컴프레션웨어의 디자인과 제품구성요소 분석

Abstract

The aim of this study was to provide compression wear manufacture brands with information needed for productdevelopment. 8 tops and 7 bottoms from widely recognized compression wear manufacture brands were selected, andtheir product structural elements were analyzed, too. The results showed that most compression wear designs wereapplications of cutting lines designed considering muscle movements of the human body. The average number of cuttinglines for patterns and designs were 14 for tops and 15 for bottoms. Different colored material was mainly used on thetop for areas that require ventilation or high movement during sports for tops, and for areas that require muscle and jointsupport during sports for bottoms. The functionality of top materials were found to be stretch, muscle support, moistureabsorption and high speed drying, warmth and ventilation for tops, in order of frequency, and stretch, muscle support,moisture absorption and high speed drying, and pressure for bottoms, in order of frequency. Tops were cut in the directionof the lengthwise grain, and bottoms were not only cut in the direction of the lengthwise grain, but also in the directionof the crosswise grain and bias for many products. Tops consisted of an average of 13 organically connected panels, andbottoms consisted of an average of 18 organically connected panels, which was analyzed to improve functionality. Theaverage clothing surface area stretch rate was 85.7% for tops and 70.0% for bottoms, indicating that bottoms weredesigned to have higher strain rates compared to tops.