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2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   Clothes-size label with EN 13402-3 pictogram and body dimensions in centimetres (found on a high-visibility jacket sold in the United Kingdom). BS 3666:1982 Specification for size designation of women's wear; BS 6185:1982 Specification for size designation of men's wear

3. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   Men's standard sizes were probably developed first during the American Revolutionary War, and they were in regular use by the American army during the War of 1812 for ready-made uniforms. [1] These were based on the chest measurement, with other measurements being assumed to be either proportional (the circumference of the neck, waist, hips ...

4. Suit jacket - Wikipedia

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   The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-089186-2. Druesedow, Jean L.; Jno. J. Mitchell Co. (1990). Men's Fashion Illustrations from the Turn of the Century: by Jno. J. Mitchell Co. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-26353-3. Flusser, Alan (1985). Clothes and the Man: The Principles of Fine Men's ...

5. Suit - Wikipedia

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   A two-piece suit has a jacket and trousers; a three-piece suit adds a waistcoat. [1] Hats were almost always worn outdoors (and sometimes indoors) with all men's clothes until the counterculture of the 1960s in Western culture. Informal suits have been traditionally worn with a fedora, a trilby, or a flat cap.

6. Botany 500 - Wikipedia

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   Botany 500 was a brand name owned by the Botany 500 Group of New York. Their men's suits and sport coats were manufactured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by H. Daroff and Sons, who were contracted with Botany Mills of Passaic, New Jersey, to produce products and later bought the firm outright. Their plant was located at 23rd and Walnut Streets ...

7. 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. All body ...