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Xu, Yongchao. "An analysis of the visual structure and meaning in the evolution of Qipao." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2009/y_xu_041309.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in apparel, merchandising, design and textiles)--Washington State University, May 2009.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 12, 2010). "Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles." Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-101).

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Almila, Anna-Mari. "Hijab as dress : Muslim women's clothing strategies in contemporary Finland." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2014. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=211282.

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This thesis concerns female Islamic dress, the hijab, in contemporary urban Finland. The hijab is not merely a symbol or an inevitable embodiment of either female oppression or agency, but rather is a form of dress that is simultaneously social, mental, material, and spatial. The approach developed here captures the multiple dimensions of the hijab as it is lived and experienced. The thesis draws upon ideas from a range of social theorists, including Bourdieu, Lefebvre, Goffman, and Gramsci. These ideas are deployed to understand the conscious and semi-conscious dress strategies and practices that veiling Muslim women use to manage various everyday issues and challenges. I investigate questions concerning how social, material and spatial relations both impact upon, and are negotiated by, the wearing of the hijab. The research was conducted in Helsinki using ethnographic methods, such as semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The main groups of informants were Finnish converts to Islam, Somalis, and Shi'a Muslims from Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq, and the sample covered women of various ages, educational backgrounds, and professional positions. The empirical chapters are organised according to four major themes: Politics, Materiality, Performance, and Visibility in Public Space. According to the findings, Muslim women in Finland negotiate their dress strategies with reference to Finnish ‘mainstream' society, religious doctrine and the demands of their particular ethnic communities. Dress strategies and practices are found to be bound up in complex but identifiable ways with factors such as fashion markets and dress availability, diverse modes of embodiment and habituation, and the socio-spatial relations which produce and are produced by the Finnish built environment. In sum, by focussing on the lived experience of wearing the hijab, many of the more simplistic politicised understandings of Muslim women and their characteristic forms of dress can be challenged and superseded.

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Jones, Stacey Elizabeth. "Why women's clothing? a critical history of clothing collections : a regional case study /." Connect to PDF file Connect to PDF file, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0009404.

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Huckabay, Dabney A. "Perceived body cathexis and garment fit and style proportion problems of petite women." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10062009-020234/.

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DeWeese, Gail. "The impact of married women's employment on household expenditures for clothing." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49845.

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The objective of this research was to analyze the impact of wives’ employment status and occupation on household expenditures for clothing, when controlling for income and various sociodemographic variables. The sample consisted of 2,285 households selected from the public use tapes of the Quarterly Interview component of the 1980-81 Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A four-stage econometric analysis of the data included: (1) probit analysis to obtain predicted probabilities of wives’ labor force participation; (2) tobit analysis to predict wives’ wage rates; (3) tobit analyses of six separate clothing expenditure models that contained predicted values from (1) and (2); and (4) tobit analysis of a clothing expenditure model that contained predicted values from (2) in addition to dummy variables for wives’ occupations. The predicted probability of the wife’s employment status was not significant in explaining expenditures for household, women’s, boy’s, or infant’s clothing. Expenditures for men’s clothing were positively affected by an increase in the predicted probability of the wife’s employment, while expenditures for girl’s clothing were negatively impacted by an increase in the predicted probability. Households with women employed in Professional, Traditional, or Uniformed occupations exhibited higher expenditures for clothing than did households with women who were homemakers.
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Rainer-Jeanes, Earline. "Clothing interest, leisure activity continuity and their association to clothing fit satisfaction for women 55 years and older." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07102009-040413/.

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Papa, Sindiswa Delia. "Corporate identity for the young fuller figured women." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1348.

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Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010
A research was conducted in order to assist the Young Fuller Figured Women entering and already working in the corporate environment with clothing for the work environment. This research was conducted so that these women may notice a smaller number of incorrect fitting clothes when they shop for formal wear and also to give them guidance on suitable, elegant and stylish clothes for their body size and shape. Two theories namely: 'dress for success' by John Molloy and 'clothing is a code' by Fred Davis were the guidelines jn discovering, understanding and solving the dress problem for the young full figured women. In order to deal with the problem I had to interview some of these women to understand their challenges and frustration regarding dressing suitably for the corporate environment. The results of the interviews showed that the origin of the problem, are the basic block pattems. This was the solution for most of the garment fitting problems that the young fuller figured women experienced daily. A range was designed to serve as an example of how these women can dress for the corporate environment using various suitable fabrics and colours. This range appears formal and yet has a feminine twist to it, making it suitable for the woman who wants to be taken seriously and yet maintain her femininity and elegance. I hope that this research will be a useful tool for the retailers who currently cater for the fuller fIgured women to assist them with the current garment fitting problems and for the designers who plan to enter the fuller figured market: to enter it cautiously and taking the requirements of their potential customers into consideration If the information in this research is applied clothes that the fuller figured women buy will fit correctly the first time and they will not have to pay extra to alter new garments.

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Lee, Brenna. "Clothing and fit preferences of female baby boomers at the University of Wisconsin-Stout." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005leeb.pdf.

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Harps-Logan, Yvette. "Clothing values and clothing buying practices of black and white middle income women." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39907.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in clothing values between Black and White middle-income women patronizing the primary and second-order markets, and to determine if there were differences in the clothing buying practices between these groups in the two markets. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to a purposive sample of 250 Black and White women residing in three metropolitan areas. The clothing values measured were economic, political, religious, and conformity. Eighteen clothing buying practices were included in this study. N1ne practices were speclfical1y directed toward the second-order market shoppers. Variations were found in the rank order of clothing values within the two groups. Blacks ranked the religious value higher and conform1ty lower than the Whites. Blacks scored higher on the economic and re1igous clothing values while Whites scored higher on conformity. Significant differences between Black and White middle-income women in their clothing buying practices were found in: (1) the method used to acquire the majority of clothing; (2) the percentage of personal clothing items purchased in primary stores; and (3) buying pattern for a dress costing more than $50.00. Significant differences between Black and White middle-income women who used the second-order market were found in: (1) length of time respondents had purchased used-clothing; (2) satisfaction with price when making used-clothing purchases; (3) shopping the Salvation Army, Goodwill, and thrift stores; purchasing of (4) pants; and buying used-clothing to wear for (5) work and (6) school. Middle-income women who used the primary market exclusively scored higher on the conformity clothing value than did those who used the second-order market. Black consumers who used the second-order market held higher religious clothing values and lower conformity values than did the White women.
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Park, Jae Ok. "Clothing style preference of working women related to self- image/clothing-image congruity and public self-consciousness." Diss., This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-140007/.

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Bailey, Claire Simone. "Petite women: the reflection of confidence for petite women through dress." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1341.

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Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010
Petite women face many difficulties when purchasing clothing (Kam, 2006). This has been the common reaction expressed by a number of petite women all over the globe (Kam, 2006). Although there have been efforts made to accommodate petite women in South Africa( National Textiles Research brief, 2007) regarding clothing such as Edgars in particular there is still a large amount of petite women who feel dissatisfied. To test whether poorly fitted clothing does have a psychological effect on the petite women, interviews will be conducted with students attending CPUT and UCT. Research on theories revolving around the human mind and how the perception of other people influence our own perceptions of our self image were covered and the product of this research will be a new sizing system for petite women and a range of smart wear which allows women to express themselves age appropriately. The apparel industry has been growing and has worked side by side with technology to address many problems concerning fit and have succeeded in many departments. The fashion industry has in fact paid little attention to petite individuals not recognizing the psychological effect it has on the consumer and could largely benefit if the industry concentrates more on fit, aesthetic and design problems.

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Chapman, Dana L. "Dutch costume in paintings by Dutch artists : a study of women's clothing and art from 1600 to 1650." Connect to resource, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1239103291.

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Leung, Ka-kie. "Dress and gender power." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25262063.

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Larmour, Margaret Swisher 1946. "A study of body measurements relating to the fit of clothing for 65 to 74 year old women." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276729.

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Survey questionnaires were utilized to solicit information from women between the ages of 65 and 74 who were in attendance at senior citizens' meetings. Primary objectives of the survey questionnaire were (1) to identify an optimum size range (most frequently occurring size) on which to base the measurement portion of the study, (2) to solicit information regarding the fit of clothing, and (3) to seek information regarding garment alterations required by these women. From the eighty-eight respondents, a purposive sample of twenty-one women between the ages of 65 and 74, and falling within optimum size identified in Phase I of the study, was selected for measurement. Fifty-six measurements were made on each subject. The measurements were statistically analyzed and compared with the standard size 12 used by pattern companies and the ready-to-wear industry. The women in this study, by and large, were heavier and shorter than the reference size twelve to which they were compared.

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Gim, Geummi Jung. "Clothing acquisition patterns and size information of Oriental female immigrants." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276899.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate Oriental women's clothing acquisition behaviors and to compare their body measurements with the measurements listed in Voluntary Product Standard, PS 42-70. A questionnaire was administered to 101 Oriental women residing in Tucson, Arizona. Thirty-nine body measurements were taken from each subject in the sample. The major type of store used most frequently was department store. It appears that Oriental women were not impulsive buyers or influenced by suggestive selling techniques but highly represented careful shopping characteristics. Fit was the most important consideration in purchasing a garment. Newspapers were the major information source of fashion for Oriental women. A significant fitting problem area appeared in garment length when Oriental women purchased ready-to-wear. Bigger differences were found in vertical than the circumference body measurements for Oriental women when the mean of body measurements was compared with the PS 42-70 measurements.

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Wani, Catherine. "Perceptions of the veil among a group of Sudanese women: A qualitative study." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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The Islamic dress code has been forcibly imposed on the women in Sudan, since 1983, and many feminists researchers have criticized the practices of the veil as a tool to oppress women. This study aimed to explore a group of Sudanese women, currently living in South Africa, experiences and perceptions of the veil, whether the veil is a religious dress code or a tool that has been used to exercise inequality.

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Wu, Hao, and 吳昊. "History of Chinese women's costume." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3124080X.

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Tucker, Chloe. "The veiled gaze modesty, Hijab and the visibility of belief /." Diss., Connect to the thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10066/1063.

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Perry, Lisa Ann. "Clothing satisfaction and self-concept of older women." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104536.

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Chang, Ya-Ting. "Taiwanese consumers perceptions of American versus Taiwanese apparel brands." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2006/y%5Fchang%5F050306.pdf.

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Rumball, Hannah Frances. "The relinquishment of Plain dress : British Quaker women's abandonment of Plain Quaker attire, 1860-1914." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2016. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/a570d202-ba98-47ae-bc3e-c9a401f7fc5b.

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This thesis discusses how British Quaker women negotiated relinquishing their religiously prescribed Plain dress from 1860 to 1914 in the context of developments in Quaker feminine identity. This thesis approaches its subjects by examining the primary source of surviving Quaker garments in British dress collections. These items provide the basis from which research methodologies and the personal narratives of Quaker women and their case studies are developed. Surviving garments, alongside historical letters, diaries, religious texts, department store catalogues, photographs and period dress illustrations are analysed in order to understand how women Quakers practised their religion and organised their public appearance through dress during this period. The original quality of this research is the outcome of an interdisciplinary approach. No other research project in the international dress history or religious history fields has discussed and critically considered the identity of British Quaker women through an analysis of their surviving clothing between 1860 and 1914. This aspect of British social history and therefore British identity has until now remained unexplored and unacknowledged. By 1860 Quakerism had undergone extreme doctrinal upheaval, which had led to the abandonment of those rules which enforced Plainness of speech and apparel that same year. Even prior to 1860, this thesis reveals that some women were incorporating fashion into their religious Plain dress, by using fashionable silhouettes and high-quality fabrics albeit eschewing bright colours and ornamentation. After 1860 however, male and female Quakers had complete individual freedom of choice in their clothing. During this period of religious turmoil, female Victorian Quakers vocalised a range of opinions on women's emancipation, education and welfare, on their role within the religious society and their opinions concerning dress through published correspondence in Quaker journals. This thesis identifies a variety of views concerning dress between 1860 and 1914, as Quaker women negotiated their individual freedom of choice in attire in a ternary manner. Moreover, this thesis proves that this ternary interpretation was acknowledged by Quakers themselves and discussed within Quaker journals in the 1860-1914 period. Quakers of the period identified these ternary interpretations as ascetic, moderate and fashionable. This thesis proposes a new set of classifying terms, Non-Adaptive, Semi-Adaptive and Fully-Adaptive, in reflection of the extent to which Quaker women adapted their religious clothing to incorporate fashion alongside their differing interpretations of Quaker belief. Four case studies illustrate further these three adaptive interpretations, and show how individual Quaker women chose to present themselves to their religious community and wider society.

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Leung, Ka-kie, and 梁嘉琪. "Dress and gender power." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953621.

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Cox, Carolyn Helm. "The meaning of 1920s dress for small town women : flappers, styles, and sources of clothing /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9953851.

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Wrisley, Melyssa. "Fashioning a new femininity Charlotte Perkins Gilmans [i.e. Gilman] and discourses of dress, gender, and sexuality, 1875-1930 /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2008.

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Koch, Kathryn E. "Dress-related attitudes of employed women differing in feminist orientation and work status : emphasis on career apparel /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487259580260971.

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Hwang, Jinsook. "Body Image, self-esteem, and clothing of men and women aged 55 years and older." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063041/.

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Osterndorf, Dana Sue. "Importance of dress and sleepwear attributes to female secretaries and custodians." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104526.

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Howell, Geraldine. "A Critical History of the significance of Clothing Dress Practice and Appearance for Women in Britain 1939-1945." Thesis, University of Reading, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.520112.

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Turner, Kalari. "Clothing preference and selection criteria of African-American female college students enrolled at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009turnerk.pdf.

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Utz, Laura Lee. "Museum Educator as Advocate for the Visitor: Organizing the Texas Fashion Collection's 25th Anniversary Exhibition Suiting the Modern Woman." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277589/.

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Suiting the Modern Woman documented the evolution of women's power dressing in the 20th century by featuring four major components: thirteen period suit silhouettes, the power suits of twenty-eight influential and successful high profile Texas women, a look at the career and creations of Dallas designer, Richard Brooks, who created the professional wardrobe for former Texas Governor Ann Richards, and a media room which showcased images of working women in television and movie clips, advertisements, cartoons, and fashion guidebooks. The exhibition served as an application for contemporary museum education theory. Acting as both the exhibition coordinator and educator provided an opportunity to develop interpretative strategies and create a meaningful visitor experience.

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Doss, Farrell Dean. "Clothing availability from department and speciality stores: implications for self-esteem, body satisfaction, and design line preference of large-size women." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41896.

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Sifuentes, D. Ileana. "Influences on the Hispanic Woman's Selection of Work and Social Activity Apparel." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500594/.

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This study investigated significant influences including Hispanicness, traditionalism and demographic characteristics on Hispanic women's purchase behavior when selecting work and social activity apparel. A sample of 114 Hispanic women from a Hispanic professional organization or businesses in the Dallas and El Paso, Texas areas. Surveys were collected by mail or administered to subjects. Analyses included frequencies, percentages, t-tests, and Pearson's product-moment correlations. For both situations, mean scores indicated the most influential information sources were: clothing displays, friends, and female family members, while the most used acquisition sources were: department and specialty stores. In both situations, these women had very feminine appearance attributes and very feminine and fashionable clothing style. Hispanicness, traditionalism, and demographic characteristics made some difference when selecting work and social activity apparel.

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Bloom, Elliot Paul. "Women's perception of fashion comparing viewers and non-viewers of evening soap operas : the cultivation effect." Scholarly Commons, 1988. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2163.

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The cultivation effect is defined as the distorted view of reality which results from the heavy viewing exposure to a certain type of programming content. The assumption behind the cultivation hypothesis is that the more hours an individual exposes himself or herself to a particular type of program content. the more the individual's view of reality will be consistent with the "reality" shown in the program. It is no mystery that for the past half-century, millions of Americans have made the broadcast soap opera a daily habit. In response to the heavy interest exhibited by this strong audience, social scientists have begun to systematically study this area of broadcast programming. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between women's perceptions of how other women dress based on their amount of viewing exposure to nighttime dramas. ln addition, this study will investigate the relationship between viewing exposure and the use of nighttime dramas for fashion information, and the importance of dressing like the characters in the nighttime dramas.

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Chen, Yin Xuan. "Impacts of internet beauty celebrities on female consumerism culture in the contemporary China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3952602.

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Negrao, Nayra Waddington. "Multi-dimensional clothing." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1346.

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Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010
The main objective of the research is to unfold the necessary theory by using current and relevant information available, in the scientific and fashion department, to substantiate the exploration of dimensions and the associated human interpretation. To produce two separate collections that combined illustrate my personal design identity, but when apart they demonstrate two parallel versions of the same concept. The main collection is divided into two ranges, one commercial and another conceptual. The commercial pieces will present a more affordable ready-to-wear range to the consumer while the conceptual pieces will represent my own interpretation of the concept chosen for this research. Together these designs will formulate a vision for the overall collection, reflecting my own meaning and interpretation of what dimensions are and the various techniques of representing them. Extensive research will be done to unfold all the theory needed to substantiate my findings during this exploration into dimensions and the universe we live in.

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Frick, Beatrice Liezel. "Verkennende studie van die menings van vroulike werknemers, van geselekteerde Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye, jeens korporatiewe drag." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52048.

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Thesis (M Consumer Science)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Clothing is an important phenomenon within corporate and organisational culture and forms an integral part of the total corporate identity. It fulfills a symbolic purpose and serves as a reference. It is a way in which companies can change or modernise their image as it is conveyed to clients. Little research has been done on uniform types of clothing, even though it has been an important phenomenon in the subject area of Clothing for ages. South African companies offers unique opportunities for research within a multi-cultural environment and Consumer Science's distinctive multi-disciplinary approach makes it an ideal starting point for this type of study. Three environments are concerned with the phenomenon of corporate clothing, namely the employers and employees of organisations or companies, academia of educational establishments and the manufacturers of corporate clothing. The study concerned tried to investigate the phenomenon of corporate clothing within the South African corporate environment. This was firstly done by studying the available clothing literature and describing aspects which have direct or indirect relations to corporate clothing. Information and advice was obtained from experts to gain insight into the South African circumstances with relation to corporate clothing. Secondly, employees who wear corporate clothing were questioned as to their opinions on specific aspects with regards to corporate clothing. This was done by means of a questionnaire which was developed to determine if employees of selected South African companies see corporate clothing as representative of company image, culture and policy. The extent to which extent employees are involved in decision-making processes with regards to corporate clothing was also determined. Employees' opinions with regards to consumer requirements and the extent of satisfaction with corporate clothing was determined. The extent to which age and position within the company playa role in employees' opinions of corporate clothing were investigated according to the information obtained through the questionnaire. The above mentioned information was structured to give possible guidelines to companies with in the implimentation and development of corporate clothing within the existing organisational culture. This study did not focus on manufacturers of corporate clothing, but it is assumed that they can benefit from the findings of the study. The study will contribute to the building of theory in the subject area of Clothing and consequently also contribute to the academical field.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Korporatiewe kleredrag is 'n belangrike fenomeen binne die korporatiewe en organisatoriese kultuur en vorm 'n integrale deel van algehele korporatiewe identiteit. Dit vervul 'n simboliese rol en dien as 'n verwysingsmaatstaf. Dit is 'n manier waarop maatskappye hul beeld aan kliënte kan verander of moderniseer. Alhoewel uniforme drag reeds vir eeue 'n belangrike fenomeen in kleredrag is, is daar steeds min aandag in navorsing aan hierdie onderwerp geskenk. Suid- Afrikaanse maatskappye bied unieke geleenthede vir navorsing binne 'n multi-kulturele omgewing en Verbruikerswetenskap se eiesoortige multi-dissiplinêre benadering maak dit by uitstek geskik as vertrekpunt vir hierdie tipe studie. Drie omgewings het belang by die fenomeen van korporatiewe drag, naamlik die werkgewers en - nemers van organisasies of maatskappye, akademici van opvoedkundige instellings en die vervaardigers van korporatiewe drag. Die betrokke studie het gepoog om op 'n verkennende wyse ondersoek in te stel na die fenomeen van korporatiewe drag binne die Suid-Afrikaanse korporatiewe omgewing. Dit is gedoen deur eerstens beskikbare kledingliteratuur te bestudeer en sodoende aspekte te beskryf wat direk en indirek betrekking het op korporatiewe drag. Inligting en advies is vanaf kundiges ingewin om insig in dié verband in die Suid-Afrikaanse omstandighede te verkry. Tweedens is werknemers wat korporatiewe drag dra, se menings oor spesifieke aspekte met betrekking tot korporatiewe drag vasgestel. Vir hierdie doel is 'n vraelys ontwikkel om vas te stel of die werknemers van geselekteerde Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye korporatiewe drag sien as verteenwoordigend van maatskappybeeld, -kultuur en -beleid. Daar is ook vasgestel in watter mate werknemers betrek word in besluitneming oor korporatiewe drag. Werknemers se menings oor verbruikersvereistes, die mate van tevredenheid met die korporatiewe drag is bepaal. Die mate waartoe ouderdom en posvlak 'n rol speel in werknemers se menings van korporatiewe drag is ook vasgestel met behulp van die inligting verkry uit die vraelyste. Bostaande inligting is gestruktureer om moontlike riglyne aan maatskappye te bied met betrekking tot die invoer of ontwikkeling van korporatiewe drag binne die bestaande organisatoriese kultuur. Daar is nie in hierdie studie gefokus op vervaardigers van korporatiewe drag nie, maar dit word aanvaar dat die groep wel sal kan baat vind by die bevindings. Die studie sal 'n bydrae lewer tot die opbou van teorie in die vakgebied van Kleding en gevolglik ook 'n bydrae tot die akademie lewer.

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Batchelor, Jennie Elizabeth. "Dress, distress and desire : clothing and sentimental literature." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2002. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1441.

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This study explores representations of the adorned female body in sentimental literature. In particular, it addresses the intersection of the discourses of dress, fashion and sensibility and the political anxieties such intersections expose. These concerns are located within current critical debate upon the implications of the feminine sentimental ideal for women readers and writers. Building upon recent scholarship, the introduction argues that sensibility was predicated upon a concept of the body as an index of feeling. This argument is subsequently complicated, through a reading of More's `Sensibility' (1782), which points to the potential of dress to function as both an extension of the corporeal index and metaphor for sensibility's propensity to lapse into affectation. Dress, as More implies, not only exposed but embodied the paradox status of sensibility as a symbol of selfhood externally expressed, and possibly affected mode of display. The opening chapters explore, in greater depth, the perceived antagonism between dress and the sentimental body. Chapter One centres on Pamela (1740) and the heroine's contentious appearance in her homespun gown and petticoat. Chapter Two explores textual representations of dressmakers and milliners, whose damning association with fashion ensured that they became personifications of and further justifications for critiques of dress as a form of social and moral encryption. Subsequent chapters on ladies' magazines and Fordyce's Sermons to Young Women (1765) discuss how writers, across various genres, responded to this antagonism by suggesting ways in which the adorned female body might become a synecdoche of sentimental virtue. Such texts, however, reveal the fault line upon which they and, by extension, sensibility rest. In analogising appearance and worth, writers had to uncomfortably acknowledge that, once outlined in print, such ideals became accessible to readers, potentially rendering virtue as easy to put on as a gown or petticoat. The final chapter addresses the escalating synonymy of fashion and sentiment in the 1790s, as critics argued that the distinction between genuine feeling and its performance had blurred to obscurity. Edgeworth's Belinda (1801) is read, in this context, as a counter-sentimental novel, which attempts to divorce the two through the rehabilitation of the woman of fashion as a woman of `true' sensibility: a wife and mother.

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Wong, Sai-Keung. "High performance virtual clothing dynamics /." View abstract or full-text, 2004. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?COMP%202004%20WONGS.

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Scott, Margaret Cochrane. "Dress in Scotland 1406-1460." Thesis, Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.295035.

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Keller-Drescher, Lioba. "Die Ordnung der Kleider : ländliche Mode in Württemberg 1750 - 1850 /." Tübingen : Tübinger Vereinigung für Volkskunde, 2003. http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0d5x6-aa.

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Van, Rhyn Sonelle. "Security-focused party wear for the purpose of enhanced personal safety in the urban environment." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1343.

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Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010
This dissertation will focus on a security focused range of ladies clubbing apparel, adapted for the urban lifestyle. The dissertation is based on the theory of the Supermodern Condition and the Supermodern Design Aesthetic, by Marc Auge. I will investigate the topics of street and contact crime and also means of design that incorporate safety measures into contemporary fashion apparel. The aim of this dissertation was to create a range that would allow for the integration of storage for young ladies personal items into their clothing. This range would allow the wearer enhanced mobility and liberate them from cumbersome bags and purses, in an urban clubbing setting. The design inspiration is based on contemporary fashion styling and trends in order to have commercial appeal to the target group.

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Wolf, Allyson Arbury. "Dressing wounds and healing justice a journey of individual and national transformation /." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2010. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Spring2010/a_wolf_031310.pdf.

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Chenault, Lindsay. "About tailored wearable design /." unrestricted, 2008. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04202008-101336/.

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Thesis (M.F.A.)--Georgia State University, 2008.
Title from file title page. Stan Anderson, committee chair; Nancy Floyd, Elizabeth Floop, committee members. Electronic text (55 p. : col. ill.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed June 6, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-55).

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Hamilton, Polly. "Haberdashery for use in dress 1550-1800." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/14406.

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This study investigates the supply, distribution and use of haberdashery wares in England in the late sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with especial reference to the paired counties of Cumbria and Lancashire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire, Hampshire and West Sussex. A brief comparison is also made with London. Through examination of documentary evidence and extant examples, it aims to set the provision and use of haberdashery for dress into the context of the Early Modern period, and challenges widely held assumptions concerning the availability of wares through the country. The purpose of the argument is firstly to demonstrate that haberdashery, being both a necessity and a luxury, was an important, and historically traceable, part of traded goods in the early modern period, and secondly, with particular reference to the response of retailers to changing needs and demands, to show that the widescale availability of haberdashery for use in dress made it significant in the expression of personal identity and appearance for individuals of all social strata, while its manufacture and distribution provided employment for considerable numbers of people.

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Silverstein, Cory Carole. "Clothed encounters : the power of dress in relations between Anishnaabe and British peoples in the Great Lakes Region, 1760-2000 /." *McMaster only, 2000.

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Shen, Dong. "Chinese consumers and US-made clothing : a cultural perspective /." online access from Digital dissertation consortium access full-text, 1999. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?9941432.

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Mestres, Jamie Wilson Laurel E. Janke. "The development of the junior wear industry 1926-1930." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6290.

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Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb. 18, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dr. Laurel Wilson, Thesis Supervisor Includes bibliographical references.

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Ma, Jin Joo. "Dress-scape : wearing the sound of fashion." Thesis, Royal College of Art, 2017. http://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/2799/.

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Can a sound itself be a garment? This practice-led research explores the sound of garments and fashion, which is unheard, unspoken or overheard, to suggest a new perspective for reconsidering garments and fashion. Through experiments with making, wearing and displaying, the research examines the sound, voice or silence embedded in garments and fashion and affective experiences aroused from garments as atmospheric spaces. A new term, ‘dress-scape’, is introduced and discussed through a series of practical and theoretical approaches to the concept. The research suggests that the dress-scape of a garment emerges as the resonance of sound, voice, noise or silence from the interplay between the garment and the maker, the wearer or the viewer. As the research attempts to locate fashion in a new place, the practice varies significantly from that in conventional garments. The maker rather explores non-wearable garments, other artefacts, installation, film and sound-making using diverse mediums. The practice, in turn, oscillates between fashion and art practice. The journal entries exist as a documentation of the maker’s reflections on the research journey and contribute to the development of both practical and theoretical renderings of the research. Inspired by the notion of ‘tacet’ (broadly, ‘silence’) as used in John Cage’s work, 4’33”, the research aims to invite the reader, the viewer and the listener to be silent and to ‘listen’ to the research, together with the maker, who also acts as the author and the composer. Thus, rather than acting as a series of problem-solving investigations for knowledge acquisition, the research is essentially the journey of the investigation of the maker’s tacit awareness of other related issues including modernist artists, film, architecture, the relationship between fashion and art, and curatorial display. This, in turn, adds to the value of the practice-led research, elevating it to an interdisciplinary study.

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Kimsey, Lisa P. (Lisa Pierce). "Dress Style, Counselor and Client Gender and Expectations About Counseling." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798356/.

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This study explored the effects of counselor dress style and counselor and subject gender on clients' expectations about counseling. Two hundred fifty undergraduate students were given Tinsley's Expectations About Counseling questionnaire. Dress style was shown to have no effect on the expectations measured. Significant main effects were found for client gender, counselor gender and their two way interaction on the measures of responsibility, acceptance, confrontation, empathy, genuineness, tolerance, trustworthiness, concreteness, and immediacy. Post hoc analysis revealed that both male and female participants had higher expectations of female counselors than male counselors. Participants of both genders also expected female counselors to be more confrontive, genuine, trustworthy, concrete, and accepting than male counselors. They also had a higher expectation that counseling would address their immediate concerns.

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Cho, Soo Eun. "Clothing gift expenditures the influence of gender, ethnicity, and age /." Greensboro, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1395/umi-uncg-1395.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 18, 2007). Directed by Barbara Dyer and Carl L. Dyer; submitted to the School of Human Environmental Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-112).

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