1、1400 单词， 7700 英文字符， 2200 汉字 出处： Nkrumah E. The Effect of Garment Fit and Zipper Application on The Performance of Zipper on The Ghanaian MarketJ. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR), 2015, 1(1). 原文 THE EFFECT OF GARMENT FIT AND ZIPPER APPLICATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ZIPPER ON THE GHANAIAN M
2、ARKET krumah, E. ABSTRACT Zippers are one of the commonly used fasteners in the clothing industry in Ghana because zipper costs relatively less and are easier to fasten than other fasteners. However, it is perceived that most zippers on the Ghanaian market do not function effectively as they should
3、due to incorrect practices in dressmaking. The aim of the study was to examine the factors in garment construction that affect the performance of zippers. The objectives are to identify the effect of garment fit on zipper performance and to determine the effect of zipper application method on zipper
4、 performance. The research design used was cross-sectional survey and the simple random sampling technique was used to sample 325 tailors, dressmakers and fashion students from the Cape Coast Metropolis for their views on the performance of zippers on the Ghanaian market. The main findings of the st
5、udy were that Close fitted garments and the concealed zipper application method all affected zipper performance negatively. The study therefore recommended that dressmakers should upgrade their skills on appropriate garment fit and correct zipper application to reduce zipper failure. Keywords: Zippe
6、r; Fastener; Performance; Garment; Ghana INTRODUCTION Zippers are one of the commonly used fasteners in the clothing industry worldwide. Gaddis (2011) argued that zippers were the first machines that people learnt to master in their childhood and have remained the most common mechanisms of daily lives. It may in fact be just a little startling to think of zippers as machines, but surely that is what they are; carefully fitted pieces of metal and plastic that must move in close coordinati
