Abstract
This paper focuses on a new method to classify and convert the lower-body features of young females into the rules of individualized elements that are necessary for pant pattern design. Approaches used to develop a customized apparel pattern and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed in the literature review. Subsequently, a new method to analyze lower-body features for the development of individualized pant patterns is presented. The main method involved is the classification of certain body features into grades that provided alternatives for different body shapes, and the use of elements that are needed for pattern-making but that are difficult to measure directly in a three-dimensional image to predict the girths, half-girths and the other key measurements of a body. Three sets of rules were derived from this method: (a) individualized rules on height to classify the height at a feature into different grades, which help to find the location of the feature based on the height of a body; (b) individualized rules on girth to sort the thickness/width ratio of different cross-sections into grades at different features, which predict the girth of a characteristic feature from the thickness and the width of a feature; and (c) individualized rules on the crotch to find the relationship between the length of the measuring line at the divided points and the thickness of a certain girth, which reveal the individuality of the crotch and benefit the development of an individualized pant pattern. The method presented has the potential to realize individuality in female pant design by converting lower-body features into grades and establishing relationships with personalized parameters. This method can reduce the complexity of customization in pattern design.
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