Browsing by Subject "pukusuunnittelu"

The aim of the thesis is to visualize, analyze and interpret the elements of a good figure skating outfit in the light of literature. The thesis has its origins in the need to understand what are the starting points for the costume designer to take into account in their costume assignment and to find out, in the light of the source literature, what has been written about the design of figure skating suits and what other types of evaluation could be used to design figure skating suits. A custom-made themed figure skating outfit is often still an interesting research item in a society, and in the sporting world, that is popular with the ready-to-wear industry. The theoretical basis for the study is the TIE model application compiled by Koskennurmi-Sivonen, a user-driven FEA design model developed by Lamb and Kallal (1992). The core content of the TIE model is concerned with the consideration of three main aspects - functional, expressive and aesthetics - as a starting point for design. The purpose of the study was to find out which elements of the TIE model are associated with figure skating, what other relevant research information or literature is available and whether the information derived therefrom is applicable to the design and construction of figure skating outfits. There is little prior literature on assessment types such as figure skating, so the inclusion and exclusion criteria sought to find as many species of the same style as possible, where the theme-specific costume is both part of the evaluated competition performance as defined by the rules and a sportswear that tends to extreme movements. Finally, a total of five theses on three different sports were found. The study compares figure skating, team gymnastics and costume design features of competitive ballroom dancing, and strive to find consistent guidelines in line with the elements of the TIE model. The method was loosely applied using Torgeson's (2003) systematic literature review. The material was searched into various electronic databases in Finnish and the contents of the material were themed into a TIE model under three perspectives. The theses found were used to find the essential elements for the design of skill suits and, based on them, to outline the elements of a good figure skating suit. The design and features of team gymnastics and dance outfits were very similar to those of figure skating outfits. In all sports, all aspects of the TIE model were emphasized in a good outfit. The following was considered essential: the appearance of the suit as well as its functionality and reliability in the performance, the self-confidence and the feeling of competition, and the overall supportive character.