Developing Unisex Clothing Using Local Loincloths From Central Thailand

Abstract

The goal was to design unisex clothing made from a hundred colored loincloths and to study the respondents' satisfaction with unisex clothing made from a hundred colored loincloths. There are five operational steps: 1) Color selection for unisex clothing production was done using the color trends 2024, and the Astro Dust color was used as the primary color. 2) The material used in the unisex cloth design was a hundred colored loincloths with a Ta-Chak pattern, an identity pattern of the Ban Nong Khao community, Tha Muang district, Kanchanaburi province. 3) Sketch the unisex clothing drafts as loose tops and cylindrical pants using design inspiration from Y2K fashion. Five experts selected drafts. 4) Prepare a standard-size M prototype outfit for women to create a cutting model and prototype outfit sewing according to the selected draft. 5) Conducted an online survey of the satisfaction of 120 people in the general public regarding unisex clothing from a hundred colored loincloths using a convenience sampling method. The data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results found that respondents were most satisfied with unisex clothing from a hundred colors of loincloth. The suggestions regarding the dress were that they wanted to present a different loincloth rather than a blue and red color. For the following studies, product formats from loincloth should be developed to be more diverse, such as home appliances, office supplies, men's clothing, souvenirs, etc.