Billion By 2025," 2019). Physical changes to the pregnant body over the course of 9 months into p... more Billion By 2025," 2019). Physical changes to the pregnant body over the course of 9 months into post-partum requires many women to purchase a completely new and temporary wardrobe. The birthrate for women in their thirties and early forties rose from 2015 to 2016, up 1% for women aged 30-34 at 102.7 births per 1,000 women, 2% for women aged 35-39 at 52.7 births per 1,000, and 4% for women aged 40-44 to 11.4 per 1,000. Since 2007, the rate has risen 19% for women in their early forties, 2% for women in their early thirties, and 11% for women in their late thirties. (Martin, 2017.) This data supports the emergence of a trend where women are waiting to have children. Culturally, it seems that within the last decade, more high-profile women have gone through pregnancies, from royals like Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle to Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian. Elite athletes at the height of their careers are also choosing to have babies. Gwen Jorgensen won a gold medal in triathlon at the Rio Olympics. She left the sport to have her first child and then made a return to the sporting world as an elite track runner and marathoner. Mirinda Carfrae, three-time Ironman World Champion, became a mother in 2018 and was back racing and winning at the grueling distance just a year later. Allyson Felix the only woman to win six gold Olympic track and field medals, gave birth in November and was racing on the winning women's relay team less than a year later at the Doha World Athletic Figure 1 Allyson Felix with her child from Allyson Felix. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/allyson-felix. Accessed 9, Dec. 2019.
In 2016, the apparel market value for plus sizes in the U.S., was estimated at 20.4 billion dolla... more In 2016, the apparel market value for plus sizes in the U.S., was estimated at 20.4 billion dollars. As there is a lack of accessible measurement and sizing standardization in the U.S. for this body type, retailers have developed their own unique systems. This pilot study will explore how a sample of 65 plus size women, through 3D body scans, fit into the top U.S. retailer’s measures and sizes. The retailers investigated, included: Walmart, Kohl’s, JC Penney, Target, Macy’s and Lane Bryant. The findings established that none of the retailers are meeting the needs of the plus size body. Future research must consider methods to improve access to measurements, apparel sizing and product development for this growing demographic.
Proceedings of 3DBODY.TECH 2019 - 10th International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning and Processing Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, 22-23 Oct. 2019
Billion By 2025," 2019). Physical changes to the pregnant body over the course of 9 months into p... more Billion By 2025," 2019). Physical changes to the pregnant body over the course of 9 months into post-partum requires many women to purchase a completely new and temporary wardrobe. The birthrate for women in their thirties and early forties rose from 2015 to 2016, up 1% for women aged 30-34 at 102.7 births per 1,000 women, 2% for women aged 35-39 at 52.7 births per 1,000, and 4% for women aged 40-44 to 11.4 per 1,000. Since 2007, the rate has risen 19% for women in their early forties, 2% for women in their early thirties, and 11% for women in their late thirties. (Martin, 2017.) This data supports the emergence of a trend where women are waiting to have children. Culturally, it seems that within the last decade, more high-profile women have gone through pregnancies, from royals like Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle to Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian. Elite athletes at the height of their careers are also choosing to have babies. Gwen Jorgensen won a gold medal in triathlon at the Rio Olympics. She left the sport to have her first child and then made a return to the sporting world as an elite track runner and marathoner. Mirinda Carfrae, three-time Ironman World Champion, became a mother in 2018 and was back racing and winning at the grueling distance just a year later. Allyson Felix the only woman to win six gold Olympic track and field medals, gave birth in November and was racing on the winning women's relay team less than a year later at the Doha World Athletic Figure 1 Allyson Felix with her child from Allyson Felix. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/allyson-felix. Accessed 9, Dec. 2019.
In 2016, the apparel market value for plus sizes in the U.S., was estimated at 20.4 billion dolla... more In 2016, the apparel market value for plus sizes in the U.S., was estimated at 20.4 billion dollars. As there is a lack of accessible measurement and sizing standardization in the U.S. for this body type, retailers have developed their own unique systems. This pilot study will explore how a sample of 65 plus size women, through 3D body scans, fit into the top U.S. retailer’s measures and sizes. The retailers investigated, included: Walmart, Kohl’s, JC Penney, Target, Macy’s and Lane Bryant. The findings established that none of the retailers are meeting the needs of the plus size body. Future research must consider methods to improve access to measurements, apparel sizing and product development for this growing demographic.
Proceedings of 3DBODY.TECH 2019 - 10th International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning and Processing Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, 22-23 Oct. 2019
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