Abstract: To investigate the relationship between the silhouette beauty of half-circle skirt and the properties of fabric, 12 kinds of most often used fabric samples were chosen to make skirts with the same pattern data and photos were taken from the front, side, back and bottom of the skirts by using a digital camera, and the relationship between the number of wave node of skirt hemline and fabric density, fabric weight and drape property was analyzed. Then, using subjective evaluation method, the silhouette beauty of the skirts was evaluated by 20 fashion experts. The result shows that fabric density and weight have the most significant effect on the number of wave node; and those half-circle skirts with less wave nodes made from twill fabric containing wool are considered to be more beautiful.

Key words: half-circle skirt; silhouette; fabric properties; wave node; subjective evaluation