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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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    For bras, gloves and children's clothing it is already the de facto standard in most of Europe. [citation needed] Few other countries are known to have followed suit. The Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs has commissioned a study [1] to categorize female body types with a view to harmonising Spanish clothing sizes with EN-13402.

  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. Canterbury of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    A Canterbury clothing label from around the 1970s. Canterbury of New Zealand was established in 1904 by three English immigrants, John Lane, Pringle Walker and Alfred Rudkin. The company began producing garments in Canterbury, New Zealand. Canterbury then began making uniforms for the New Zealand and Australian armies during the First World War.

  6. Kraft Mayo And Juicy Couture Team Up For Clothing Collection

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  7. Heart Month: Mayo Clinic says heart attack symptoms in women ...

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    Feb. 13—Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms. However, they are common for women and may occur more often when resting or asleep.

  8. 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 ]

  9. File:Canterbury clothing label 1970s.jpg - Wikipedia

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