THE DESIGN OF MEN’S RAINCOAT FROM CLEAR PLASTIC SHEET

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to 1) study the design of men’s raincoat to be characteristic by using clear plastic sheet 2) gather opinions for designing men’s raincoat from clear plastic sheet using questionnaires as a tool for data collection from 127 undergraduate male students with age ranging from 18-24. The participants are from the Department of Apparel Technology and Pattern, the Department of Fashion Design, and the Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep. The participants were selected by accidental sampling method. The result was analyzed by using percentage, mean, and standard deviation. From the response of male students aged 19-20, they carried umbrellas the most when entering the rainy season and wore protective raincoats. They took style of the raincoat into consideration when buying. The raincoats that they bought are reusable and pocketable. And most of the prices that evaluators buy are at 150-200 Bath. Study results of the samples toward the design of raincoat for men from clear plastic sheet consisted of 1st set, 2nd set, and 3rd set, total 3 sets. Overall agreement to the sets is in high level (=3.96, SD=0.72). Considering from various aspects, the result indicated that the design is agreed at high level (=4.41, SD=0.62), the raincoat pattern is agreed at high level (=3.98, SD=0.66), the material is agreed at moderate level (=3.23, SD=0.77), the usage is agreed at moderate level (=3.15, SD=0.83). The 3rd raincoat for men received the highest overall opinion. The agreement is in high level (=3.73, SD=0.73). The results showed that all of the raincoat had outstanding designs and styles due to stylish design. There are a variety of cotton pattern positioning decorations, convenient to wear and waterproof.