TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Program in Material Science AZHAR IQBAL, MUHAMMAD: Virtual Product Development and Management Opportunities in Fashion Industry. Master of Science Thesis, 85 pages, 2 Appendix pages November 2013 Major: Fiber, Textile and Fashion Engineering Examiner: Professor Heikki Mattila

This article examines discussions on the corset in illustrated press, text-book for girls, and medical advice literature reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876–1909). The argues that functioned as a cultural benchmark establishing terms Ottoman Muslim female sartorial decorum larger medicalized public debate modern indoor dress. Hamidian reformers responded to set intertwined but rather conflictin...

This paper presents an overview of 3D body scanning technologies with applications to the fashion and apparel industry. Complete systems for the digitization of the human body exist since more than fifteen years. One of the main users of this technology with application in the textile field was the military industry. In fact, body scanning technology is being successfully employed since many ye...

We develop a dynamic optimal control model of a fashion designer’s challenge of maintaining brand image in the face of short-term pro…t opportunities through expanded sales that risk brand dilution in the longer-run. The key state variable is the brand’s reputation, and the key decision is sales volume. Depending on the brand’s capacity to command higher prices, one of two regimes is observed. ...

The fashion industry is a very fascinating sector for the sales forecasting. Indeed, the long time-to-market which contrasts with the short life cycle of products, makes the forecasting process very challenging. A suitable forecasting system should also deal with the specificities of the demand: fashion trends, seasonality, influence of many exogenous factors, . . . . We propose here a review o...

The syar'i hijab has become a global fashion product targeting Muslim women, nowadays it is part of the cultural industry that captured by capitalism in pursuit profit. displays visualization discourse piety and beauty makes consumption practices an effort to articulate identity women for religious observance. Massive distribution through media or show events lifestyle fans which echoed perpetu...

In the context of new era, ceramic art design needs creative forms, combined with background to adapt development national policies, highlight personality, express a diversified atmosphere, broaden dimension design, and establish style creation. Fashion, texture different materials, presents unique beauty effect.