Menswear Design inspired by the Architecture of Songkhla Old Town

Abstract

The objective of this research aims to design menswear that inspired by the architecture of Songkhla Old Town and study the satisfaction of respondents toward menswear design. There were four procedures to be completed in this research. Firstly, design menswear. Secondly, survey about the expert's preferences toward menswear design. Thirdly, sewing men's suit. Lastly, survey about the satisfaction of respondents toward menswear design. The samplings of the study were thirty male students group of Home Economics Program at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya. The instrument used in the research was a questionnaire that survey about the satisfaction of experts toward five figures of menswear, subsequently, the experts chose the best pattern for sewing prototype. The data gathered from thirty online questionnaire was analyzed by using a computer program for percentage and mean. The findings indicated that the experts selected second figure for menswear draft design which was an overcoat. The study of the satisfaction of the respondents toward menswear design inspired by the architecture of Songkhla Old Town indicated that the satisfaction was at the high level ( =4.58). Considering in each aspect found that the form of product and benefit of usage were =4.51 and =4.64, respectively.