TY - JOUR
T1 - Relation between Visual Impression of Slide Fastener with Different Color Technology Method and Its Reflection Properties
AU - Hiroki Maru, Fumihito Shimizu, Hiroyuki Kanai, Toyonori Nishimatsu & Shigeki Matsunaga
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 2
SP - 129
EP - 140
PY - 2014
DA - 2014/07
SN - 7
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi06201401
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4772.html
KW - Slide Fastener
KW - Visual Impression
KW - Reflection Properties
KW - Quantification
AB - A slide fastener (i.e., zipper) is widely used as a secondary material in apparel products. However, the
texture of the slide fastener is totally different from the main fabric because the reflection properties
change according to the structure or the material. Traditionally, the appearance of the slide fastener
has been considered unimportant and so is often concealed. However, recently, novel color technologies
such as structural color and mimetic metallic processing have been proposed for slide fasteners made
from low-cost plastic. The aesthetics and modern appearance of these new slide fasteners have become
attractive to end-users. In spite of the growth of slide fasteners with novel colors, no research has
investigated or assessed the applicable photometric or colorimetric methodologies. The absence of a
quantitative test method decreases the efficiency of the production of slide fasteners. This study proposes
a quantitative methodology to assess the aesthetics of slide fasteners produced with either conventional
or the novel color technologies, based on a data set of light reflection properties of slide fasteners. First,
the structure of subjective attributes obtained from the human visual sense was analyzed by sensory
evaluation and factor analysis. Then, the measurement of the light reflection properties of slide fasteners
was conducted with an experimental goniophotometric system developed in this study. The parameters
that highly correlated with the subjective scores of representative features were explored. As a result,
three principal factors, “profoundness ” , “elegance ”  and “novelty ”  were identified as aesthetic factors for
slide fasteners.