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Most Endek purchases in the Bali Province in 2021 are in Denpasar City. The intention to buy Endek in Denpasar City has been increasing for a long time. This is because Denpasar City is known to be the first to socialize with Endek cloth; this is proven by the use of Endek cloth among Denpasar City Government Employees since 2005. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of attitude in mediating the effect of subjective norms and product quality on the intention to repurchase Endek traditional cloth products in Denpasar City. The number of samples in this study was 130 residents of Denpasar City who used Endek products. The analysis technique used is PLS-based SEM and supported by VAF. Based on the results of the hypothesis analysis, it was explained that the subjective norm variable had a positive and significant effect on repurchase intention, and product quality had a positive and significant effect on repurchase intention. Subjective norms have a positive and significant effect on attitudes, and product quality has a positive and significant effect on attitudes. Attention to buying has a positive and significant effect on repurchase intention. Attention to buying mediates positively and significantly affects the relationship between subjective norms and repurchase intentions. Attention to buying positively and significantly mediates the relationship between product quality and intention to repurchase Endek traditional cloth products in Denpasar City.

The Influence of Price Perception, Brand Image, and Consumer Satisfaction Towards Interest in Rebuying Zara Clothing Products in Jakarta

The purpose of this study is to see and analyze the Influence of Perceived Price, Brand Image, and Consumer Satisfaction on Repurchasing Interest for Zara clothing products in the city of Jakarta. This type of research uses descriptive quantitative methods and inferential analysis using primary data. The sample was determined by purposive sampling method with a total of 100 respondents. Data collection was carried out by providing a list of questions to respondents, namely consumers of Zara clothing products in the city of Jakarta, the questions given were about price perception, brand image, and consumer satisfaction, on repurchase intention. This research uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that perceived price, brand image and consumer satisfaction had a positive and significant effect on the intention to repurchase Zara clothing products in the city of Jakarta.

Analisis lingkungan kerja dan kompetensi dalam kinerja pegawai pada usaha jahit Linawaty Kebaya Medan

Linawaty Kebaya Sewing Business Medan is a sewing business that provides services in sewing clothes. This study aims to determine the influence of the work environment and competence on Linawaty Kebaya Sewing Business Medan. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive research type. Primary data collection techniques through interviews with several informants at Linawaty Kebaya Sewing Business Medan and observation. For secondary data collection through literature studies and documentation. The data analysis process is carried out by collecting data, reducing data, presenting data and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that the work environment and competence can improve the performance of Linawaty Kebaya Sewing Business Medan employees such as adequate lighting, sewing skills, punctuality in working on clothing products, building cooperation between fellow employees, the ability to follow developments regarding the latest fashion trends. However, there are several things that need to be considered in order to maintain employee performance. It can be concluded that the employees of Linawaty Kebaya Sewing Business have different motivations but have the same goal to make Linawaty Kebaya Sewing Business Medan better than before.

Citrous Lime—A Functional Reductive Booster for Oil-Mediated Green Synthesis of Bioactive Silver Nanospheres for Healthcare Clothing Applications and Their Eco-Mapping with SDGs

Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) are most effective against pathogens and have widely been studied as antibacterial agents in commodity clothing, medical textile, and other hygiene products. However, prolonged utilization of silver and rapid mutation in bacterium stains has made them resistant to conventional silver agents. On the other hand, strict compliance against excessive utilization of toxic reagents and the current sustainability drive is forcing material synthesis toward green routes with extended functionality. In this study, we proposed an unprecedented chemical-free green synthesis of bioactive Ag-NPs without the incorporation of any chemicals. Cinnamon essential oil (ECO) was used as a bio-reducing agent with and without the mediation of lime extract. A rapid reaction completion with better shape and size control was observed in the vicinity of lime extract when incorporated into the reaction medium. The interaction of natural metabolites and citrus compounds with nanoparticles was established using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. The application of as-prepared nanoparticles on textiles encompasses extended bioactivity to treated fabric with infused easy-care performance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported instance of utilizing bioactive silver nanoparticles as a functional finish, both as an antimicrobial and as for easy care in the absolute absence of toxic chemicals. The easy-care performance of fabric treated with lime-mediated nanoparticles was found to be 141O, which is around 26% better than bare cotton without any significant loss in fabric strength. Furthermore, to enlighten the sustainability of the process, the development traits were mapped with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which show significant influence on SDGs 3, 8, 9, and 14. With the effective suspension of microorganisms, added functionality, and eco-mapping with SDGs with the chemical-free synthesis of nanoparticles, widespread utilization can be found in various healthcare and hygiene products along with the fulfillment of sustainability needs.

PROBLEMS OF TEXTILE DYEHOUSES: FROM EMPLOYEE'S PERSPECTIVE

Basic components of the textile industry; are yarn, weaving, knitting, finishing, and clothing production technologies. Among these areas of textile, the dyehouses create big problems for both the employees and the environment. Because of in dyehouses, many aqueous processes which are prepared with chemical substances are used for bleaching, dyeing, and finishing processes of the fabric. Some of these chemicals used in these processes threaten the health of dyehouse employees. The fact that dyehouse employees cannot receive regular health care also reveals this threat (X̅= 2.63). In addition, the damage caused by dyehouses to the environment is also very important for the future of living spaces. Despite all these disadvantages, dyehouses are indispensable areas of the textile industry. For this reason, dyehouses are places that need to be examined carefully due to their versatile importance. In this study, it is aimed to determine the current conditions of the dyehouses and to give suggestions for their problems and their solutions. For this purpose, the opinions and suggestions of 156 dyehouse employees in 10 finishing enterprises located in Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone on the current situation were analyzed.

PENGARUH MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP MINAT BELI DAN KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN: ANALISIS BIBLIOMETRIK

This study describes how the development of research on buying interest and purchasing decisions on social media, ranging from keywords that have a lot to do with the theme of the influence of social media on consumer behavior, and the number of publications in terms of timelines, to the trend of publications on social media research. All of them are summarized through bibliometric analysis of 73 journals that are used as references. In collecting journals, researchers use certain criteria and the sources used as references must be indexed into the SINTA (science and technology index) owned by the Ministry of Education and Culture with a SINTA limit of 2-6. It was found that Instagram is the most widely used social media research theme, and social media is widely used not only for transactions but also to be able to introduce products or services owned by marketers to potential consumers and is more directed to the branding process. The clothing and beauty products sector is the sector that is most widely discussed in the next social media research theme, which is the market and food and beverage sector.

How do Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) in Bali Survive the Pandemic? a Qualitative Study in Buleleng, Tabanan, Gianyar, and DenpasarHow do Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) in Bali Survive the Pandemic? a Qualitative Study in Buleleng, Tabanan, Gianyar, and Denpasar

Purpose: This study aims to explore the survival strategies carried out by local micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) actors to maintain their business, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which lasted for more than two years. In Bali, the problems that arise with MSMEs are not only the layoff rate and loss of a number of consumers but also the emergence of competitors from new business actors who come from tourism workers affected by layoffs. Theoretical framework: Small and Medium Enterprises (Qosasi et.al: 2019) that are able to capture potential markets in the future are those who utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in their business. Amadasun, D.O.E., Mutezo, A.T. (2022) show that the factors used to measure market-based strategies such as market orientation, the intensity of competition, and technology dynamics affect the competitive growth of SMEs. However, studies on the survival of SMEs in Bali are still important, given their role as the government's safety valve, namely the economic solution in times of crisis. Design/methodology/approach: The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews with MSME actors at four locations in Bali, namely Buleleng, Tabanan, Gianyar, and Denpasar. From forty-two MSME owners, we found out four major implications of MSMEs’ survival strategies amid the pandemic and in response to major layoffs and skyrocketing competitions which are: revisiting the implications of business agility, understanding the options for market penetration, gaining support from the government, and leveraging product development ideas. Findings: People's lifestyles lead business actors to think creatively, as part of the creative industry. Creativity and innovation are mandatory in the creative industry. People's lifestyles that are increasingly developing along with the capitalist movement which always seduces the public with the various product trends it creates have become opportunities for business actors, including SMEs. The existence of the community's need for clothing, food, and ritual products as major needs, has led SMEs business actors to penetrate products and markets. Produce the products to fulfill domestic needs. Products that were initially consumed by tourists were developed into local products, in order to meet the needs of people who want a product with a western image. In practice, not only are products diversified, but the way of marketing is also shifting from offline to online. Platforms in the form of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp are the choices for business actors, both in urban and rural areas spread across Bali. Research, Practical & Social implications: This research would hope to clearly navigate MSME actors toward the most applicable survival strategies in their respective region and enable an interchange of ideas of other tactical plans through a comparative business differentiation supplemented by this informed research.

From Fast to Slow: An Exploratory Analysis of Circular Business Models in the Italian Apparel Industry

The apparel industry is a substantial contributor to global environmental pollution at any stage of the supply chain. Clothing production and transportation generate a large volume of waste and high greenhouse gas emissions, often exploiting cheap labour in developing countries. Consequently, stakeholders are becoming more aware of the environmental and human rights implications of the apparel industry. This paper aims to investigate how fashion companies are redesigning their value chain to meet growing stakeholder demands for sustainability and circular economy. Using purposeful sampling, a qualitative multiple case study design involving 21 Italian apparel companies adopting circular business models was conducted. Data were collected through remote semi-structured interviews, supplemented by secondary data to provide a richer context for our investigation. The research findings are interpreted through the theoretical lens of Institutional theory, showing the primary factors leading to the transition from fast to slow fashion business models. Notably, customer demand for supply chain transparency and the selection of certified suppliers strongly influence the development of apparel firms' business models, pushing companies to a radical change in their value proposition, creation, and delivery. This study guides practitioners, highlighting circular business model innovations and emerging digital technologies enabling apparel businesses to manage stakeholder engagement and promote sustainable development strategically.

Analysis of the impact of cross-border e-commerce on consumer behavior anxiety from the perspective of consumer psychology

BackgroundThe research object of consumer psychology is consumers. By studying the psychological and behavioral changes of consumers in the process of consumption, we can summarize relevant consumption laws and apply them to commercial operations to improve sales performance. The rapid development of e-commerce has promoted the continuous development of cross-border e-commerce. Many consumers are keen on overseas fashion brands and have bought a large number of fashion brand clothing and other products without considering the actual use of the goods, thus causing anxiety and regret for their excessive consumption afterwards. In this kind of consumer groups, college students are very easy to appear excessive consumption behavior. Therefore, the article analyzes the impact of cross-border e-commerce on consumer behavior anxiety and behavior from the perspective of consumer psychology.Subjects and MethodsThe study selected college students in the consumer group as the research object, and randomly selected 460 college students from different genders, ages, majors, etc. These students have different consumer psychologies and behaviors. Types of overseas shopping commodities, reasons for purchasing and students’ views on cross-border e-commerce platforms were recorded and analyzed. The impact of cross-border e-commerce on consumer behavior anxiety and behavior was explored, and the reasons for college students’ anxiety, and use 1-5 grades were analyzed. The data processing software is Statistic software.ResultsAfter statistical processing, the anxiety level of college students in different genders with different issues of cross-border e-commerce platforms is shown in Table 1. In Table 1, students of different genders have different anxiety levels on different issues of cross-border e-commerce platforms. Different from male college students, female college students have more anxiety about high fake products and false propaganda (P < 0.05).Table 1.Anxiety of college students of different gendersGenderHigh counterfeit productsFalse propagandaHigh priceSome products are seriously damagedMale4.24±0.284.10±0.533.88±0.394.01±0.25Female4.45±0.334.37±0.183.91±0.274.11±0.44P<0.05<0.05>0.05>0.05ConclusionsThe development of cross-border e-commerce has brought more goods to consumers and promoted their consumption, but at the same time, there are also some drawbacks, such as exaggerated publicity, false publicity, etc., which has led to consumers’ excessive consumption, led to the emergence of college students’ “borrowing and lending” behavior, and increased their anxiety. While consumers need rational consumption and financial management, cross-border e-commerce should guarantee after-sales service and establish a good reputation.

‘I just want a shirt that will fit me!’: An inductive approach to understanding transgender consumers’ shopping experiences

Transgender consumers are often unable to express their identity or construct their appearance in the way they desire. Social realities inhibit realness, and it can be difficult or even impossible for them to externally realize their full identity (Gray 2009). The purpose of this research is to understand how transgender consumers’ gender identity influences their shopping experiences. Utilizing a lens of gender performativity theory, the research questions guiding the study include the following: (1) In what ways do transgender and gender non-conforming individuals experience the current retail apparel landscape? (2) How do transgender individuals navigate experience shopping for clothing and grooming products? (3) How does the shopping experience exacerbate or alleviate gender dysphoria? Ethnographic and survey methods were used to gain understanding into the shopping behaviours of these consumers. Additionally, the researchers identified × themes through thematic analysis and several rounds of coding (1) gendered and clothing, (2) positive experiences, (3) the body, fit and sizing and (4) accessibility to clothing and fashion.

Pants design and pattern generation based on body images

The personalized pattern generation method based on 2D body-measuring technology has considerable application potential in clothing e-commerce, remote clothing customization, clothing production, and other aspects. By inputting the front and side body images, this study proposed a new method of generating personalized patterns automatically. The silhouettes could be extracted from the body images to estimate body sizes and design style. The basic rules between the patterns and the body sizes were analysed, and the rules of the general pattern generation were established through a knowledge-based combination of the basic pattern and the style parameters. The sizes extracted from images were compared with the manually measured values, and the errors of these sizes were analysed. Sample pants were made and tried on with the automatic pattern generation system, and the experiments showed that the sample pants have a good fit at some key landmarks. As a result, this system can automatically generate personalized patterns and style designs based on 2D human body images, to improve garment fit and accelerate clothing customization.

Omnichannel Fashion Retail in Indonesia: How it affects Marketing Performance?

Objectives: Mobile commerce is an appropriate omnichannel practice adoption for fashion retail. Omnichannel in the retail industry is currently becoming an innovation strategy to increase consumer interaction by integrating various sales channel services. Consumers' channel-switching behavior remains as one of the challenges in the retail industry. To deal with these challenges, providing multiple points of contact to interact with consumers that gain competitive advantage and improve marketing performance is required.Methodology: This study is a causal research with a 95% confidence interval in collecting and constructing the data structure to evaluate the cause-and-effect relationship of the variables. The primary data was obtained through a survey of 91 retail fashion consumers in Indonesia. Subsequently, the data was analyzed using structural equation modeling.Finding: Compared to the previous studies, the results of this study indicated that novelty, hedonic, and utilitarian motivations influence brand love through omnichannel customer experience. To improve brand love, companies need to improve customer experience.Conclusion: Based on the findings, the researchers felt one of the biggest flaws in the study was only collecting data on consumers of international clothing products whose physical stores have only been operating in Indonesia

The Subtle Marks of the Damage Caused by Colonization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Study of Cameroon

The aim of this study was to identify the consequences of colonization in the daily lives of African peoples in sub-Saharan Africa. For this, many actions have been carried out. From the 4,500 men interviewed, 3,010 would choose a light-skinned wife and 1,000 a dark-skinned wife; 490 are not influenced by skin complexion. From the 4,500 women interviewed, 2004 would choose a light-skinned man and 644 a dark-skinned man. 1852 are not influenced by skin complexion. From the 4500 women, 3800 would like to have a fair complexion and 500 a dark complexion; 200 are indifferent. From the 500 children interviewed, 379 liked fair complexion, against 121 for dark complexion. Many people worship the white man. We find the signs of this on a daily basis: The best places are always reserved for the white man on all occasions; the way peoples interprate a successful action or a purchasing power; The efforts made to speak like white men; The rejection of one’s language and one’s tribal name in favor of those imported; The pronounced taste for imported clothing products. Concerning the musical and choreographic preferences, we can classify the young peoples interviewed as follows: 50.2% strictly in favor of imported dances and music styles; 26.2% love both imported and Cameroonian music and dance styles; 23.5% in favor of strictly Cameroonian dances and music styles. In the same vein, we have for hairdressing: 28.33% for grafting; 21.89% for the use of wigs; 15.82% for Afro-style. The choirs which practice the folk style are always lowered in front of those which practice the baroque style. In view of this dark picture, we can notice in detail that there is a segment of the African population south of the Sahara, even if it is a minority, which lives its Africanness with pride. It therefore constitutes the hope for the rebirth of African culture.

ANALYSIS OF MODERN SPREADING EQUIPMENT APPLIED IN THE SEWING INDUSTRY

The productivity and efficiency of cutting and sewing production is impossible without the use of the latest and most reliable equipment. Ensuring their smooth operation requires the use of high-quality main and supporting equipment. Due to factors such as complex typesetting of skilled workers, high labor costs and the complexity of clothing production, layout and cutting play a critical role. It is the foundation and key that cannot be ignored in the sewing industry. The spreading and cutting department has special importance in garment manufacturing, it is not possible to make a garment in large quantities without a cutting room. The article considers the list of basic and additional spreading equipment for the cutting room. The most common manufacturer brands and companies supplying this equipment on the Ukrainian market are analyzed. The specified descriptive characteristics of the features of the spreading equipment are given and their latest technological solutions are indicated. The comparative characteristics of the technical parameters of the equipment of various models and manufacturers are given. The cost characteristics of equipment of different price groups (low, medium and high) are presented. The most cost-effective types of equipment are recommended for enterprises of different capacities and types of activity. The expediency of ensuring the consistency of spreading and cutting equipment of the same manufacturer brand at the same enterprise is indicated. The conducted analysis indicates a wide market of modern spreading equipment for cutting department of sewing enterprises, which allows you to freely choose the desired option. The primary factor in this case is the manufacturer’s brand and equipment model, and its cost is an equally important factor. They must provide the desired capacity of the enterprise and should be profitable.

Erratum for ‘Iny Karajá Presence: Material and Visual Culture of Ritxoko Dolls in Museums’ by de Andrade and Duarte Cândido (2022)

Curator: The Museum JournalEarly View ErratumFree Access Erratum for ‘Iny Karajá Presence: Material and Visual Culture of Ritxoko Dolls in Museums’ by de Andrade and Duarte Cândido (2022) This article corrects the following: Iny Karajá Presence: Material and Visual Culture of Ritxoko Dolls in Museums Rita Morais de Andrade, Manuelina Maria Duarte Cândido, Volume 65Issue 4Curator: The Museum Journal pages: 747-772 First Published online: July 11, 2022 First published: 22 February 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12543AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat In Andrade and Duarte Cândido (2022), there was few errors in author names and Biography. Rita Morais de Andrade ([email protected]) ia an Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil. Ph.D. in Cultural History, MA in History of Textiles and Dress. Leader of Research Group Indumenta: dress and textiles studies in Brazil (UFG/CNPq) @indumenta.br/@ritamoraisandrade. Manuelina Maria Duarte Cândido ([email protected]) Professor and head of the Museology Service at the University of Liège (Belgium) and of the Postgraduate Program in Social Anthropology at Universidade Federal de Goiás (Brazil). Member of the board of ICOFOM LAC 2018–2023. The correct Author bios should be: Rita Morais de ANDRADE ([email protected]) is an Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Goias, Brazil. Ph.D. in Cultural History, MA in History of Textiles and Dress. Leader of Research Group Indumenta: dress and textiles studies in Brazil (UFG/CNPq) @indumenta.br/@ritamoraisandrade. Manuelina Maria DUARTE CÂNDIDO ([email protected]) Professor and head of the Museology Service at the University of Liège (Belgium) and of the Postgraduate Program in Social Anthropology at Universidade Federal de Goias (Brazil). Member of the board of ICOFOM LAC 2018–2023. REFERENCE Andrade, R. M., & Duarte Cândido, M. M. (2022). Iny Karajá presence: Material and visual culture of Ritxoko dolls in museums. Curator: The Museum Journal, 65(4), 747– 772. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12481 Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation

Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Difabel Melalui Difabel Creative Center di Daarut Tauhiid

The aim of this research is to find out the process, implementation and results of community empowerment through the disabled creative center (DCC) program which is specifically for people with disabilities in the city of Bandung and is managed by DT – Peduli. The research method uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the DCC program took the form of sewing skills training, screen printing training, clothing production, and marketing of products. With the implementation, this meeting is carried out on a scheduled and neatly packaged basis which is inserted with a program of guidance on physical and spiritual motivation in the form of mini seminars, workshops or thematic training guided by successful experts and practitioners and Second, the Disability Workshop is a space to facilitate the potential possessed by the participants or DCC alumni so they can display their superior products or expertise profiles offline and online. As for the results of the DCC program, people with disabilities in the city of Bandung are able to improve their standard of living and are more empowered after participating in the disabled creative center (DCC) program.

Knitwork: Creativity and the Manufacture of British Designer Knitwear in the 1980s

This article deals with the production of hand-knitted fashionable clothing in the British knitwear sector during the so-called designer boom of the 1980s. Drawing on a variety of sources including contemporary newspapers, investigative accounts, television documentaries, and instruction manuals, alongside newly-collected oral testimony from knitwear designers and their knitting outworkers (knitworkers), it explores creativity and the co-dependencies of manufacture and design in this sector. It challenges the pervading stereotypes that have long haunted the homework sector in British fashion, and argues that in knitwork, knitters have powerful creative agency over the clothes they produce. It demonstrates that far from being mute and obedient producers, knitworkers have made a significant contribution to the history of British knitwear, not only as skilled and talented makers but as influencers of its design heritage too. In this way, this article reconceptualises our understanding of what is meant by creativity in manual production and offers new ways of illuminating the significant creative exchange between maker and designer which until now has been neglected in the literature on both homeworking and the history of knitting more generally.

Antibacterial and antiviral chitosan oligosaccharide modified cellulosic fibers with durability against washing and long-acting activity

The worldwide outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has attracted extensive attention to antibacterial and antivirus materials. Cellulose is the most potential candidate for the preparation of green, environmentally friendly antibacterial and antiviral materials. Herein, modified cellulosic fibers with sustained antibacterial and antiviral performance was prepared by introducing chitosan oligosaccharide onto the fibers. The two-step method is proved to be more effective than the one-step method for enhanced chitosan oligosaccharide loadings and antibacterial and antiviral activity. In this instance, the modified fibers with 61.77 mg/g chitosan oligosaccharide loadings can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli by 100 % after contacting with bacteria for 12 h and reduce the bacteriophage MS2 by 99.19 % after 1 h of contact. More importantly, the modified fibers have washing durable antibacterial and antiviral activity; the modified fibers have 100 % antibacterial and 98.38 % antiviral activity after 20 washing cycles. Benefiting from the excellent performance of the individual fibers, the paper prepared from the modified fibers show great antibacterial (100 %) and antiviral performance (99.01 %) and comparable mechanical strength. The modified fibers have potential applications in the manufacture of protective clothing and protective hygiene products.

Role of Product Quality and Store Atmosphere on Purchase Decision of Clothing Product Vintage Vibes

The objectives of this study is to examine role of product quality and store atmosphere on purchase decision of clothing product of Vintage Vibes. This research uses quantitative research. This study aims to analyze the influence of product quality and store atmosphere on purchasing decisions at Vintage Vibes. In this study, there are two kinds of variables, namely the independent variable and the dependent variable. The independent variables in this study are product quality and the atmosphere in the store, while the dependent variable is purchasing decisions. The unit of analysis in this study is "vintage vibes," with the criteria being namely those who have purchased fashion products at Vintage Vibes. The result of this study show that product quality has a positive effect on purchase decisions. Store atmosphere has an influence on purchase decision. Product quality and store atmosphere have a joint effect on purchase decision.

A Review on Sustainable Method to Evaluate Heat and Moisture Transfer in Clothing Material

Clothing as a tool connecting the human body and environment provides thermal and moisture comfort, and protective performance in cold, moderate, and extremely hot environments. Some methods have been proposed to analyze the heat and moisture transfer of clothing materials in various industrial fields. The numerical model as a sustainable method has made considerable progress in recent decades since it provides an efficient and cost-effective way of characterizing new designs or testing new materials. However, no comprehensive review paper focuses on the numerical model of moisture transfer in clothing materials, let alone the numerical model of heat and moisture transfer. This study aims to investigate the development of the numerical model of heat and moisture transfer. The models of heat transfer in clothing materials are briefly reviewed in this study, and then a comprehensive report on the moisture transfer and the coupled mechanism with the heat transfer in clothing materials is summarized. In addition, the keywords in the sustainable method on the heat and moisture transfer were displayed at various phases for analyzing the status of development and application of the sustainable method. This work suggests future development of the sustainable method to address research gaps and serves as a sharing and easy-to-operate platform for researchers, clothing designers, and manufacturers to enhance their knowledge for achieving thermal and moisture comfort, and developing new clothing products.