Clothing comfort: A key parameter in clothing by Prof. Tanveer Malik and Prof T.K.Sinha, Department of Textile Technology, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science.

Clothing comfort: A key parameter in clothing
by Prof. Tanveer Malik and Prof T.K.Sinha, Department of Textile Technology, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science.

Abstract: The basic requirement of clothing is that it must not cause discomfort for the wearer. Modern consumers are interested in clothing that not only looks good, but also feel good. It has been identified, by both natural and synthetic fiber markers, that con- sumers are increasingly involving more than their visual sense and are allowing touch, smell, intuition and emotion to influence their decisions. As a result, greater importance being attributed to the shopping and wearing experience interest is growing in better feel- ing fabrics. Comfort is being reinforced a key parameter in clothing. Good health is treasure. The textiles are making human life, a natural healthy life and making them comfortable.

Comfort has been identified by major fiber marketers as one of the key attributes for consumer’s desirability on apparel products in all markets. Comfort as a pleasant state of physiological, psychological and physical harmony between a human being and the envi- ronment. Physiological comfort is related to the human body’s ability to maintain life, psychological comfort to the mind’s ability to keep it functioning satisfactorily with external help and physical comfort to the effect of the external environment on the body. more...

Clothing comfort: A key parameter in clothing