Textile-led Design for the Active Ageing Population

'Active ageing' involves enhancing opportunities for participation, health and security amongst the older population. This increasingly important and relatively neglected group of consumers has complex needs. This important book summarises the wealth of recent research on attitudes to clothing amongst the active ageing population, how their aspirations can be investigated and appropriate apparel designed to meet their needs. Design and manufacturing issues include ways of accommodating physiological changes with age and the use of wearable electronics to enhance health and well-being.