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Adaptive Pant Designs for Empty-Nest Elderly Women in China

Authors
  • Jiajun Liang (JJL)
  • Su Kyoung An (Central Michigan University)

Abstract

To support empty nest elderly’s lives, comfortable adaptive clothing should be provided. However, there is no clothing suitable for the empty-nest elderly on the market. Therefore, this study aims to develop adaptive pants that can effectively improve mobility, fitness, and independence for the empty nest elderly women in China. Following the Functional, Expressive, Aesthetic (FEA) design model proposed by Lamb & Kallal (1992), the garment for the empty nest elderly women was developed to help reduce the inconvenience of daily life. In this study, two prototype pants were designed for the empty-nest elderly women in China. The pants will help an empty-nest elderly woman in improving mobility, self-esteem, comfort, position tracking, and thermal performance.   ​

Keywords: Empty-nest elderly, FEA model, Pants

How to Cite:

Liang, J. & An, S., (2022) “Adaptive Pant Designs for Empty-Nest Elderly Women in China”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 79(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.15787

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Published on
2022-12-31

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