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2. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   Women's petite For larger, shorter women, sometimes with lower bust lines. Sizes are marked the same as women's with a P, as in 20P. Young junior For short women with high busts and fairly straight bodies. Tall sizes For taller women (usually 5 ft 8 in or above), usually with a proportionately average bust height and an hourglass figure.

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ]

5. The Three Types of Suits Every Man Should Own - AOL

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   Establishing a suit wardrobe is also a matter of extending the life of your tailored clothing. Wearing a suit day after day is hell on the fabric itself (think stretched-out knees and creases at ...

6. 15 Best One-Piece Bathing Suits to Flatter Larger Busts - AOL

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   Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Finding a bathing suit that fits is already a challenge, but finding a one-piece ...

7. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   For clothes where a larger step size is sufficient, the standard also defines a letter code. This code represents the bust girth for women and the chest girth for men. The standard does not define such a code for children. Each range combines two adjacent size steps. The ranges could be extended below XXS or above 3XL if necessary.

8. 15 of the Best Bathing Suits for Large Busts - AOL

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   Finding the best bathing suits for large busts is no easy feat. The support and coverage are often lacking, or maybe the size you need simply doesn’t exist. It can be hard enough to find a ...

9. Pattern grading - Wikipedia

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   American women could obtain a paper pattern custom made by a dressmaker or could purchase a pattern through a women's journal. [citation needed] The advent of large-scale production of graded, practical and easier to use sewing patterns came in 1863. Ebenezer Butterick mass-produced patterns printed on tissue paper. [7]