Approach to the identification of the type of bust of women in the Valle de Aburrá for making of clothing

Abstract

Identifying the type of bust - shape, size - should be one of the priorities of the women’s underwear market, in order to propose products more in line with the real needs of its consumers. This makes sense since the main problem for users is the difficulty of finding bra sizes in the market that fit their physical characteristics.  Therefore, wearing a bra that does not fit their size and does not have the capacity to accommodate the volume of their bust can even cause health problems.

Traditionally, for the construction of the bra and the determination of the most appropriate size and cup, the relationship between submammary contour and bust contour is taken into account, leaving aside the volume of the breast. Based on the above, a 3D anthropometric study was carried out with 46 women from the Aburrá Valley of the department of Antioquia, which allowed an approach to the bust typology, allowing to recognize that there is no direct relationship between the total bust and the size of the cup offered in the market.