FSD2381 Clothing Design for Ageing Women 2001-2002: Interviews

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Study title

Clothing Design for Ageing Women 2001-2002: Interviews

Dataset ID Number

FSD2381

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2381

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

  • Iltanen, Sonja (University of Art and Design. School of Design)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

  • Tiiro, Ulla

Abstract

The study charted the views of the women born in the 1940s or 1950s (post-WW2 generation/baby boomers) and those designing clothes for their age group. The topics investigated included clothing and its relationship with ageing.

8 clothes designers were interviewed twice for the study in 2001-2002. Their opinions were charted on topics such as the kind of outfits suited for 50-60-year-old women, designing process, defining target group, the significance of age and generation for clothing design, and the effect of industrial clothing design on their work. They were also allowed to demonstrate their skills with the help of a work sample. In addition, 12 women born between 1941 and 1955 were interviewed twice for the study. The interviews were conducted in groups of three. The topics of the interviews ranged from memories related to clothing expressed with the help of photographs to their newest favourite clothing. The women also told their views on ageing and its effect on clothing.

The archived data contain 15 designer interviews and 8 women group interviews. The data include altogether 1,283 pages. The length of a single interview varies from 25 to 140 pages. In addition, the photographs of the women's favourite clothing and of the designers' work samples are included in the data, as well as 10 tables containing information on the shapes, colours, materials, and details of the clothes.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

ageing; fashion; identity; women

Topic Classification

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

  • Iltanen, Sonja (University of Art and Design. School of Design)

Collection Dates

2001-11-13 – 2002-11-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, urban municipality in Uusimaa region, urban municipality in Pirkanmaa region, rural municipality in Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo) region, urban municipality in Kymenlaakso region

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Women born in the 1940s or 1950s and persons designing clothes for their age group

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The designers to be interviewed were selected among the 44 designers who had participated in a survey conducted by the researcher earlier. The researcher selected those respondents who had mentioned that they design clothes for women aged 50-60 and who extensively considered age in their responses. When selecting the interviewees, the resercher did not know who the designers were or which company they represented.

The women for the group interviews were selected by snowball sampling, where the researcher and a research assistant asked their acquaintances to recruit groups of interviewees.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Face-to-face focus group

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Participant tasks

Data Files

23 interviews in RTF file format, approximately 1,283 pages in total, 20 photographs in JPG format and one PDF file with ten tables.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The interviews were trancribed verbatim during the research project. The transcripts include breaks, emphases and interruptions. The data were anonymised during archiving: names of the interviewees and their friends, family members etc. were changed and identifying information was coarsened or removed. Faces of the interviews were blurred in the photographs.

At the request of the researcher, some usage restrictions apply to certain parts of the designer interviews.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Iltanen, Sonja (University of Art and Design): Clothing Design for Ageing Women 2001-2002: Interviews [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2009-01-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2381

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The images included in the data shall not be published.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications Tooltip

Iltanen, Sonja (2007). Minihameesta mummonmekkoon. Teollinen vaatesuunnittelu ja keski-ikäisten naisten vaatekäytännöt sosiaalista ikää rakentamassa. Helsinki: Taideteollinen korkeakoulu. Taideteollisen korkeakoulun julkaisusarja; A 80.

Iltanen, Sonja (2005). Pässinpökkimistä bleiseriin. Naisten vaatemuistoja. Teoksessa: Suuret ikäluokat (toim. Karisto, Antti), 167-193. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Iltanen-Tähkävuori, Sonja (2013). Vaatteet ja vanheneminen. Katse vaatesuunnittelun nykyhetkeen ja tulevaisuuteen. Futura 32(4), 5-17.

Iltanen, Sonja & Topo, Päivi 2015. Object elicitation in interviews about design of clothing, ageing and dementia. Journal of Design Research, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2015, 167-184.

Study description in machine readable DDI-C 2.5 format

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