The Development of Contemporary Thai Costumes from Denim Fabric for Female Adolescents

Abstract

The objectives of this study are: 1) to study the properties of denim fabric, 2) design and tailor contemporary Thai costumes from denim fabric for female adolescents, 3) to study adolescents’ satisfaction on contemporary Thai costumes made from denim fabric. The sample population for this research project were female students from the Garment Technology Program, Faculty of Industrial Textiles and Fashion Design, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, totaling 49 persons. The statistics used for data analysis were mean and standard deviation.
Results of the study on the properties of denim fabric used in this research are that the denim fabric is produced from 100% cotton fibre, with an average weight of 306.5 grams/square meters, with an average thickness of 0.80 mm. General information on the respondents of the questionnaire found that female students from the Garment Technology Program, Faculty of Industrial Textiles and Fashion Design, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon were mostly aged between 20 – 21 years old totaling 30 persons or 60%, and studying in the 3rd year totaling 20 persons or 40%. Results of the study on satisfaction in contemporary Thai costumes from denim fabric for female adolescents found that contemporary Thai costumes adapted from Thai Chakri received the highest satisfaction rating with an average of 4.75 (SD = 0.3), followed by contemporary Thai dress adapted from Thai Ruen Ton with an average score of 4.64 (SD = 0.32), and contemporary Thai costume adapted from Thai Dusit costume with an average score of 4.57 (SD = 0.3). Nevertheless, satisfaction for these three style of the contemporary Thai costumes from denim fabric for female adolescents were at the highest level.