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Based on a visual and statistical analysis of the lateral body of elderly women, this study has sought to examine their lateral posture and distinctive features of obesity. Moreover, the study seeks to provide essential information on manufacturing clothing that will be appropriate to the categories of body type which take into consideration the posture and obesity. The research data was collected by the direct measurement and indirect measurement using the photographs of lateral body of 220 elderly women who are over 60 years of age and distributed across the country. The details of the content and results are as follows.First, based on a visual observation of the lateral body of subjects, the lateral body types of the upper part have been classified as ‘normal’, ‘sway front’, ‘sway back’, and ‘curved’ type, while the lateral body types of the lower part have been classified as ‘straight’, ‘leaned forward’, ‘leaned backward’, and ‘bent knee’ type. This study has analyzed the characteristics of the subjects’ lateral posture by analyzing the body types of the upper/lower parts and the correlation between upper and lower body types. Second, the study has classified the body type of subjects as ‘obese’, ‘normal’, and ‘thin’ in accordance with the Body Mass Index. This study has analyzed the characteristics and lateral posture of 3 obesity type using body measurements and lateral body type. The significant differences have appeared in the front and back thickness according to each obesity type, and it shows that the features of each obesity type must be reflected when setting the width of the front and back during the patternmaking for elderly women.

In the modern globalized economy, textiles and apparel products are developed, produced and distributed in a global economic setting. For countries such as Korea with a non-English native language, it is important to prepare students with the ability to interact competently in English in the fashion business field. Therefore, it is inevitable to offer a fashion business English course in universities. An ADDIE model, which is a basis to instructional systems development, consists of five steps: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. In this study, analyses was conducted to suggest directions for the curriculum design and development of the fashion business English course. A survey was distributed to 61 professionals who have worked in the fashion industry for 4 month to 16 years. Most of the respondents thought that it was necessary to offer business English course for students in apparel-related fields. The respondents answered that English skills were needed when working as a merchandiser or buyer at a company involved in foreign trade, collecting information, having meetings with foreign buyers or consultants, and taking business trips. Most of the respondents thought that learning professional vocabularies, from basic words such as warp, weft, lengthwise grain and hem to specialized names of seams, pockets, fasteners, stitches, details, etc., that are essential in the fashion field, were common, important or very important. Similar results were shown about writing e-mails, letters, faxes, and resumes, reading articles on fashion trends, mass customization, ready-to-wear, trade, and speaking general business English. The respondents answered that reading articles or books on market trends, social issues, trade documents, fashion history would be helpful. It was also recommended to practice giving presentations and job interviewing in English, and to learn professional vocabularies related to financial affairs and trade. Based on these analyses results, specific learning objects and instructional material can be designed and developed.

Neo-gender is the concept of a new type of gender. It abandons the traditional distinction of gender with the socio-cultural understanding of digital age, and takes advantage of the merits of both genders. Neo-gender is not a small group which has its traits of academic approach and model selection. It is rather a new socio-cultural phenomenon in which we digital generation stand at the center of it. The various types of Neo-gender which are the chief items of marketing and cultural industry have developed into womad females and M-ness males. The aesthetic traits of Neo-gender expressed in fashion include the supreme outward appearance, prudent consumers, closing-up of femaleness, and multiple gender identity. This study aims to offer the momentum to understand the possibility of multiple expressions of fashion and gender, and their symbolic meaning. It also intends to offer the opportunity to enlarge the molding value of fashion which embraces the different biological and social traits of both genders, and to direct the development of open identity of gender.

This paper intended to clarify the expression methods of creative fashion illustration by summarizing the visual expression methods related with the scamper technique, which is one of creativity theories, and by using them for the analysis of fashion illustration works.The expression methods of fashion illustration using seven scamper techniques are as per the below: The ‘substitute’ technique of the scamper, which is found in fashion illustration, substitutes a human body or a part of the human body, which is an expression factor of fashion images, with other object or it substitutes a part of the target for expression with a symbolical image. The ‘combine’ technique combines the image, which can emphasize a topic, with the target for expression, which is used as the means to deliver a fashion message and to emphasize a fashion trend. The ‘adapt’ technique makes a visual pleasure by giving new characteristics through the personification of the target for expression or the application of it to an unexpected place. The ‘modify’ technique is found through ‘the transformation of a human body’ caused by the magnification, the minimization, or the exaggeration of a part of the human body, through ‘closeup’ for the emphasis of the topic, and through ‘the comparison of size’ for the emphasis of the minimization or the magnification. The ‘put on other use’ technique uses a tool or an image for other uses as an expression medium to express a human body or an apparel, through which it makes creative expressions. The ‘eliminate’ technique deletes a part or all of the shapes or the colors of the target for expression. It has been used most frequently in the fashion illustration after 2000. It is used to emphasize a fashionable silhouette or a fashion item, and to express a fashion image. The ‘reverse’ technique is found as the reverse of thoughts, the reverse of a screen, the negative effect of photographing, and the re-arrangement.

For the past few years, the meaning of innerwear was just for protecting their body and basic clothes to wear under their outerwear, however it has been changed since last a few years because of the improvement of the consumers life styles and the changing of what they need. For example, most of consumers in the past were tend to buy innerwear either sanitary reasons or comfort to move, the other side, consumers today take a cautious attitude when they purchase innerwear not only comfort and function but also trend such as design, color and styles. As a matter of fact, the lingerie looks which is not distinguish between innerwear and outerwear were welcomed by famous designers after the 21th century. The many number of popular designers and entertainers make innerwear brand by their own name and make a big profit. They have something in common how they success their innerwear brand in that they immediately react latest trend for innerwear as well as outerwear. In these days, innerwear is one of the most important fashion trend. Recognizing to how innerwear is important to react fashion trend, this research will analysis the latest fashion trend and will focus on innerwear trend. After analysing carefully what's going on underwear upcoming trend, this research will suggest 2008/9’S FW innerwear trend divided into 5 main theme including items, color, print, pattern and details.

This study is to know the influences on the modern fashion by Claire McCardell who was a major role on setting the ready-to-wear industry in 1930-1960 in America. To do the theoretical study, it progressed its historical background for Europe and America, and then studied the work for Claire McCardell's lifetime, her fashion philosophy, and her fashion features.Through the world war Ⅰ and world war Ⅱ, American fashion industry took a rapid growth. Claire McCardell raised sportswear to be the best item between the women's wear and set the foundation for the modern fashion in the American fashion history.It can be summarized by next three prat of the Claire McCardell's influences on the modern fashion. First, She changed the concept of functionalism of sportswear to be the day-wear's. Second, She played a very important part in promoting the industrialization of the modern fashion by developing one piece items. It mixed and matched the items, and it was suitable for the modern fashion industrial system which formed a line collected by diverse items. Third, she led the western fashion trend by presenting a new dress model proper for the American mental and lifestyle which was differentiated from the European's. Claire McCardell did her best effort to fill women's inner expression with their eager and their necessity in modern life style rather than creating the fashion for a fashion.

This study has closely followed the performance of『Winter’s Tale』staged by Dongkook University celebrating its 100th anniversary, which put on stage from November 11th to 15th in 2006. The goal is to develop stage costume in a modern concept by participating from the planning to making process of stage costumes.I have surveyed internet web sites, and studied books and thesis at home and abroad to find the theological background of musicals and stage costumes. Based on this research, I have set the direction of the costume design of musical『Winter’s Tale』The total of 14 costumes were made based on the characters’ social status, personalities and natures, while reflecting musical’s production and costume goals. At the same time, the costumes were designed to show each different characteristic of actors at each scene. This thesis has developed musical costume design in modern concept in line with the producer's goal and also in coordination with the stage, lighting and music to epitomize the more creative stage costume. While reflecting the personality of the characters, the thesis has proposed the design that moulds the character. Also, the actions of the actors were taken into account that the flexible cloth which does not easily rumple were used. The time group including charismatic narrator, friendly cuckoo clock, strong and powerful electronic cloth, cute little desk watch, and sturdy wall clock were designed to have their own distinct image to contribute to the musical’s atmosphere. The actors leading the storyline including the kings, queens, princes, and princesses along with high ranking officials, generals, merchants were divided into their social status. The roles and social status of the characters were expressed by the color and the material of the cloth.

The movie costume is connected with fashion industry closely and has the high value as cultural goods. Thus this study is purposed to realizes importance of costume in movie and the changes of male fashion styles, it helps for male fashion design and movie poster design in the future.The female images have been changed with the development of movie and society and the spread of feminism, but the male images have not been changed as the female images. However, this male images have been changed after 1990s, this study researched the 1st~20th movie posters in 1990~2006's every year Korean box-office record rank and selected 1990s' best 100 films the movie magazine 'KINO', etc. All of them were total 425 sheet. This study proved that male images and fashion style have been changed after 1990s, and investigated in each quarter movie poster images and male fashion styles. And this change of male images proves change of gender and identity of male.As a result, this study identified various male genders, and knew that the movie reflects contemporary society. Also, the movie and movie costumes influenced to contemporary fashion trends. Therefore this study aims to help developing and designing male fashion style, movie costumes and movie posters in the future and to provide data for following researches.