Europe Clothing sizes

1 europe

1.1 cen
1.2 germany
1.3 france
1.4 united kingdom
1.5 former yugoslavia

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.