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Building Self-Confidence by Using a Sports Bra as an Everyday Bra - a Study Based on Pressure Analysis Cover

Building Self-Confidence by Using a Sports Bra as an Everyday Bra - a Study Based on Pressure Analysis

Open Access
|Oct 2023

Abstract

Women often use sports bras when doing physical activities, but most women have recently shown interest in using sports bras as everyday bras. Therefore, this study used pressure analysis to identify a suitable sports bra that generates less pressure at the shoulder strap for all breast sizes. Among fashion design and engineering students, an interview was conducted at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. Based on this random survey, women found more comfort in using sports bras as everyday bras, but the shoulder strap and waistband prevented them from doing it regularly. Therefore, this study emphasized only the shoulder straps because it was the most uncomfortable feature among others. More attention needs to be made to the strap width and neckline when selecting a sports bra because when it comes to females with breast sizes 34C and 36C, encapsulation types with cross-back designs are suitable. However, we noticed that the shoulder straps should be widened based on breast size. The encapsulation type with a racer back is recommended for women with breast size 38C.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2023-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7354 | Journal ISSN: 1230-3666
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Published on: Oct 18, 2023
Published by: Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2023 Francisca Margarita Ocran, JI Xiaofen, Lina Zhai, published by Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
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