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Touch properties are essential for material specifications both in fashion and also in textile domains , although, most of the time they are subjectively evaluated. The purpose of this research is to identify the female's Kansei in choosing proper fabrics for their traditional clothes either by physiological needs or by fashion trends. In this research, fabrics were examined by using Fabric Hand Evaluation. This evaluation is originally based on the hand-touch feeling-a total hand value (THV) evaluation. Fabrics from traditional and new fabrics with different tactile properties are select to represent the current types of fabrics used in Malay traditional clothes of Baju Kurung and Baju Kebaya. Females range from age 20 years old until 30 years old with no professional and professional experience in fabrics are invited to participate in the categorization evaluation. The participants were asked to evaluate by using THV method. It was graded as Koshi, Numeri , Fukurami, Shari, Hari, Kishimi, Shinayakasa and Sofutosa. The range of Kansei attributes was selected to be representative of fabric's properties and the hand gestures were observed on how the participant re acts to the fabrics. Semantic differential (SD) method and Cluster Analysis is realized on words coordinates on the factorial space dimensions in order to determine the groups of attributes, which characterize the fabrics. The histogram of the level index is used to choose the number of classes. Factor analysis was used for analyzing the correlation structure of Kansei. As a result, the factors related to fabric hand must exist which are not influenced by fashion. It is because the relationship between clothes materials and human feeling does not change with fashion trends, and this is indeed a factor of real quality. The accuracy of prediction using Kansei for ladies' traditional clothes fabrics can improve the appearance of the overall clothes.

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