Yu Winnie (ed.) Advances in Women's Intimate Apparel Technology

Woodhead, 2016. — 192 p.This book is a useful, ready reference for industry professionals , postgraduate students and academic researchers in apparel design and technology. It provides information on the types of textiles , innovative accessories, manufacturing processes and recent, cutting - edge developments in the apparel industry, Winnie Yu joined the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , in 1989. She is a Fellow of both the Textile Institute and the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel , and has been the organizer of the annual International Symposium of Intimate Apparel since 2007. Professor Yu has published over 125 research articles, 17 book chapters and 6 patents , and specializes in three - dimensional body sizing and fit analysis. Her inventions include the Cubicam three - dimensional body scanning system, the " Soft Mannequin " for bra pressure evaluation and the new "Breast Sizing System."