Human Body Shape Imaging System and Its Application to Japanese Kimono Design

A yukata is a type of traditional Japanese clothing. An alignment of its texture pattern is an important factor of the yukata design. Three-dimensional display of the designed yukata becomes necessary for designers to make sure whether the alignment of the texture pattern satisfies wearer's taste or not. In this paper, we describe about a three-dimensional display algorithm of the yukata. At first, we developed an algorithm to measure a shape information of the wearer's body. Secondarily, we developed an algorithm to map the texture pattern of the yukata on the wearer's body. Experimental results show that three-dimensional display of the yukata is useful for the designer to evaluate the result of the texture alignment.