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Exploring Current Ready‐to‐Wear Apparel Attributes for Plus‐Size Female Teens
Author(s) -
Romeo Laurel D.,
Lee YoungA
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1111/fcsr.12093
Subject(s) - clothing , context (archaeology) , overweight , psychology , body shape , body mass index , medicine , political science , geography , law , archaeology , pathology
This study investigated apparel issues experienced by plus‐size female teens aged 12–17 in the context of the functional, expressive, and aesthetic consumer needs model. A mixed‐methods research design was used with a convenience sample of 30 female teens with body mass indexes in the overweight or obese categories. Three‐dimensional (3D) body scans were taken and in‐depth interviews conducted with participants and their family members. Findings indicated that expressive and aesthetics desires were often sacrificed to obtain apparel that addressed functional needs. ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials) standardized sizes for Juniors need to be revised to include plus‐sizes and to improve the expressive and aesthetic attributes of apparel for plus‐size female teens.