A Study on establishment the Nominal sizes for Women's Clothes -Considering Somatotype-

성인여자의 의복 치수 설정에 관한 기초연구(I) -체형고찰-

The purpose of the study was to determine a somatotype of korean women which was needed to establish the nominal sizes for the women ready-to-wear garments. Body measurements were taken from 448 women living in the areas of seoul, Taejeon, and Jinjam. the ages of the subjects were between 20 to 59. Twenty-three items were measured from each subject for the analysis. the independent variables in the study were age and occupation. the results of the study were as follow : 1) Most of the body measurements were significantly different among the age groups. 2) Most of the measurements were significantly different among the sample groups when categorized by their jobs. 3) The ratio of depth to width measurements increased as the age increased, resulting changes I body contour. 4) The number of the "normal figure" decreased as the age increased.increased.