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wearer (ISO 13688:2013, 2013). Clothing of an excessively loose silhouette can also
cause undesirable effects due to overlapping shapes, rather than improving the dynam-
ics of movements. For example, while wearing working or special clothing with a free
silhouette, it is not permitted by the working snag behind, as well as in addition to the
loss of fatigue in the weight of clothing. Similar conditions apply to sports apparel,
whose designs must contribute to the dynamics of the athlete’s movements, and this
depends heavily on the type of materials chosen.
The use of elastic materials may serve as an essential solution for compensating for
dynamic indicators in clothing constructions. However, it will not always be allowed
due to the application of the clothing and the protective properties prescribed. Work-
ing and special clothing aimed at protecting the human body from different affectors,
such as dirt, temperature, chemicals, and radiation, is not commonly made of elastic
materials. In turn, everyday and also sports clothing, thanks to elastic materials, can
combine both the comfort of movement and favorable visual appearance or fashion
factors. The comfort of the necessary movements can only be provided with elastic
material assistance in products where the values of the dynamic indicators to be used
in the structures do not exceed those of elasticity or elongation. If, however, they are
exceeded, it is worth increasing the ease allowance for free movements or using any of
the additional constructive solutions.
A condition that must not be forgotten is that, by putting on additional protective
clothing on top of a basic clothing layer, it must be possible to access the pockets in the
lower layer through openings in the top clothing (McCann and Bryson, 2009a). In
achieving the desired anthropometric proportionality, maintaining the balance of pro-
tective clothing parts and elements already at sizing must not be forgotten. Or, for
example, the size and proportional disposition of the pockets must be equally suitable
for wearers of different size ranges.

11.4.4 Adjustment solutions

Additional components of protective clothing, which can at the same time serve as
components of the adaptation of the exterior shapes of clothing and the fitting of
close-fitting elements in certain areas of the body, provide a variety of adjustment
solutions. Their use is helpful for both improving external appearance and adapting
to human body features and, in addition, to safeguarding protection by tightly loading
clothing to potentially endangered areas of the body. For example, the possibility of a
regulation at waist level, as well as a cardigan at the downside level with a draw cord,
allows the upper-clothing silhouette to be adjusted by the wearer, which is particularly
important for female representatives wishing to produce a more feminine appearance
when wearing mostly unisex-type clothing. In addition to narrowing and expanding,
the possibility of adjustment may be important in areas such as sleeve ends or brace-
lets, collars, pants and rays of the beams, achieving the desired fitting with a flap, draw
cords, or button strip. In addition, in the case of coated protective clothing, these
adjustments may be placed only in the inner lining layer, for example by introducing
immersed and tightly exposed bracelets, or at the end of a kind of self-propelled brace-
let/anklet.