Standards Clothing sizes

1 standards

1.1 international

1.1.1 iso


1.2 asia

1.2.1 china
1.2.2 japan
1.2.3 south korea
1.2.4 russian federation
1.2.5 thailand


1.3 australia
1.4 europe

1.4.1 cen
1.4.2 germany
1.4.3 france
1.4.4 united kingdom
1.4.5 former yugoslavia


1.5 north america

1.5.1 united states

standards
international
iso

there several iso standards size designation of clothes:

iso 3635: 1981, size designation of clothes – definitions , body measurement procedure
iso 3636: 1977, size designation of clothes - men’s , boys outerwear garments.
iso 3637: 1977, size designation of clothes - women’s , girls outerwear garments.
iso 3638: 1977, size designation of clothes - infants garments.
iso 4415: 1981, size designation of clothes - mens , boys underwear, nightwear , shirts.
iso 4416: 1981, size designation of clothes - women’s , girls’ underwear, nightwear, foundation garments , shirts.
iso 4417: 1977, size designation of clothes - headwear.
iso 4418: 1978, size designation of clothes - gloves.
iso 5971: 1981, size designation of clothes - pantyhose.
iso 7070: 1982, size designation of clothes - hosiery.
iso 8559: 1989, garment construction , anthropometric surveys – body dimensions
iso/tr 10652: 1991, standard sizing systems clothes

asia
china

gb 1335-81
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 coats, jackets , trousers
gb/t 14304-2002 sizes woolen garments

japan

jis l 4001 (1997) sizing systems infants garments
jis l 4002 (1997) sizing systems boys garments
jis l 4003 (1997) sizing systems girls garments
jis l 4004 (1997) sizing systems men s garments
jis l 4005 (1997) sizing systems women s garments
jis l 4006 (1997) sizing systems foundation garments
jis l 4007 (1997) sizing systems hosiery , pantyhose

south korea

ks k 0050 (2009) men’s wear
ks k 0051 (2004) women s wear
ks k 0052 infants
ks k 0059 headgear
ks k 0070 brassiere
ks k 0037 dress shirts
ks k 0088 socks

russian federation



gost r 53230-2008 (iso 4415-1981) size designation of clothes. men s , boy s underwear, nightwear , shirts



thailand

wacoal (1981, 1987)

australia

l9 - women’s clothing - apparel manufacturers association of nsw - 1959-1970
as1344-1972, 1975, 1997 size coding scheme women’s clothing
as1182 - 1980 - size coding scheme infants , children s clothing

europe
cen

the european standards organisation (cen) produced series of standards, prefixed en 13402:

en 13402-1: terms, definitions , body measurement procedure
en 13402-2: primary , secondary dimensions
en 13402-3: size designation of clothes. body measurements , interng national standards of 33 member states. in common use children s clothing, not yet adults. third standard en 13402-3 seeks address problem of irregular or vanity sizing through offering si unit based labelling system, pictographically describe dimensions garment designed fit, per iso 3635 standard.

germany

dob-verband (1983)

france

afnor nf g 03-001 (1977) - human body - vocabulary - pictogram;
afnor exp g 03-002 (1977) - women measures
afnor exp g 03-003 (1977) - men measures
afnor exp g 03-006 (1978) - measures of babies , young children
afnor exp g 03-007 (1977) - size designation of clothes men, women , children
afnor nf g 03-008 (1984) - tights - sizes - designation - marking

united kingdom

clothes-size label en 13402-3 pictogram , body dimensions in centimetres (found on high-visibility jacket sold in united kingdom).



bs 3666:1982 specification size designation of women s wear
bs 6185:1982 specification size designation of men s wear

bs 3666:1982, standard women s clothing, followed manufacturers defines sizes in terms of hip , bust measurements within limited range. has resulted in variations between manufacturers , tendency towards vanity sizing.

former yugoslavia

slovenia, croatia, bosnia , herzegovina, macedonia , serbia still use jus (f.g0.001 1979, f.g0.002 1979, f.g0.003 1979) standards developed in former yugoslavia. in addition typical girth measurements clothing marked identify of 5 height bands: x-short, short, medium, tall, x-tall, , body types: slim, normal, or full, designed fit.

north america
united states

cs-151-50 - infants, babies, toddlers , children s clothing
cs 215-58 - women s clothing (1958)
ps 36-70 - boys clothing (1971)
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)
astm d6240-98,
astm d6960-04, women s plus sized (2004)

the common misses sizes have not had stable dimensions. example, dimensions of 2 size 10 dresses different companies, or same company, may have grossly different dimensions; , both larger size 10 dimensions described in standard. vanity sizing may partly responsible deviation (which began in earnest in 1980s). there no mandatory clothing size or labelling standard in u.s, though series of voluntary standards have been in place since 1930s.