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2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   ISO 3636:1977, Size designation of clothes: Men's and boys outerwear garments (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-2) ISO 3637:1977, Size designation of clothes: Women's and girls outerwear garments (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-2) ISO 3638:1977, Size designation of clothes: Infants garments (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-2)

3. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   The joint European standard for size labelling of clothes, formally known as the EN 13402 Size designation of clothes, is a European standard for labelling clothes sizes. The standard is based on body dimensions measured in centimetres , and as such, and its aim is to make it easier for people to find clothes in sizes that fit them.

4. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   ASTM D6458-99, 2006, Standard Tables of Body Measurements for Boys, Sizes 8 to 14 Slim and 8 to 20 Regular; ASTM D6960-04, 2004, Standard Table of Body Measurements Relating to Women's Plus Size Figure Type, Sizes 14W-32W; CS-151-50 - Infants', Babies', Toddlers' and Children's clothing

5. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   Vanity sizing, or size inflation, is the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This has been documented primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom . [ 4 ]

6. Trousers - Wikipedia

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   The style was introduced by Beau Brummell (1778–1840) [37] [38] [39] and by mid-century had supplanted breeches as fashionable street-wear. [40] At this point, even knee-length pants adopted the open bottoms of trousers (see shorts) and were worn by young boys, for sports, and in tropical

7. Knickerbockers (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Until after World War I, in many English-speaking countries, boys customarily wore short pants in summer and "knee pants" similar to knickers in winter. At the onset of puberty or sometime in their teens, [1] they graduated to long trousers. In that era, the transition to "long pants" was a major rite of passage. [2]