CTD 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Vanity Sizing, Astm International, National Institute Of Standards And Technology

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History of women"s apparel sizing: charts developed to reflect groupings of young and mature, first american sizing charts developed because catalog firms needed some consistency in measurement, original charts inadequate with increasing diversity in population. Hourglass: dominant shape closer to pear shape than hourglass. Only 10-20% of most groups fit astm standard size tables. Intellifit company uses scanner to collect store data (e. g. , david"s bridal: consumers putting pressure on manufacturers to improve sizing systems, pressure expected to increase with non-store purchases, chico"s unique sizing system, sizes 0-3, categories. Men"s sizing fluctuate as much as women"s: categories, men"s wear more consistent than sizing of women"s wear, because men"s styles do not. Men"s furnishings: shirts, underwear, sleepwear, ties and accessories, young men"s. Children"s sizing: originally based on age groups; consumers should now purchase sizes based on height and weight, categories. Elements of garment fit: grain reflects the direction of threads in a fabric. On-grain: threads meet at exactly at a 90-degree angle.

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