Results of the Questionnaire on Factors Underlying Clothing Choices and Attention to Appearance.

2007 ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Sylvia S. Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Clothing Choices

What Is She Wearing? Clothing Choices, Body Image, and Mood

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristie L. Kaczmarek ◽  
Regan A. R. Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Clothing Choices

Empowering women wearing plus-size clothing through co-design

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
Sandra Tullio-Pow ◽  
Kirsten Schaefer ◽  
Ben Barry ◽  
Chad Story ◽  
Samantha Abel
Keyword(s):  
Design Methods ◽  
Apparel Design ◽  
Size Category ◽  
Body Mapping ◽  
Body Scanning ◽  
Canadian City ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Clothing Fit ◽  
Full Day ◽  
Clothing Choices

The retail landscape includes a vast array of clothing choices, yet style options remain extremely limited for Canadian women in the plus-size category (sizes 14W‐40W). Our study empowered women who wear size 20+ by bringing them into the conversation about plus-size apparel design and development. Few studies have identified clothing solutions utilized by plus-size women or how clothing impacts their feelings about themselves, and there is no research on the clothing needs of women in the upper plus-size range. We recruited participants through Facebook posts to plus-size communities and clothing swap groups located in a major Canadian city. Our research design had a human-centred focus and included co-design methods. Activities included body mapping, body scanning and co-design activities with sixteen women in a full-day workshop to unpack their ideas about plus-size clothing in a body-positive space to foster confidence, strength and autonomy. Body maps allowed our participants to embrace creativity as a tool to communicate meaning in an empowering way. Body scanning provided a quick way to electronically capture body shape and size through circumferential measurements. Co-design activities included drawing and writing. Proposed clothing designs were drawn on body templates derived from participant’s personal body scans. Participants elaborated on their clothing ideas by completing a needs and features chart to share perceived problems and propose solutions. Emergent themes included participants’ ideas about meaning and empowerment, proposed clothing designs, detailed information regarding clothing fit and selection challenges, as well as their feelings about the co-design process. Consultation with people, using co-design methods is a way to reveal fashion gaps and an opportunity to improve customer satisfaction and increase sales and thus is important to designers and retailers specializing in the plus-size market.

How dress codes criminalize males and sexualize females of color

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Alyssa Pavlakis ◽  
Rachel Roegman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Black Males ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Multiracial Students ◽  
Dress Codes ◽  
Code Violations ◽  
Clothing Choices ◽  
Code Enforcement

School dress codes have been making news as students speak out about the ways the standards appear to them to be unfair, particularly to girls and Black males. Girls’ clothing choices are singled out for being overly revealing and a distraction to boys, while Black males’ choices are perceived as being associated with criminality. The authors surveyed students and interviewed teachers at a midwestern high school to better understand their perspectives on dress code enforcement. The survey found that Black and multiracial students were disproportionately likely to be “coded” (spoken to by a school adult) or disciplined for dress code violations.

Exploring Caregivers’ Clothing Choices for Individuals With Severe Alzheimer's Disease: An Application of the Theories of Self-Complexity and Choosing for Others

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2110539
Author(s):  
Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang ◽  
Su-Jeong Hwang Shin ◽  
Nancy Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
The United States ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Severe Stage ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Triangular Relationships ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Clothing Choices ◽  
With Memory

The number of older Americans as well as those living with Alzheimer's is rapidly growing. Alzheimer's dementia is a disease that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. The role of caregivers is important, as they are the individuals who assist those with Alzheimer's in completing not just medical tasks, but fundamental activities of daily living, such as selecting garments to wear and getting dressed. The purpose of this study was to understand how caregivers make such choices. Interviews with twelve caregivers of individuals with severe stage Alzheimer's were conducted in nursing homes in the United States. Four themes emerged: The Role of Proxy, Routine Selections, Gift-Giving for Loved Ones, and Triangular Relationships. In all cases, the recipient's preferences were important to caregivers’ choices. Further research on the outcomes of making choices for others is needed.

Approaches to the wardrobe challenges of Muslim women in the west

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1155-1173
Author(s):  
Wafaa H. Shafee
Keyword(s):  
Community Integration ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Brands ◽  
Women's Clothing ◽  
Clothing Choices

Purpose This study aims to identify the challenges of Muslim women in terms of their dress code in Western society by including their clothing needs in the strategies of the fashion industry and marketing. The study focuses on wardrobe choices that have helped overcome these challenges and facilitated Muslim women’s integration into western society. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive statistics were used in this study through a questionnaire that was distributed among 265 randomly selected Muslim women in London, UK. The results have been presented in charts showing the percentages and frequencies of the different behaviors and challenges that were faced by Muslim women in the west. Findings The majority of the study sample preferred to use a variety of modern fashion trends from global brands to integrate with the community. The essential criteria for the Muslim women’s clothing choices include head hair cover and conservative full-length clothes that are non-transparent that cover the neck and chest area. Originality/value A study has investigated the clothing needs and behaviors of Muslim women in the west for their community integration. It analyzed the results and linked them with the role and contributions of designers, producers and fashion marketers in accepting the western society of Muslims and their integration with its members.

Symbolic consumption in teenagers' clothing choices

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Piacentini ◽  
Greig Mailer
Keyword(s):  
Symbolic Consumption ◽  
Clothing Choices

Effects of gender harassment on science popularization behaviors

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 718-728
Author(s):  
Lisa McDonald ◽  
Chantal Barriault ◽  
Thomas Merritt
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Gender Harassment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Popularization ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Clothing Choices

In this pilot study, we used a mixed methods online survey to ask science popularizers how gender harassment influences the way they communicate science to the public. Popularizers reported that gender harassment caused the science popularization field to increasingly strive for gender inclusivity in the creation of content. However, harassment made female popularizers feel they must emphasize their legitimacy, quite conscious of their clothing choices, and wary of engaging the public through mediums or topics that provoke more severe harassment. Implications for science communication and public engagement are discussed.

scholarly journals Discussion of Consumers’ Body Satisfaction: Focused on Purchasing Decision and Service Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
pp. 127-133
Author(s):  
Jessie Coronel ◽  
Hao Weng ◽  
Min Chung Han
Keyword(s):  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Service Failure ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Service Satisfaction ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Purchasing Intention ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Clothing Choices ◽  
Shed Light

Clothing choice has been a way for consumers to express their individuality and the possibility to boost their self-esteem. Despite the amount of prior research conducted regarding body satisfaction and individuals clothing choices, little is known about consumers’ body satisfaction and its impact on their clothing purchasing decisions. Thus, this study tries to shed light on the relationship between consumers’ body satisfaction and its impact on their purchasing intentions. The objective of this study is to identify whether consumers’ body satisfaction would influence their service satisfaction at retail stores when service failure of wrong size clothing recommendations has occurred. Additionally, in this study, gender differences in body satisfaction and purchasing intention is tested. The research identifies that body satisfaction to service satisfaction and service satisfaction to purchasing intention have a direct relationship with each other. Body satisfaction and purchasing intention do not have a direct relationship with each other. Notably, this study also finds that body satisfaction is higher in males but presented no gender difference in purchasing intention after the service failure.

scholarly journals Women undercover: exploring the intersectional identities of Muslim women through modest fashion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romana B. Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Beauty Ideals ◽  
Dress Practices ◽  
Clothing Choices

Significant discrimination is directed toward Muslim women who dress modestly. Despite this Muslims will spend an estimated US$75 billion on modest fashion by 2020, a 70% increase since 2015. Past research in modest fashion has focused on influencers, the industry, or on veiling. Muslim women’s everyday dress practices and their lived experiences have not been studied. Through an intersectional framework, this research uses wardrobe interviews with sixteen Muslim women and digital storytelling with four of them to explore how they embody their identity through modest fashion, how intersectionality impacts their clothing choices, and what contexts influence their sartorial decisions. Three themes emerged: what influences their style; how they shop and style outfits; and what consequences are faced. My research found that by prioritizing modesty as a sartorial practice, these women are diverting the Western gaze, navigating away from superficial and oppressive Western beauty ideals, and challenging narrow Islamophobic stereotypes. Keywords: modesty, female modesty, sartorial agency, dressed bodies, fashion, hijab, Muslim, Islamophobia, intersectionality, fashion diversity, Western gaze, Orientalism

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document