DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT EVALUATION OF SARONG SALIN: AN ISLAMIC-BASED FUNCTIONAL GARMENT FOR OUTDOOR CLOTHING CHANGE AMONG MUSLIM WOMEN
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJIREV.826044Keywords:
Functional Clothing, Islamic-Based Innovation, Muslim Women, Outdoor Recreation, Privacy, Sarong SalinAbstract
Outdoor recreation can create clothing-related challenges for Muslim women when private changing facilities are unavailable. This study develops and preliminarily evaluates Sarong Salin, a compact Islamic-based functional garment intended to facilitate clothing changes in outdoor settings while supporting modesty, privacy, comfort, mobility, and portability. A product-development and pilot-evaluation approach was used. Five Muslim women aged 19, 25, 30, 36, and 43 years participated in a preliminary comparative evaluation of five Sarong Salin variations developed using different materials and functional configurations. The evaluation considered fastening, comfort, portability, colour, multifunctionality, microfibre towel availability, and storage. Descriptive preference results showed that SOS 4, made from silver-coloured polyester, recorded the highest percentage of respondent choices at 52%, followed by SOS 5 polyethylene at 30%, SOS 1 silicon nylon at 22%, SOS 2 imitation polyester soft aluminum film at 12%, and SOS 3 210T silver polyester taft at 2%. The findings indicate that the preferred prototype was associated with a combination of lightweight construction, comfort, colour suitability, portability, and functional potential rather than a single design attribute. The study contributes an initial design direction for Islamic-based functional clothing intended for outdoor clothing change and highlights importance of integrating privacy, ease of fastening, portability, and multifunctionality in subsequent prototypes. Because the study used a small pilot sample, the findings should be interpreted as preliminary and should not be generalized to the wider population.
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