar color scheme, it will be effective. Third, if the embroidery technique of the one-piece and dress is utilized as the the satin stitch technique and the bloom and leaf motive being stylized pattern is used in the all-over and border pattern, It will be effective to express the romantic/feminine, ethnic/folklore, active, and classic image.

현대패션에 나타난 술 장식의 표현특성

This paper intends to examine how Fringe, which is in an inseparable relationship with modern fashion, has been changed and what characteristics it is expressed to have in fashion on the basis of its formative property expressed in modern fashion. In order to empirically analyze Fringe, this paper analyzed a total of 346 Fringe of every type that were generally found in the worldis four biggest collections, from 2006S/S to 2011S/S. This paper found some methods Fringe is made, which are: using a snagged fabric or knit as it is; intentionally snagging or tearing a fabric to make the effect of being snagged; knotting the tail or the edge of clothes, and then, macram<TEX>$\grave{E}$</TEX>; and cutting leather or suede, which canit be snagged easily, and making Fringe strands. Fringe strands which are made in the above ways are made into a band and then, attached, or Fringe strands, a feathers, a comb, or beads are attached one by one. Or a tassel is independently or consecutively applied to clothes or ornaments, which are expressed in the form of fringes. Threads, strings, leather, suede, metals, plastics, raffia, horsehair, paper, beads, pearls, crystals, or felt were used for rich texture or unique visual effects. Colors of various brightness and chromas were used in consideration of materials. Through the effects of sameness, similarity, contrast, harmony and gradation with colors of clothes, emphasis or unified harmony was expressed. The expressive characteristics of Fringe, which were found in the modern fashion through those formative characteristics, were organic rhythmical beauty, handicraft decorative beauty, and folksy natural beauty.

The Effect of Eyeglasses, Earrings, Hair Length, and Clothing Color on Impression Formation of Woman in Her 20s - Focused on the Evaluation of Female College Students -

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences and interaction effects in impression formation according to eyeglasses, earrings, hair length, and clothing color worn by woman in Her 20s. A quasi-experimental method was used for this study. The experimental design was a 3×2×2×4(eyeglasses×earrings×hair length×clothing color) factorial design. The model of stimulus photographs was a woman with an oval shape face in her late twenties. She wore a tailored collared jacket with a white dress shirt. The subjects were 362 female college students. First, the women wearing glasses were found to be more potent but gave more negative impressions in terms of loveliness, politeness, and attractiveness than the women without glasses. Second, the women wearing earrings were perceived to have higher individuality, attractiveness, potency, loveliness, and elegance than the women without earrings. Third, the women with short hair were evaluated to have higher individuality, potency, and elegance, and to have lower loveliness, politeness, and attractiveness than the women with long hair. Fourth, the red clothes were perceived to have the higher individuality, loveliness, and attractiveness than the dark red or grey clothes. The light grey clothes were considered as the most elegant and the dark grey clothes were shown to have low attractiveness. Fifth, the women wearing the horn-rimmed glasses with short hair were evaluated to have high individuality. The women wearing glasses with short hair were evaluated lower in loveliness than those with long hair. The women with short hair, wearing glasses without earrings were evaluated very low in attractiveness. Key words: eyeglasses(안경), earring(귀걸이), hair length(헤어 길이), clothing color(의복 색), impression formation (인상형성).

Characteristics of Total Coordination in the Pursuit of Fashion Sensibility among Women in Their 20's

The purposes of this study was to identify characteristics of total coordination in the pursuit fashion sensibility among women their 20's. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection from 410 women in their 20's. Data collection was conducted Aug. 5 to Aug. 15, 2009. Most women emphasized on clothing for total coordination and utilized clothing color and style as a selection criteria. They tried to match makeup and clothing, and spent more time considering makeup, hair styles, and fashion accessaries than clothing for their total coordination. Factors of fashion sensibility included luxury and fashion, casualness and ethnicity, modernity, sociality, activity, and sexual attractiveness and women were segmented into fashionably sensible intermediate, low, and high groups according to their fashion sensibility. The fashionably sensible intermediate group predominantly encompassed women who were unmarried or in their late 20's, unemployed, highly educated, or of low economic status, preferred to mixing and matching colors, and who utilized their individuality or makeup color for total coordination. The fashionably sensible low group encompassed homemakers, in their early 20's, high school graduates or university students, who utilized their clothing or hair color within their total coordination criteria. The fashionably sensible high group encompassed unmarried career women in their mid 20's or of high economic status, who spent much money on their clothing, makeup, hair styles, and fashion accessaries, who preferred achromatic, warm or cool colors, and utilized their individuality or fashion color.

What is professional attire today? A conjoint analysis of personal presentation attributes

Personal presentation attributes have long been understood to affect perceptions of competence and capabilities. To that end, this study investigates seven attributes associated with favorable interview presentation, including overall physical attractiveness, neatness and grooming, clothing color, conservative versus trendy attire, professional versus casual attire, and body modification (including tattoos and piercings). Participants (n=108), including students, faculty, and hospitality industry professionals, sorted an orthogonal array of 16 full-color, laminated cards that contained photos so that respondents could see levels of clothing color, clothing conservativeness, and degree of professional attire. The remaining attributes and their corresponding levels were shown on respective analog indicators. The conjoint analysis results indicate that grooming and professional attire are the most important attributes in shaping favorable perceptions. Furthermore, faculty perceived conservative clothing to be better while students and industry professionals indicated that trendy clothing creates a more favorable presentation on the part of a job candidate.