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2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   ISO 3636:1977, Size designation of clothes: Men's and boys outerwear garments (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-2) ISO 3637:1977, Size designation of clothes: Women's and girls outerwear garments (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-2) ISO 3638:1977, Size designation of clothes: Infants garments (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-2)

3. 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).

4. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   Clothes-size label with EN 13402-1 pictogram and body dimensions in centimeters (found on a high-visibility jacket sold in the United Kingdom). 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.

5. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] In the United States, although clothing size standards exist (i.e., ASTM), most companies do not use them any longer. [2] Size inconsistency has existed since at least 1937. In Sears' 1937 catalog, a size 14 dress had a bust size of 32 inches (81 cm). In 1967, the same bust size was a size 8.

6. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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   Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and ... Junior, Misses, Petite, Plus Size, Big-and-Tall; Retail seasons: back-to-school, holiday ...

7. Plus-size clothing - Wikipedia

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   Mary Duffy's Big Beauties was the first model agency to work with hundreds of new plus-size clothing lines and advertisers. For two decades, this plus-size category produced the largest per annum percentage increases in ready-to-wear retailing. Max Mara started Marina Rinaldi, one of the first high-end clothing lines, for plus-size women in ...