The Constitution of the Texture Image of Coat Fabrics

In other words, two coats with same style of will be perceived with different images, if they are made of different fabrics. Conclusively, fabric texture and its perceived image are very important factors in fashion design. However, so far there is no systematical study on this topic.

Thus, in this study, by implement of systematic survey as well method of kansei engineering, we will try to explore the constitution of texture image of coat fabric. Firstly, we will collect various styles of coat in the recent five years and to conclude a prototype of coat from them. Then, we will widely collect various coat fabrics.

Through the comprehensive analysis on these fabrics, with the assistance of experts\' advice and literature review, we expect to figure out the critical features in constituting the fabrics and the possible levels in each feature. A morphological chart for the selected testing fabric samples will be constructed, accordingly. Subjects will be recruited to pair-wisely compare the perceived difference among testing samples and to make the SD evaluation to each of testing fabrics on a set of screened scale.

Through the factor analysis, MDS analysis, conjoint analysis and neural network simulation, we expect to understand the constitution of texture image of coat fabric based on the derived image space. The relationship between the perceived image and the texture features can be deducted. From these results, guidelines of designing coat fabric can be concluded.