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2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   There is no mandatory clothing size or labeling standard in the US, though a series of voluntary standards have been in place since the 1930s. The US government, however, did attempt to establish a system for women's clothing in 1958 when the National Bureau of Standards published Body Measurements for the Sizing of Women's Patterns and Apparel ...

3. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   European Standard (EN 13402-1) pictogram example for a men's jacket, with chest as primary measurement, and height and waist as secondary measurements. The first part [ 2 ] of the standard defines the list of body dimensions to be used for designating clothing sizes, together with an anatomical explanations and measurement guidelines.

4. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   There are multiple size types, designed to fit somewhat different body shapes. Variations include the height of the person's torso (known as back length), whether the bust, waist, and hips are straighter (characteristic of teenagers) or curvier (like many adult women), and whether the bust is higher or lower (characteristic of younger and older women, respectively).

5. European units of measurement directives - Wikipedia

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   As of 2009, the European Union had issued two units of measurement directives. In 1971, it issued Directive 71/354/EEC , [ 1 ] which required EU member states to standardise on the International System of Units (SI) rather than use a variety of CGS and MKS units then in use.

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7. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   The use of US standard clothing sizes by manufacturers as the official guidelines for clothing sizes was abandoned in 1983. [5] [6] In the United States, although clothing size standards exist (i.e., ASTM), most companies do not use them any longer. [2] Size inconsistency has existed since at least 1937.