Shih Chien University, 200 University Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Ergonomics. 2010 Apr;53(4):514-24. doi: 10.1080/00140130903490684.
Producing well-fitting garments has been a challenge for retailers and manufacturers since mass production began. Poorly fitted bras can cause discomfort or pain and result in lost sales for retailers. Because body contours are important factors affecting bra fit, this study analyses the relationship of physical characteristics to bra-fit problems. This study has used 3-D body-scanning technology to extract upper body angles from a sample of 103 college women; these data were used to categorise physical characteristics into shoulder slope, bust prominence, back curvature and acromion placement. Relationships between these physical categories and bra-fit problems were then analysed. Results show that significant main effects and two-way interactions of the physical categories exist in the fit problems of poor bra support and bra-motion restriction. The findings are valuable in helping the apparel industry create better-fitting bras. STATEMENT OF RELEVANCE: Poorly fitted bras can cause discomfort or pain and result in lost sales for retailers. The findings regarding body-shape classification provide researchers with a statistics method to quantify physical characteristics and the findings regarding the relationship analysis between physical characteristics and bra fit offer bra companies valuable information about bra-fit perceptions attributable to women with figure variations.
自大规模生产开始以来，为零售商和制造商生产合身的服装一直是一个挑战。不合身的胸罩会引起不适或疼痛，导致零售商失去销售。由于身体轮廓是影响胸罩合身度的重要因素，因此本研究分析了身体特征与胸罩合身问题之间的关系。本研究使用 3D 人体扫描技术从 103 名女大学生样本中提取上身角度；这些数据用于将身体特征分类为肩斜率、胸围突出度、背部曲率和肩峰位置。然后分析了这些物理类别与胸罩合身问题之间的关系。结果表明，物理类别在胸罩支撑不良和胸罩运动受限的合身问题中存在显著的主效应和双向相互作用。这些发现有助于服装行业制造出更合身的胸罩。相关性声明：不合身的胸罩会引起不适或疼痛，导致零售商失去销售。关于体型分类的发现为研究人员提供了一种量化身体特征的统计方法，关于身体特征与胸罩合身度之间关系的分析结果为胸罩公司提供了有价值的信息，这些信息涉及到具有体型差异的女性对胸罩合身度的看法。
