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  2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    Children's clothes sizes are sometimes described by the age of the child, or, for infants, the weight. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Traditionally, clothes have been labelled using many different ad hoc size systems, which has resulted in varying sizing methods between different manufacturers made for different countries due to changing demographics and ...

  3. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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    Bra size 70B is suitable for women with underbust girth 68–72 cm and bust girth from 82–84 cm to 86–88 cm. Example 2 A woman with an underbust girth of 89 cm and a bust girth of 108 cm has cup size 19 cm (= 108 cm – 89 cm) or "D". Her underbust girth rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cm is 90 cm.

  4. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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    However, the increasing size of clothing with the same nominal size caused Nicole Miller to introduce size 0, 00, or subzero sizes. [2] The UK's Chief Medical Officer has suggested that vanity sizing has contributed to the normalisation of obesity in society. [8] In 2003, a study that measured over 1,000 pairs of women's pants found that pants ...

  5. 1st plus-size Asian-American and 1st transgender woman to ...

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    1st plus-size Asian-American and 1st transgender woman to grace 'Vogue' cover talk about ‘limits’ of representation

  6. Bust/waist/hip measurements - Wikipedia

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    Brassière band size is measured below the breasts, not at the bust. A woman with measurements of 36A–27–38 will have a different presentation than a woman with measurements of 34C–27–38. These women have ribcage circumferences differing by 2 inches, but when breast tissue is included the measurements are the same at 38 inches.

  7. Yumi Nu is the first plus-size Asian-American model on the ...

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    At 25, Yumi Nu has fought for the acceptance she's achieved as a second-generation Asian-American representing plus-size women within a culture that has yet to do much for size inclusivity.

  8. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on ...

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