Yusof, Nur Ain(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)
Background: Despite the emergence of sophisticated technologies in clothing production system, sewing remains common in garment assembling. Seam tensile behaviour is one performance-related topic which has attracted interest ...
Walker, Peter Evan(Thesis, Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences, 1997)
This research engages critically with the major public sector accountability theories in relation to the development of law centres in Aotearoa/New Zealand (and comparative international examples) focusing on the two centres ...
Webster, Elaine Irene(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005)
Dress and appearance constitute the visual realm in the dialectic of identity construction and are powerful communicators in this process, since dress and appearance are the symbolic means by which we locate ourselves and ...
Judson, Janine Daphne(Thesis, Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences, 1999)
The identification of a previously unstudied collection of approximately 5000 garments at the Canterbury Museum initiated an exploratory study of a part of the collection. The collection included garments and associated ...