The effects of lining on maintaining shape and line were investigated using four tight skirts made of woolen fabric : without lining, with conventional cupprammonium rayon (cupro) lining, with conventional polyester lining, and with polyester two-way stretch lining. Slippage of skirts and residual creases immediately after use were compared, using a simulation body and four experimental miniature skirts. The shapes of real skirts worn by subjects while walking were then observed using a motion analysis system and were compared by a visual sensory test. The results are as follows : (1) The results of the slippage comparison on the simulation body showed that skirts with smooth conventional lining fabrics moved more easily on the body. The use of smooth lining was found effective in adjusting to the deformation of the body. (2) Degree of residual creases on the experimental skirts after bending the simulation body for 30 min were compared by the visual sensory test. Residual creases immediately after release remained the clearest on the skirt without lining. This result implies that the use of lining fabrics is effective for crease resistance. (3) From the observation of the real skirts worn by walking subjects, we found that the skirt without lining tended to cling to the body, and that lining fabric was effective in maintaining good shape and lines. The result of the visual sensory test using video showed that the skirt with cupro lining was superior to the others in that it did not cling to the body.
