Monday, 8 September 2014

Clothing comfort: An Ubiquitous Phenomenon

Clothing comfort: An Ubiquitous Phenomenon


Before moving ahead, it is imperative to have a better understanding about clothing comfort. There are a number of definitions of clothing comfort coined by researchers and scholars. It is obvious from various discussions that clothing comfort is a complex phenomenon and not easy to explain. It is a combine effect of feeling of wearers and physical properties of clothing. Huge variation is possible due to the diverse background of people. Moreover, there is a long list of physical properties of clothing, which play a significant role in overall clothing comfort. 


Clothing comfort is dominated by subjective feelings. Subjective feeling can be recorded in numerical terms by asking people to give rating. There is a huge variation in feeling of comfort among people having similar environment. Human feeling is under influence of economic and social factors of people. Healthy people can tolerate a lot as compared to person who is suffering from any disease. Similarly, life experiences have a significant impact on clothing comfort. Moreover, it has also a strong association with economic and social status. 

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