Improving the natural ventilation in classic women's shirts by using textile manipulation techniques

Today\\\'s consumers prefer clothing which combines comfort and aesthetic together. Discomforts feeling (sweating, odor, etc.) usually observe in around armpit because of the changes in the micro-climate between the body and clothing. The simplest way to decrease the discomfort feelings is making dimensional changes along the arm of clothing. In the first stage of this study, several easy modifications were made in the shirt sleeves to improve the natural ventilation in the clothes. In the second stage, shirt sleeves were manipulated using textile manipulation techniques such as smocking and hand stitching to provide an aesthetic appearance in terms of design and to make improvements in clothing comfort by natural ventilation. After applying the manipulation techniques, through wear trials and then thermal camera measurements were carried out. Manipulated and non-manipulated shirts were compared and analyzed to see how the designs should be to improve thermal comfort in women’s shirts.