Analytical study of the smartphone application (CloStyler Lite) and Utilizing it in Drafting and Fitting Clothing Patterns

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Alazhar university

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Abstract: Beginners in the apparel industry sector have challenges in creating garment patterns, as it requires great experience and skill. Therefore, this research aims at analyzing the Clostyler Lite App, one of the smartphone applications used in drafting clothing patterns to empower those beginners to draft patterns easily. Accordingly, the applied study was divided into two components: an analytical study and an empirical study. The analytical study aimed to analyze the characteristics of the Clostyler Lite application to study its features and its use obstacles. Based on this study, it was concluded that the CloStyler Lite application is characterized by many features, such as including various methods for pattern drafting and the possibility of drafting many patterns of clothing pieces, and its easy and clear steps for drafting basic patterns for women's clothing. Besides, some modifications have also been suggested to develop the application so that it can be easily used by these beginners. Therefore, the empirical study has been conducted using the Clostyler Lite App. The skirt pattern was drafted in three sizes (small, medium, and large). A questionnaire was prepared to evaluate the fitting of the skirt pattern. Besides using Marvelous 12 software strain maps to measure how well a garment fits on the body. The results concluded that the skirt pattern achieved a high degree of fitting and conformity to the body.

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