Ready-made Clothing Research Articles

The Possibility of Adapting Patchwork Techniques to Achieve Sustainable Development of Artworks Using Traditional Artistic Decorations in the Asir Region and Benefiting from them in the Field of Small Projects

Small projects are among the most important projects that bring economic benefit to societies, especially developing societies, because of their effective role in training young people, investing in their energies, and urging them to establish their own small production units, which contributes to eliminating the phenomenon of the unemployment problem. The current research aims to design works of art using Asiri art motifs by recycling scraps of fabric, ready-made clothes, and furnishings using a patchwork method. This has led to an interest in teaching industrial designers how to draw inspiration from Asiri art motifs and the different types that this art includes, whether geometric or floral, as a source of innovative and sustainable design in the field of artistic works using leftover factory fabrics. This is done through designs characterized by aesthetic and artistic values. Therefore, we made several designs suitable for use in artwork, inspired by the decorations of Asiri art in an abstract style, using the experimental descriptive approach. The research was based on three main axes: the axis of patchwork art techniques and the axis of sustainable development of the artwork. Focusing on Saudi traditional artistic decorations and combining them to develop small projects. The results of the research showed the possibility of utilizing leftover fabrics using the patchwork method to achieve sustainable development of artistic works derived from the decorations of Saudi Asiri art, benefiting from them in the field of small projects and employing them in innovative plastic compositions. Which combines simplicity and modernity, both in terms of design and performance.

Penguatan UMKM Guna Ketahanan Ekonomi di Desa Kalilembu Kecamatan Karangdadap Kabupaten Pekalongan

By being dominated by young people. This UMKM is engaged in clothing. Some of them are produced from materials into ready-made clothes. Some of them become deliverymen or resellers by selling to markets outside the city, such as: Solo Market, Tegal Gubuk, Jakarta, Kudus, etc. From this income they meet their daily needs. It can be seen that the working method used is still very traditional. Especially for resellers who carry out transactions or buying and selling activities by going directly to the intended store. Of course, this method is greatly affected by the current corona outbreak, where there are certain cities that have imposed a lockdown policy. Many complained that the market was difficult to reach, threatened with closing activities because it invited too many crowds, and that their income had decreased. with a livelihood as UMKM actors and as UMKM workers, their income has decreased due to covid 19. Coupled with the lack of knowledge about the creative economy, the people of Kalilembu Village are stuck and have difficulty developing their business. as a form of maintaining the community's economic resilience, the solutions that can be given are as follows: 1) Socializing the creative economy to the younger generation, especially SMEs. 2) Conduct online buying and selling lessons through e-commerce. 3) Development of creativity from convection waste as an alternative to increase income. 3) Dissemination of educational content to young children

A Study on Problems of the Street Vendors in Lalbandi Municipality

Due to their lack of education and skills, street vendors are among the most vulnerable and impoverished groups in the urban informal labor market and business sector. They are also unable to obtain permanent positions in the lucrative formal sector. They constantly attempt to use their limited financial means to address the issues affecting their way of life. They serve as the primary distribution routes for a wide range of goods used on a daily basis, including fruits, vegetables, shoes, ready-made clothes, toys, household appliances, stationery, newspapers, and periodicals. A serious dilemma would arise for small-scale businesses that cannot afford to retail their products through pricey formal sector distribution networks, as well as fruit and vegetable growers, if they were to be removed from urban markets. So is found in the case of street vendors of Lalbandi Municipality. Thus, main purpose of conducting this study is to find out the problems faced by street vendors in Lalbandi Municipality. For this, descriptive research design is adopted to explore street vendors’ problems. Out of two hundred seventy-three street vendors of Lalbandi Municipality, thirty street vendors are chosen randomly. The street vendors who sell fruits, vegetables, prepared foods, and household appliances via local vehicles and permanent shelter are the subjects of the current study. The study showed that there is a noteworthy correlation between the issues encountered by the street vendors. The respondents’ general opinion of street sellers and the issues they encountered do not significantly correlate. In nutshell, the street vendors of Lalbandi Municipality have been facing various sorts of problems such as lack of security, price fluctuation, lack of sufficient amount, bribes to the authorities etc. and for that a comprehensive strategy that includes social protection measures, infrastructure and service investments, policy reforms, and initiatives to organize and empower street vendors is needed. Furthermore, the present study is useful to the stakeholders, policy makers and to those who have just started up their small-scale businesses.

Exploring the Relationship between Dispute Resolution and Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study on the Impact of Communication Climate

Ineffective communication is a dominant source of instability and significant worker dissatisfaction in the manufacturing industry, including the readymade clothing sector. Workers’ dissatisfaction at the workplace creates labor unrest. Consequently, productivity may be significantly affected by labor unrest, which is an inevitable component of any industrial operation. A harmonious work environment, free from conflicts among employees, should be a focus for every successful organization. This research suggests that the communication climate be implemented as a resolution technique for workplace disputes. Data was collected through structured questionnaire surveys and random sampling in this quantitative research. Data was obtained from the readymade garment factories in Bangladesh. One hundred twenty employees participated in the survey. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. According to the research, the primary cause of poor business performance at the workplace in the sector is due to inadequate communication. Additionally, the investigation assessed the industry's employees' perspectives regarding the advantages of communication climate in dispute resolution. This study finds a positive correlation between dispute resolution techniques and the communication climate. Pluralist theory served as the theoretical foundation for the investigation in order to substantiate the notion that it provides resources such as knowledge, constructive criticism, and opportunities for growth of the sector.

Montgomery Ward's Export Department: international orders and mail-order consumers in Latin America, 1890-1930

New primary source material documents the expansion of Montgomery Ward’s mail order through their export department to Latin American consumers from the end of the Spanish American War in 1898 to ca.1930, and the formative period of export advertising and mail order marketing for the first time. Chicago was the center of mail order and ready-made clothing; women’s ready-made suits provide a case study of merchandise. A Chicago clothier requested a U.S. State Department inquiry to study the viability of introducing American ready-made clothing in Latin America in 1899. This Government study provides significant details about ready-made clothing in Latin America previously unknown to scholars. U.S. mail order required international parcel post for growth, and a Ward employee championed its passage in 1919. New primary sources have been contextualized within the frameworks of business, advertising, postal, and dress history and political economy. Advances in export advertising led to growth, which has been traced using statistics from trade journals and an internal document about the history of the export department. The essay ends by examining the names and addresses of Latin American consumers from extant Montgomery Ward return envelopes that have been digitally mapped and interpreted. Latin American consumption theory will be examined apropos of consumers and the meaning of mail order goods.

The Effects of Applying the Marketing Concept on Customer Satisfaction: A Quantitative Study in the Eastern Co. for Readymade Clothes

The quantitative study investigates the effects of applying the marketing concept on customer satisfaction within the Eastern Co. for Readymade Clothes. Through regression analysis the relationship between the marketing concept and customer satisfaction was examined, considering variables such as product quality and customer service. Data collected from a sample of respondents were analysed to assess the impact of these factors on customer satisfaction. Results indicates that the marketing concept that has been measured by the Marketing Concept has a significant impact on the customer satisfaction. Also product Quality has shown a significant positive impact. These findings has highlighted the interplay among marketing strategies and customer satisfaction within the context of the Eastern Co. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for the businesses aiming to enhance the customer satisfaction and achieve the sustainable growth in the competitive market.

Investigation of readymade garment fit issues and analysis of anthropometric measurements of Ethiopian young men

This paper presents analyses of anthropometric measurements of Ethiopian young men aged 18–30 years and draws implications for the improvement of the fit of readymade clothing. Thirty-five anthropometric dimensions of 4022 subjects were measured according to ISO 8559:2017. The anthropometric dimensions were described with mean, standard deviation, and some percentiles. Differences in the anthropometric measurements with the body mass index (BMI) and ethnicity of the subjects were examined by analysis of variances. Furthermore, differences in some anthropometric measurements from that of Indian and Greek young men of similar ages were tested by one-sample t-tests. The result showed that the average BMI of the subjects was 20.63 which is normal. Statistically significant mean differences were observed among the subjects with different BMIs and ethnicities in most of the anthropometric dimensions. The anthropometric measurements of the subjects were mostly larger than the Indians and smaller than the Greek men.

РОЗРОБКА ЕКСПЕРТНОЇ СИСТЕМИ ДЛЯ ВИБОРУ СТИЛЮ ОДЯГУ НА ОСНОВІ KANSEI ENGINEERING

This research is devoted to implementation of the expert systems for rapid change in production of women's outerwear. Factorial analysis and the cluster analysis are used for the structuring of the subject environment. Analysis of the emotional component of the garment on the basis of KE can be achieved through cluster analysis. Such an approach will identify models of clothes based on perception and emotional needs of the consumer. Thus, the main goal of the study was achieved by forming decision-making rules aimed at solving the sub-task of selecting ready-to-wear models based on the Kansei Engineering methodology. The analysis and identification of the formed database of photos of ready-made clothing models was carried out by means of cluster analysis of intergroup relations using the Euclidean distance, which allows for the identification of conditional groups of relatedness of products by design attributes. The obtained final centers of the clusters together with the information about the color solution of the clothing models allowed us to build a product model of an expert system for choosing clothing that meets the formulated wishes of the target consumer. The object of the study is the women's fashion dresses in spring-summer 2023 season. Thus, a general collection was formed which amounted to 66 photos of fashion dresses for subsequent questionnaire. Work with the software product takes place in the form of a dialogue in the form of consecutive system questions and user answers. The developed system can be used both for the selection of ready-made clothes (for example, in stores, including online stores), and for the selection of a prototype for the development of a new model of clothing that meets the aesthetic needs of the consumers.

Application of 3D Printing Technology in Customized Garment Production

Abstract In this paper, human body images are acquired by DSLR camera shooting, and the photos are grayscaled based on the HIS model. Then, the different operations weaken the similar parts between the images, and the other parts of the photos are highlighted. The image is separated from the background by image binarization. After the contour detection of the image, the pixel coordinates of the contour points in the image are deposited into a dynamic array by the size judgment of the pixel values. The subsequent size calculation is called to make a pad. According to the human body, clothing size automation measurement has been derived from the human body characteristics of the size, the use of three-dimensional printing technology to produce clothing to meet consumer demand, and three-dimensional printing technology to support the production of customized clothing under the experimental analysis. It is verified that the data difference between the actual size of the subject’s ready-made clothes and the size of the clothes produced based on 3D printing technology is kept within ±0.48cm. The virtual fitting pressure is less than the comfort threshold of women’s upper body pressure (2.75kpa), which indicates that the clothes produced by this research will not cause physiological discomfort to the human body and, at the same time, meet the consumer’s personalized clothing customization needs.

Determiners of Family Life Cycle as a Demographic Segmentation Practices on Consumer Choice of Ready to Wear Clothes in Kenya

The family life cycle can be defined as the series of stages typically through which most of the family progresses, with different characteristics of the stages. These characteristics are related to their demographics, Clothing companies in the fashion industry are becoming more tuned in segmenting to what their customers want and giving them what they want. In order to overcome the stiff competition ready to wear business ought to understand their market characteristics. However, there was a deficiency in information on Family life cycle as demographic segmentation practices on consumer choice. This study therefore seeks to fill the existing knowledge gap by focusing Family life cycle as demographic segmentation on consumer choice of readymade clothes. The study adopted descriptive survey design to obtain in-depth information from the respondents on the influence of family life cycle as demographic segmentation on consumer choice of the ready to wear clothes in Kenya. The study adopted Nassiuma’s (2008) formula to get the overall sample size of 83 respondents from ready to wear entrepreneurs’ businesses from the three cities in Kenya. Both closed-ended and open Questionnaire was used to collect data desirable for the study. The findings showed that the relationship between family life cycle on consumer choice of ready to wear clothes was established to be positive, and statistically significant (r = 0.563; p < 0.05). This implied that family life cycle had a significant influence on consumer choice of ready to wear clothes.

Changes in Online Shopping Behavior for Ready-Made Clothes among Saudi Consumers following COVID-19

This study emphasizes the influence of the environment, society, and individual characteristics on consumer behaviour, particularly among Saudi individuals who possess their own customs, traditions, values, and perceptions of clothing purchasing decisions. However, technological advancements, specifically the Internet, have played a role in exposing Saudi society to the cultures of other societies, and influencing consumer behaviour. This study focuses on understanding the factors that have led to a shift in consumer behaviour towards online clothing shopping in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the COVID-19 pandemic. The research aims to contribute to knowledge about the post-pandemic behaviour of Saudi consumers, specifically in terms of increased online purchases of ready-made clothes, and align with the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which aims to foster a thriving economy. The study employs a descriptive analytical approach. The study population consists of Saudi consumers in general across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a random sample of 125 individuals aged 18-47 and above was selected to complete the questionnaire. The key findings from the study highlight that consumers prefer online shopping due to the convenience, time and effort savings, ease of ordering, and wide range of choices in terms of clothing models and colours. Online purchasing is also perceived as more cost-effective, offering discounts and coupons that physical markets may not provide. Based on these findings, the study recommends enhancing the accuracy of clothing product descriptions on dedicated online platforms for selling clothes. Additionally, it suggests diversifying the clothing options available in local markets to cater to different tastes and age groups and creating websites specifically for local markets.

Analysis of Predisposing Factors Related to Compliance With the Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Textile Industry

<div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p class="Default"><em>Indonesia is a developing country in all industrial sectors, including the textile industry. The Sari Warna Asli Tekstil II Company is a textile industry that produces everything from cotton to ready-made clothing. The Sari Warna Asli Tekstil II Company experienced work accidents caused by several reasons, including a lack of discipline and a need to understand the importance of using complete personal protective equipment. This study aimed to determine predisposing factors related to compliance with the use of personal protective equipment. This research uses an analytical observational method with a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted at the Sari Warna Asli Company II, which is located at street Randusari, Teras, Dusun I, Randusari, Boyolali, Boyolali Regency, Central Java. This research will be conducted from September to October 2023. The population in this research is all employees in the spinning section of the Sari Warna Asli Tekstil II Company, totalling 914 people. The sampling technique used was the incidental sampling technique, obtaining a sample of 100 people. Primary data collection uses a questionnaire. Data analysis for this study used bivariate analysis with the chi-square test. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 20 software. The research results showed that there was a relationship between knowledge and compliance with the use of personal protective equipment (p-value = 0.000), there was a relationship between working period and compliance with the use of personal protective equipment (p-value = 0.000), and there is no relationship between education and compliance with the use of personal protective equipment (p-value = 0.567). It is recommended that companies should increase regulations related to occupational safety and health programs because some employees still do not comply with using personal protective equipment and continue to make efforts to increase employee knowledge.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><strong><em>Keywords: Compliance, Education, Knowledge, Personal protective equipment, Working period</em></strong></p>

الموضة السريعة وأثرها في تلوث البيئة وأهمية الاستدامة في حماية البيئة

The technological development, globalization, and the change in the purchasing behavior of the consumer lead to the emergence of a production method called rapid fashion, and this method relied on the speed of copying all the designs offered by major international fashion houses and manufacturing them as soon as possible at the lowest cost and provide the latest fashion for the owner in large numbers and at the lowest prices; Cheaply and that method in Production is anti-sustainable, which is mainly based on adherence to the ethics of design, production, environmental conservation and labor rights. The current research aims to focus on scientific research in the field of sustainability, especially in the field of fashion and clothing because of its harmful effects on the environment significantly shedding light on the negative effects of fast fashion. It defines the ethics of sustainability in the field of fashion and its production. And highlight the wrong practices that appear from fast fashion companies. Suggestions must also be made to apply the rules and standards in sustainability in fast fashion. The research problem is determined by the following questions: How effective scientific research is in sustainability in the field of clothing production? What is its impact on the environment? The study followed the analytical approach to analyze the impact of fast fashion and clothing on the environment, and the applied approach in training workers in factories on sustainable methods in the clothing industry by providing ideas and proposals that make the environment clean for sustainability and applying them in the field of clothing. And conducting interviews for experts and decision makers in ready-made clothing factories and companies to poll their opinions through a scale to find out whether sustainability in clothing and the use of trust materials have an impact on the environment towards the proposed study and reach the results. The results of the study found a statistically significant relationship between sustainability in the field of clothing and consumer and environmental preservation by 83% and an average correlation of 8.51. There is also a statistically significant relationship between workers in the manufacture of clothing and maintaining sustainability standards to protect the environment between sustainability 73% with an average correlation of 0.49. With a significance level of 0.00. The researcher recommends paying attention to scientific studies that are concerned with the areas of sustainability to preserve the environment and consumer awareness in the field of sustainability and environmental preservation.

Retracted: The Sale and Use of Used Clothing by Using IoT to Improve the Quality of Ready-Made Clothing in the Apparel Industry

Retracted: The Sale and Use of Used Clothing by Using IoT to Improve the Quality of Ready-Made Clothing in the Apparel Industry

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRY 4.0 ON ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY WITH FUCOM: IMPLEMENTATION IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

The aim of this study is to determine the effect levels on organizational agility abilities as a result of the implementation of Industry 4.0. Organizational agility was examined in terms of four basic criteria: responsiveness, flexibility, quickness and competence in this study. In addition, twelve sub-criteria have been defined in relation to the basic criteria. In order to determine the sub-criteria, the related studies were first examined conceptually and then expert opinions were used. These experts consist of five engineers working in textile companies for the ready-made clothing group. In the study, FUCOM was used to determine the effect levels of the criteria. In the results of study, it is thought that Industry 4.0 has the most impact on quickness, followed competence, flexibility and responsiveness among the organizational agility. When all the criteria are evaluated, the three agility capabilities that the Industry 4.0 process has the most impact on businesses are identified as “short operation time”, “operational efficiency”, “product quality”.

The Influence of Digital Promotion on Sales Enhancement for Entrepreneurs in the Textile Field through Social Media

Entrepreneurship is an inherent or genetic trait individuals possess, but it can also be developed through experience and education. Entrepreneurship does not always need to be cultivated intensively for individuals who have had an entrepreneurial spirit since an early age. All activities can be considered entrepreneurial activities for those with entrepreneurial talent from a young age. Entrepreneur utilizes all their abilities, such as capital, labor, and ideas, to achieve profits.
 Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the economy, especially in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, such as the garment industry. The growth of the garment industry in Indonesia continues to rise, along with the high demand for ready-made clothing and textile products. MSMEs, including garment production, have great potential to build economic growth. However, in the face of intense competition and increasing market demands, MSME players must have innovation, strength, thorough preparation, and adapt to the globalization trends to survive and thrive.
 The development of increasingly sophisticated technology has created a dependency on the Internet. Digital promotion through social media and online platforms has become an effective strategy for reaching the target market in this digital era. Digital marketing is disseminating information, persuading, and influencing purchasing decisions through digital media. Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook are commonly used digital marketing channels.
 This study aims to explore the influence of digital promotion on sales in the garment business through social media. The research is conducted in the Kawalu District, Tasikmalaya City. The research methodology used is a qualitative approach involving direct interviews with garment business owners in the city. The research findings indicate that digital promotion through social media has a significant impact on increasing garment business sales. Several entrepreneurs experienced a sales increase of up to 400% after implementing digital promotion strategies.

Valorization of fabric wastes through production of recycled cotton yarns by compact ring and open-end rotor spinning

This study aims to determine the appropriate methods and parameters for the eco-friendly and sustainable production of finer yarns from recycled cotton fibers with acceptable quality and high recycled fiber ratios to transform pre-consumer textile wastes into better-quality products with value-added in the ready-made clothing industry. Cotton fibers were mechanically recycled from dyed fabric wastes. Mélange 100% cotton yarns were produced with different recycled/virgin fiber blend ratios (80/20, 72/28, 64/36, and 56/44) at different yarn counts (30 and 20 tex) and by different spinning methods (compact and open-end spinning) without any chemicals treatment. The yarn properties were tested and compared to determine the best production parameters. As a result of the study, it was seen that the yarn properties improved when the proportion of virgin cotton fiber in the yarn increased in parallel with previous studies. Besides, the yarn hairiness and unevenness of open-end yarns were better than compact yarns. On the other hand, using the compact spinning method led to higher yarn tenacity. The results indicated that the compact spinning method is advantageous in achieving the target of increasing the ratio of recycled fiber use with good tenacity for the production of %100 cotton yarns.

Consumption of Food and Non-Food Manufactured Goods by Collective Farmers of Bashkiria in 1946—1950

The problems of providing collective farm families of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic with food and non-food industrial goods in the first post-war five-year period are studied. The relevance of the study is due to the unresolved problem of scientifically based and balanced consumption of these goods by the population to date. The source base for writing the article was the materials of budget surveys of the population, which have a long history in our country. Materials from the funds of two archives, some of which have never been published and have signs of scientific novelty were used. It was alleged that the main foodstuffs in the Bashkir village in the first post-war years were potatoes, milk and bread with some addition of vegetables and meat products. It is stated that most of the money allocated for the purchase of manufactured goods was spent on the purchase of ready-made clothes, shoes, fabrics and piece goods from them, as well as soap and matches. Attention is focused on the fact that the monetary reform of 1947 sharply reduced the income of collective farmers in the Urals. It is proved that in the period under study the level of provision of collective farm families of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic with food and nonfood industrial goods was significantly lower than the scientifically based norms for their consumption.

From Underwear to Outerwear: The Influence of Machinery on Creativity and Garment Styling in the Scottish Knitwear Industry, 1920s–1970s

Although machine knitted garments are ubiquitous today, they have only been manufactured for little over a century. The growing popularity of knitted outerwear and the demand for readymade clothing during the interwar period gave hosiery manufacturers an opportunity to diversify their product range using machinery and processes previously only used for the production of underwear. This case study uses the surviving design books of a single company, Peter Scott and Co. Ltd, based in the Scottish Borders to explore a little-known period of creative experimentation. The company exploited two very different types of production during the years between the wars. A comparison of these, and the garment designs they yielded, offers an opportunity to interrogate the relationships between design, product, and process. An examination of the relationship between product and machinery reveals influence and opportunity as well as negotiation and restriction. This case study not only assesses the influence of machinery on garment styling but also serves to place design into the context of business and industry, which can reveal how business dilemmas, choices and challenges impacted its use.

Aesthetics of pixel art in clothing design for tall youth Ectomorph type

Recently, the field of ready-made clothes has been witnessing a remarkable development in the study and identification of physical body types, to classify their measurements and the differences between them. Clothing is not only a means of satisfying the aesthetic appearance requirements, yet it must meet certain requirements or needs or functional performance for which it is designed. Studies have proven that physical body type and a person's height are among the most important factors for creating clothing fashion designs. Therefore, it was necessary for fashion designers to study the different body types, so that they can create designs that give the wearer an attractive appearance. This appearance could be achieved by creating designs that fit the body type and the conceal the outer appearance of all or some of the physical problems, in addition to keeping up with fashion trends.