Research on the Current Situation and Development Trend of Adaptive Clothing Demand

Abstract

China is the country with the largest number of disabled people in the world. By 2022, according to the statistics of the China Disabled Persons Federation, the total number of disabled people in China has reached 85 million. In addition, most disabled people have special needs for the structure, materials and auxiliary accessories of clothing due to physical or psychological reasons, so we call this kind of clothing "adaptive clothing". In recent years, developed countries have made some achievements in the theoretical research and development of adaptive clothing. Clothing companies in some countries, including the United States, Britain, Australia, Russia and so on, have developed and formed, with a complete range of clothing, and normal production and sales. However, at present, domestic research in this field focuses more on the theoretical level and lacks practical data and experience. The adaptive clothing market is almost a blank, which requires further follow-up research. Based on the current situation of domestic adaptive clothing, this paper analyzes the theoretical research and development of domestic adaptive clothing, combines with the practical level to summarize the reasons for the lagging research of adaptive clothing and puts forward countermeasures, so as to provide reference for the systematic development and research of adaptive clothing. It is of great significance to care for disabled groups, promote social harmony, open the potential clothing market, create economic benefits and improve people's happiness index.