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Browsing Book Chapters by Author "Hunter, Lawrance"

Browsing Book Chapters by Author "Hunter, Lawrance"

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  • Adding functionality to garments
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    Author: Hunter, Lawrance ; Fan, J Date: Nov 2014 Consumers expect the garments they buy to meet a multiplicity of end use and wear conditions, and this means manufacturers need to build functionality, or multifunctionality, into the garments they produce. This chapter discusses the ways in ... Read more
  • Improving the comfort of garments
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    Author: Hunter, Lawrance ; Fan, J Date: Nov 2014 Comfort is a highly subjective phenomenon, with no unanimously agreed quantitative definition. In the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, comfort is defined as ‘freedom from pain, trouble and anxiety; ... Read more
  • Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres
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    Author: Hunter, Lawrance Date: Nov 2012 Although luxury animal fibres, excluding silk, represent far less than 0.1% of global fibre production, they play a very significant role in the luxury, high value-added end of the market, notably the apparel market, being renowned for their ... Read more
  • Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres
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    Author: Hunter, Lawrance Date: Nov 2012 Although luxury animal fibres, excluding silk, represent far less than 0.1% of global fibre production, they play a very significant role in the luxury, high value-added end of the market, notably the apparel market, being renowned for their ... Read more