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2. 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).

3. Shorts - Wikipedia

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   Shorts would soon become more popular by the late 1960s as a result of the countercultural movement that defined the decade, and men and women started wearing jean shorts and other variants as the 1970s dawned. [6] It would become more common for men to wear shorts as casual wear in summer, but much less so in cooler seasons. [citation needed]

4. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   PS 42-70 – Women's Clothing (1971) PS 45-71 - Young Men's clothing; PS 54-72 - Girls Clothing; ASTM D5585-95 (2001) ASTM D6829-02 (2008) ASTM D5585-11 (2011) (withdrawn, 2020) ASTM D6240-98; ASTM D6960-04 – Women's Plus sizes (2004) There is no mandatory clothing size or labeling standard in the US, though a series of voluntary standards ...

5. Briefs - Wikipedia

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   French-cut or high-cut briefs expose more of the front part of the thigh, while boy briefs have short legs, similar to men's trunk briefs, often combined with a lower waist. Full briefs cover the woman's upper-thighs, with some styles covering up to the navel. Midi briefs are a hybrid between boyshorts and a full brief, sitting on the woman's ...

6. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   Although more common in women's apparel, vanity sizing occurs in men's clothing as well. For example, men's pants are traditionally marked with two numbers, "waist" (waist circumference) and "inseam" (distance from the crotch to the hem of the pant). While the nominal inseam is fairly accurate, the nominal waist may be quite a bit smaller than ...

7. Boxer shorts - Wikipedia

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   Man wearing jeans over boxer shorts. In 1925, Jacob Golomb, founder of Everlast, designed elastic-waist trunks to replace the leather-belted trunks then worn by boxers.These trunks, now known as "boxer trunks", immediately became famous, but were later eclipsed by the popular Jockey-style briefs beginning in the late 1930s.