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GB/T 1335.1-2008 Size designation of clothes - Men; GB/T 1335.2-2008 Size designation of clothes - Women; GB/T 1335.3-2008 Size designation of clothes - Children; GB/T 2668-2002 Sizes for coats, jackets and trousers; GB/T 14304-2002 Sizes for woolen garments
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.
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 ]
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The customary system is offset by 1 ⁄ 4 barleycorn, or 1 ⁄ 12 in (2.12 mm), comparing to the UK sizes. The men's range starts at size 1, with zero point corresponding to the children's size 13 which equals 24 + 3 ⁄ 4 barleycorns or 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (20.96 cm). However, most US manufacturers are using greater offsets, such as 1 ⁄ 2 and ...
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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 ...