Some specific research news (note: this news is not new) about specifications: “Specification Seeking: How Product Specifications Influence Consumer Preference,” Christopher K. Hsee, Yang Yang, Yangjie Gu, and Jie Chen, Journal of Consumer Research:, vol. 35, April 2009, pp. 952-956. (Thanks to Charles Bergquist for bringing this to our attention). The authors, at the University […]
It’s been a while since we featured a study about new flat clothing. Here’s one: “Effect of Specifications of Pin Arrangement of New Flat Clothing“, ZHANG Guan-sheng,ZHAI Ying-wen , Textile Accessories, January 2004. The authors, at Shanxi Jinxing Textile Accessories Corporation,Yangquan, China, explain: “Introduction is done to the new flat top pins with increasing density […]
Here are two different methods for specifying clothing size and shape. First, a Workman-like approach: “Body measurement specifications for fit models as a factor in clothing size variation,” Jane E. Workman, Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, September 1991 vol. 10 no. 1, pp. 31-36. Second, an American presidential approach, as lovingly described in words and […]