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Beautiful can be Bold: A New Way to Wear the Drain

Sullivan, Megan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653322

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2016, MDES, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Design.
Breast cancer affects a tremendous amount of women each year, and presents these women with a journey so impactful that it is difficult to even begin to describe. Many of these women find themselves having great frustration in finding clothing to wear after undergoing a mastectomy, especially when they are sent home with surgical drains, which they have to tend to themselves. This study explores the impact of both psychological and physical evidences associated with undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and presents a fashion forward design solution intended to assist in holding the surgical drains in a sophisticated manner. A study was conducted to test the garment solution on actual breast cancer patients, with the intent of assessing its success in both function and emotive impact. The results of this study proved to be substantially more than qualitative data; they became powerful testimonials detailing the desire for and value of having a garment that enhanced a woman’s psychological and physical wellbeing, during a time that both felt severely diminished. The conclusion lies in the creation of a brand; one that is dedicated to guiding women to unveil their self-esteem and rebuild their identity after a diagnosis with breast cancer.
Craig Vogel, M.I.D. (Committee Chair)
Phyllis Borcherding, M.S. (Committee Member)
Dianne Hardin, M.S. M.Des. (Committee Member)
141 p.
Design
breast cancer; mastectomy; fashion; garment; drains; mastectomy drains

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  • Sullivan, M. (2016). Beautiful can be Bold: A New Way to Wear the Drain [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653322

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sullivan, Megan. Beautiful can be Bold: A New Way to Wear the Drain. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653322.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sullivan, Megan. "Beautiful can be Bold: A New Way to Wear the Drain." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460653322

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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