| Abstract |
| This study aims to present source data for the development of high appropriate-size bra tops for senior women in the manner of developing the size specifications of bra tops for active senior women in their fifties and for older senior women in their sixties in consideration for their different somatotype characteristics and lifestyles depending on age. The results of this study are summarized as follows:
1. An analysis of differences in their somatotype between the two senior groups shows that active seniors and older seniors have a peanut-shaped somatotype featuring the more developed breasts and abdomen than those of young women in their twenties and also sagging and wide breasts, which are more remarkable with older age. It was found that both active seniors and older seniors had a body shape characterized by the leaning-back bust compared to those in their twenties, however older seniors had the more leaning-forward bust than that of active seniors, which suggests that aging has an effect on such the change in body shape.
2. The sizing of bra tops for active seniors was based on at least 5% of high-frequency interval: if the bra cup size is set to 2.5cm, six sizes including 75A, 80A, 80B, 80C, 85A and 85B lead to 52.57% of coverage rate; and, if the cup size is set to 5cm, eight sizes including 75A, 75C, 80A, 80C, 85A, 85C, 90A and 90C have 84.29% of coverage rate.
3. The sizing of bra tops for older seniors was based on at least of high-frequency interval: if the bra cup size is set to 2.5cm, nine sizes including 75A, 80AA, 80A, 80B, 85A, 85B, 85C, 90A and 90B lead to 66.19% of coverage rate; and, if the cup size is set to 5cm, seven sizes including 75A, 80A, 80C, 85A, 85C, 90A and 90C have 79.72% of coverage rate.
Based upon the results above, it is concluded that if the two types of size specifications are selectively applied to target users according to the designs and cup coverage of bra tops, the manufacturers will improve their production efficiency by producing less different sizes of bra tops and thus lowering inventory burdens. |
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| Key Words |
| 시니어 브라탑, 사이즈스펙, 체형특성, senior bra tops, size spec, somatotype characteristics |
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