A Study on the Head Type of Korean Women's for Headgear Pattern Making

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and make the head form by setting the region of the head for detailed measurement of the head to make the type of closely fit hat and typifying the head form of Korean women's with each region of the head based on the measurements of each region of the head according characteristics. A total of 285 Korean women's in the age group of 18 to 35 years old. It were measured through the direct measurement method by selecting 67 measurement items. As a result of the findings obtained from cluster analysis could be classified into 3 type. Type 1() is U-shaped form, that is high in head height on sides and circumference is smallest, whose facial region and occiput is flattest of three types. Type 2() is inverted triangle form, that is flat in head ridge, low in head height on sides and wide in the frontal width. Type 3() is oval form, that is largest in size, has the projected occiput and is of three-dimensional form.

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