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2. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   European Standard (EN 13402-1) pictogram example for a men's jacket, with chest as primary measurement, and height and waist as secondary measurements. The first part [2] of the standard defines the list of body dimensions to be used for designating clothing sizes, together with an anatomical explanations and measurement guidelines. All body ...

5. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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   An adult size one is then the next size up (26 barleycorns, or 8 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (22.01 cm)) and each size up continues the progression in barleycorns. [10] The calculation for an adult shoe size in the UK is thus: adult shoe size (barleycorns) = 3 × last length (in) − 25. equivalent to: adult shoe size (barleycorns) ≈ 3 × foot length (in ...

6. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   The use of US standard clothing sizes by manufacturers as the official guidelines for clothing sizes was abandoned in 1983. [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.

7. File:Shoesize-adult-en.svg - Wikipedia

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   try to align sizes with ISO 19407, remove US athletic and asian: 17:06, 21 February 2013: 999 × 319 (94 KB) Marcgal: seems to be valid now: 23:03, 2 November 2009: No thumbnail: 0 × 0 (46 KB) Cfaerber {{Information | description = {{en|Chart comparing different shoe sizing systems for adults.