래시가드(Rash Guard)의 착용실태 및 제품분석

Abstract

본 연구는 해양스포츠 레저산업의 저변확대를 통한 인구 증가로 해양 스포츠 웨어 중 래시가드의 용도, 생산 및 유통현황과 사이즈 체계의 실태를 조사하고, 각 지역의 해양스포츠를 즐기는 인구를 대상으로 구매 선호도 및 착용 만족도 설문조사를 실시 파악한 후 이를 바탕으로 국내․국외 브랜드의 래시가드 패턴 구조도와 부위별 제품 치수를 비교 분석함으로써 의복 제작시 기초 자료로 제시하고자 하였다.

The aim of this work is to investigate its wearing condition and product analysis of rash guard for marine sports through the analysis of survey. Key results of the studies are as follows: It is found that market on rash guards is mostly occupied by the internet distributed markets in Korea. Such rash guards are directly imported or licensed brand. All internet distributors are selling rash guards with mostly practical design in multi-purposed internet shops. On the other hand, Korean brand rash guards are cheap priced in the domestic internet market. The different foreign brands supplied into Korea have different body-size systems, which do not match in sizes. Accordingly, it is difficult to make a stable supply of rash guards into the Korea. Hence, development of products with expansion of Korean brand, excellent design, functionality, material are required in domestic market. According to the target population survey, 122 peoples are enjoying water sports with 86.1% of men and 16.9% of women. More than 30 days per year, 59.8% of target population enjoy primarily the marine windsurfing sport and 62.3% are most active in the water sport, among the group of peoples. It is also found that the 20 age group peoples buy the rash guards through internet market, 30 age group peoples buy directly by visiting the local shop, and 40 age group peoples purchase them from the clubs or forums. This purchase shows the chi-square (χ2) test to be P <.001. The ratio of small size wearing rash guard peoples to that of normal sized wearing is large because of fabric elasticity of the rash guard. The cody to wear shape was to pursuit the overall beauty, considering the functional and physical protection. Rash guard body size-fit analysis shows that most unsatisfactory is of the chest and backbone margin, neck-collar height in order. Fitness test against each age group as shown in the questionary of superior elasticity has a level of P <0.01. Thus, domestic development of fabrics, patterns, ergonomics, design and products are urgently needed for peculiar Korean body-size and fitness. In comparison with domestic rash guard, the foreign brands are much systematic in terms of fabrics, patterns, ergonomics, design and product dimensions. However, domestic brands vary in their size patterns in even same body-size systems. In foreign brand, ergonomical design and patterning of rash guards is made considering the muscle movements from the sleeve and scapula portion. Reliable supply of rash guards is needed through the development of scientific and systematic design patterns in domestic brands. Limitations of this study is that there are no much domestic manufacturers of rash guards. Also, we did not directly measure the size fitness and weariness of the rash guards for the peoples. In our future study, using three-dimensional data of human body, garment-shape analysis of rash guards will be made through the study on ergnomistic pattern designing on the basis of peculiar domestic body-size and body-shape.