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The paper investigates the draping behavior of different styles of women's skirts. The relationship between the garment draped area from various sides, mounted on a dummy, and the physical-mechanical properties of the textiles (drape coefficient, thickness, and GMS) was investigated. Two styles of women's skirts were constructed from fabrics having various fabric weights (157.6 to 296.5 g/m2). The styles constructed were a full circle skirt style and had identical cut lengths. The styles were mounted on a mannequin, and their appearance and draping were photographed from all sides. The drape coefficient (DC) of the fabrics used for garment construction ranged between 46.5 and 93.6%. The investigations show positive correlations between the DC and the GSM of the materials (0.76) and between the fabric thickness and the GSM (0.71). The draped areas of the garments from four sides were analysed from the photographs using image analysis. The garment styles investigated show differences regarding the draping profile and correlation between draping areas and fabric physical properties, as well as between the number of nodes (Nn) and the various side draped areas. The correlation between the draped areas of the front side and the areas of the other three sides, for the full circle style is high (0.96 - 0.98), while the 1/2 circle style shows correlation values from 0 to 0.7.
