Reports
A Study of Panty-hose Worn by Females in Summer
―the Effect of the Materials―
1992 Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 78-89
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1992 Volume 35 Issue 2 Pages 78-89
In order to investigate what types of panty-hose (PH) are most suitable to wear in summer, wearing tests and handling tests on four types of PH were conducted using twelve healthy female students as subjects. The four types of PH were : ordinary nylon type, cotton type which twist cotton and nylon yarn in the panty part (PH. C), silk type, which twist silk and nylon in all parts of PH and nylon net type for the panty part.
Subsequently, a survey on PH was carried out using questionaire in 1988. Four hundred thirty-three effective data were derived from 230 female students and 203 females aged 30-60 years.
The main results obtained were as follows :
As many as 96% of the respondents wore PH when going out in the summer, and of these 86% complained of sultry discomfort. There was no significant difference between 4 types of PH on skin temperature and clothing microclimate of it. Both humidity and comfort sensations shifted to humid and discomfort side with wearing it. It was shown statistcally that the PH. C type was preferred to the other three types because of the softness touching and elasticity of the panty material. However, only 55% of respondents knew that PH. C was on the market, and the rate of wearing was no more than 26%.
