Well-fitted garments are significant for the comfort of a human being. Adequate fitting
requirements are ensured by appropriate garment pattern design and specific physical and
mechanical properties of textiles. This is especially important for people with paraplegia state,
which is characterized by the immobility of lower body limbs. The movements of people with
paraplegia are limited to movements that can be carried out in a sitting position in a
wheelchair. Therefore, their clothes need to be adapted in a way that they provide comfort
when wearing garments and that they do not cause additional health problems.
This study focuses on the research of a fit of different garments to the sitting position 3D body
model. The aim was to identify differences between the garment pattern designs in a standing
and sitting position and to develop appropriate garments for the sitting position by using
virtual prototyping. The research was based on (a) analysis of the human body in the standing
and sitting position and restrictions when developing garments for people in the wheelchair
and (b) assessing the fit of garments to the human body in terms of wearing comfort on
certain specific parts of the body through virtual prototyping on the developed sitting position
3D body model.
