The development of synthetic fiber as a clothing material has much contributed to the popularization of ready-made clothing. In this thesis I intend to explain how the synthetic fiber has been developed as clothing material.
Synthetic fiber has added such qualities as wash-and-wearness, bulkiness and elasticity etc. to the existing fabrics. According to the statistics issued by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, in knit-wear production, synthetic fiber holds a larger proportion than natural fiber. With the introduction of the designs and techniques of the foreign countries from 1961 to 1970, new designs for young people and sportwears have been developed in Japan. At the same time, cultural environment has helped to develop new designs for Japanese, and I think that “knit-boom” “leisure” etc. have promoted the new development in synthetic fiber production.
As a result, all these techniques for fiber and fabric have contributed toward making our clothing comfortable. But on the other hand, they have lost their unique characteristics because the texture of the fabric has been simplified and equalized.
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