Study On The Application Of Light Outdoor Clothing Type Based On The Somatotype Characteristics Of Middle-aged And Old Man

With the increasing awareness of health and the introduction of a series of incentive policies to promote national fitness,more and more people begin to strengthen physical exercise.The improvement of economic level makes people’s life style more and more abundant,among which outdoor sports become the best way for people to exercise,relax and stay away from the city for a while.Research shows that in the group of people who often participate in sports,middle-aged and elderly people have already occupied a considerable proportion,so our country’s middle-aged and elderly sports clothing market has great potential,but this phenomenon has not attracted enough attention of the associated companies.Taking outdoor clothing as an example,most of the products on the market are size differentiation on A body shape,while most of the middle-aged and old men in China are in B and C body shape,so such products are unable to meet the need of their body shape.By using the methods of questionnaire and market survey,this research subject summarizes the preferences and demands of outdoor clothing for middle-aged and old men.In the paper,the body size data of middle-aged and old men in Beijing area were collected,and the body type was classified by the method of Chest-waist difference.Then,the C body with convex abdomen and hunchback was measured accurately by three-dimensional scanner,the changes of body characteristics were analyzed,and the body surface angle was measured.Through data analysis,the method of modifying prototype is put forward,and new basic patterns suitable for middle-aged and old men’s C-shape are designed,the influence rules of abdomen convexity and hump degree in pattern design are summarized.Combining the questionnaire survey and outdoor clothing product survey,the style design and sample clothing production of outdoor clothing were carried out on the basis of the original C-shape pattern of middle-aged and old men revised earlier.The objective and subjective evaluation of CL03D and real-life trial-wear mode proves that the modified prototype pattern aiming at the body characteristics of middle-aged and old men can be used as the basis of other patterns.