Functional Clothing Design

Download or read book Functional Clothing Design written by Susan M. Watkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Functional Clothing Design introduces new ways to look at the human body, the environment, and clothing. It explores the ways design can achieve goals such as protecting the body, increasing health and safety, or increasing body function. Building on the groundbreaking text Clothing: The Portable Environment by co-author Susan M. Watkins, this text covers aspects of functional clothing design including: User-centered design for comfort and function in clothing; Clothing for thermal protection, impact protection, and hazardous environments; The design of wearable technology and other apparel solutions that enhance and augment body function; Commercial product development and the development of functional garnets and materials"--Back cover.