2017 Volume 2017 Issue 27 Pages 26-32
The aim of this research is to model the three-dimensional shape of clothes worn for easy customization of ready-made clothes. We investigated the method for modeling bodice parts of clothes worn as a first step. The three-dimensional human body shape data of 55 Japanese adult women (22-55 years old) were analyzed. The data of the trunk from neckline to waistline was chosen from three-dimensional human body shape data, and convex hulls of these data were generated. A homology model of the convex hulls was generated based on landmarks. A bodice model was generated by the homology model of the convex hulls converted into bilaterally symmetrical shapes. As a result of analyzing 55 bodice models by principal component analysis, the characteristics of bodice shapes were explained using five factors: slender or stocky build; body thickness; shoulder slope and posture (sloping shoulders with stooped body vs. square shoulders with backward-inclined body); breast size and the inclination from a bust line to a waist line; and positional relationship between the humerus head to the trunk. These are important factors for fitting of clothes. The result shows that we can model the bodice part of clothes worn by adjusting the mesh of the bodice model to the grainline of fabric.
