Naslov
The Letter Y in Man's Body, as Well as the Letter X in Woman's Body Define the Cut of Men's and Woman's Garments

Autori
Vinković, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
13th Congress of the European Anthropological Association / Maver, Hubert; Rudan, Pavao - Zagreb : Collegium Antropologicum, 2002

Skup
A Quarter of Century of the European Anthropological Association - Reflections and Perspectives

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 30.08.2002. - 03.09.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
artistic projects for garment; man's (Y-shaped); women's (X-shaped)

Sažetak
Silhouettes of man's and women's body are different. Differences in bodily appearance are prominent between sexes, less in the internal organization, and more in the plasticity, investigated by plastic anatomy and used in artistic garment construction. Differences in bodily appearance are defined by the skeleton, man's and woman's respectively. Differences in the clavicle size and width, with brachium heads, as compared to the shape of the pelvis, are evident. Linking shoulder tips and pelvis bones with a line yields distinct forms of man's (Y-shaped) and woman's (X-shaped) body. Y shape occurs in man's body if shoulder tips are linked to the pelvis center, i.e. medial line of the body, to form a triangle. Te other lines are parallel to the medial line, as pelvis is narrower and longer in man's body than in woman's. Parallel lines are vertically positioned rectangulars. Linked with a triangle, they constitute the letter Y, recognizable in the cut of men's garments. Woman's body is of a gentler constitution. This is seen in the narrower and thinner clavicles and smaller brachium heads, wich make shoulders narrower and gentler. Compared to man's pelvis, woman's is, for the purpose of giving birth, more rounded and wider, which determines the position of the hips. It's shape causes the lines to cross when a line is drawn from shoulder tips. They are repeated in the torso, forming the letter X. The differences in the constitution of man's and women's body described here as the differences of Y and X, can also be found in the basic cuts of man's and women's garments. Men's articles of clothing are Y-shaped as the beauty of man's body is in broad shoulders narrow pelvis and hips. Woman's body, on the other hand is distinguished by narrow shoulders and broader hips, stressing feminity of its X shape.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tekstilna tehnologija

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