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2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   BS 3666:1982 Specification for size designation of women's wear; BS 6185:1982 Specification for size designation of men's wear; BS 3666:1982, the standard for women's clothing, is rarely followed by manufacturers as it defines sizes in terms of hip and bust measurements only within a limited range.

3. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   Women's petite For larger, shorter women, sometimes with lower bust lines. Sizes are marked the same as women's with a P, as in 20P. Young junior For short women with high busts and fairly straight bodies. Tall sizes For taller women (usually 5 ft 8 in or above), usually with a proportionately average bust height and an hourglass figure.

4. JCPenney - Wikipedia

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   Xersion, active and athletic clothing for men, women and children; Worthington, women's formal and casual clothing and shoes; a.n.a, young women's urban clothing and shoes; Ambrielle, women's sleepwear, intimates, and swim; Liz Claiborne, women's apparel [107] Ryegrass, stylish women's fashion; Stafford, men's tailored/fitted clothing and shoes ...

5. Trousers - Wikipedia

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   [67] [68] 'On average, the pockets in women's jeans are 48% shorter and 6.5% narrower than men's pockets.' [68] This gender difference is usually explained by diverging priorities; as French fashion designer Christian Dior allegedly said in 1954: 'Men have pockets to keep things in, women for decoration.' [68]

6. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   Although more common in women's apparel, vanity sizing occurs in men's clothing as well. For example, men's pants are traditionally marked with two numbers, "waist" (waist circumference) and "inseam" (distance from the crotch to the hem of the pant). While the nominal inseam is fairly accurate, the nominal waist may be quite a bit smaller than ...

7. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   Instead, the label should show the range of body dimensions from half the step size below to half the step size above the design size (e.g., "height: 172–180 cm."). For heights, for example, the standard recommends generally to use the following design dimensions, with a step size of 8 cm: