The purpose of this study was to identity clothing
purchasing habits of women 60 years of age and over.
Data for this study were obtained from a questionnaire
administered to 94 women, 60 years of age and over, living
in Portland, Corvallis, and Eugene, Oregon. The sample was
analyzed on...
This thesis is a study of the types and numbers of items of apparel in a selected group of Oregon State University women's present college wardrobes and in a college wardrobe they consider to be adequate, the occasions for which each type of clothing is worn, the amount of time...
This thesis is a study of the clothing selection practices and
related problems of a selected group of low-income women enrolled
in work-training programs conducted at Lane Community College,
Eugene, Oregon and Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos
Bay, Oregon. Sources of clothing, sources of information influencing
selection of clothing, types...
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The purpose of this study was to develop some comfortable,
expandable maternity garments which were suitable for both home
and street wear. These designs were intended to follow the art
principles of good design, namely: balance, rhythm, proportion,
scale, and emphasis.
The first phase in the exploration of maternity designs...
The main goals of this study were: (1) to develop a combination
of soiling, laundering, and soil detection procedures which would be
accurate, reproducible, and relatively rapid; (2) to develop a quantitative
method to detect artificial soil on fabrics by X-ray fluorescent
spectroscopy; (3) to compare unfinished and Wurlan finished...
The objectives of the study were (1) to determine the differences
in ability of seniors and freshmen to apply principles learned
in a clothing selection course to selection of clothing, (2) to determine
retention of concepts learned in the course, (3) to determine if
age, grades, social class, and occupational...
The aim of the study was to explore the possibility of relationships
existing between the warmth and coolness of personal
coloring, certain personality characteristics, and the choice of
warmth or coolness in colors to be used for clothing.
A review of the literature dealing with color preferences indicated
that one...
The purpose of this problem was to compare young, middle-aged, and older women's attitudes concerning clothing, and to see
what influence the husband's position and income had on the clothing
attitudes of the wife.
The problem dealt with five specific aspects of women's dress:
(1) appropriate dress, (2) impressing others,...
The purposes of the study were to explore the possibility of
relationships existing among clothing behavior, attitudes toward
certain clothing standards, interest in clothes, religious orthodoxy,
and conformity among a group of Seventh-day Adventist college girls;
and to determine whether or not factors of socio-economic level,
type of secondary education...
The trousseau, a clothing custom related to the wedding, is
considered to some extent by most brides today, and the influences
in the selection of these clothes are many. In order to determine
those factors which are influential in the trousseau selection of the
young woman and to interpret the...
The purpose of this study was to identify the most recent
trends in Clothing and Textiles, to find whether any relationship
existed between them, and whether there was difference of emphasis
between large and small schools.
The information about existing trends in Clothing and Textiles
was collected from literature published...