Research of the types of postures of the woman figure for the purpose of developing high quality garments

Abstract

The high interchangeability of produced garments and the increased requirements towards the quality of production is conditioned by the growing individualization of orders, this is why it is important to perform systematically anthropometric researches of the modern female population for the purpose of revealing the peculiarities of constitution of the figures of this consumer group. During the researches, the existing classifications and data on the postures and types of body constitution of women were studied. The point of departure was the healthy human vertebral column and the position of human body in normal posture. The aspects of possible deviations from the normal body posture were studied. Taking into consideration the fact that various age groups were examined in the paper, various age-related modifications of the vertebral column and, thus, of the human posture were studied. To attain the established goal, anthropometric researches were performed on women of various age groups. The studied women were taken photos; using the photos, the figure contours were obtained, and the types of body constitutions and postures were studied according to the methods described in the special literature. The obtained data were analyzed and presented in graphic form for a more precise visualization of the results and for a more exact interpretation of those results. The result of the performed researches was the classification of postural defects, revealed in the frontal and sagittal planes, taking into consideration the eventual peculiarities of the individual figure of any age. This classification is meant to facilitate the work of the designers at the stage of projecting or when making corrections in the design of garments.