SIZING APPAREL
Sizing apparel is a process whereby body form variation is classified
as a framework for proportioning mass produced apparel that accommodates
a majority of a target market.
Abraham, S. (1977). Weight by height and age for adults 18-74
years, United States, 1971-1974. Hyattsville: U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Office of Health Research,
Statistics, and Technology, for National Center for Health Statistics.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height; Anthropometry
Abraham, S. (1979). Weight and height of adults 18-74 years of
age, United States, 1971-74. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, Public Health Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height; Anthropometry
Adams, P. S., & Keyserling, W. M. (1995). The effect of size
and fabric weight of protective coveralls on range of gross body motions.
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 56(4), 333.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body
Alexander, M. (1964). Height-weight sizing of protective garments,
based on Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot data, with fit-test results.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH: Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Uniforms; Protective garments
Allan, J. D., Mayo, K., & Michel, Y. (1993). Body size of White
and Black women. Research in Nursing and Health, 16(5), 323.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body; Body size
Anonymous. (1956). Body measurements for the sizing of apparel
for girls (for the knit underwear industry). United States: U.S. Department
of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Institute for Applied Technology:
Distributed by Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information.
ABSTRACT: Clothing and dress measurements -- standards. Underwear. Body
size -- standards. Childrens clothing -- standards.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Standards
Anonymous. (1956). Body measurements for the sizing of boys' apparel.
United States: U.S. Deptartment of Commerce, prepared by Office of Technical
Services in cooperation with National Bureau of Standards: Distrubuted by
Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information.
ABSTRACT: Childrens clothing standards. Body size standards.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Body measurements; Boys apparel
Anonymous. (1958). A guide to men's clothing manufacturers regarding
sizing problems in men's suits. (Production research report #14 ed.).
New York City, New York: C. M. A.
ABSTRACT: Suits (clothing) standards -- United States. Men's clothing standards.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Mens clothing
Anonymous. (1971). Body measurements for the sizing of boys' apparel.
Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office.
ABSTRACT: Proportion (Anthropometry) Clothing and dress measurements. Body
size.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Standards
Anonymous. (1971). Body measurements for the sizing of women's
patterns and apparel. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office.
ABSTRACT: United States National Bureau of Standards. Anthropometry. Women
-- Anatomy and physiology.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Anthropometry; Clothing and dress measurements
Anonymous. (1971). Body measurements for the sizing of boys' apparel.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body measurement
Anonymous. (1972). Body measurements for the sizing of apparel
fo young men (students). Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing
Office.
ABSTRACT: NBS voluntary product standard. United States anthropometry.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Voluntary product standard; Anthopometry; Clothing and
dress measurements
Anonymous. (1973). Body measurements for the sizing of girls'
apparel. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office.
ABSTRACT: Proportion (Anthropometry). Clothing and dress size. Body size.
NBS voluntary product standard ; PS 54-72.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Voluntary product standard; Clothing and dress measurement
Anonymous. (1973). Body measurements for sizing of girls' apparel.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body measurement
Anonymous. (1977). Physical measurements of U.S. infants, children,
and teenagers. In (Ed.)^(Eds.), (pp. 19). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan
Highway Safety Research Institute.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry
Anonymous. (1981). Size designation of clothes: Definitions and
body measurement procedure. (3rd ed.). Geneva, Switzerland: International
Organization for Standardization.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Clothing ; Dress measurement
Anonymous. (1989). 1983 Metropolitan height and weight tables.
New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
ABSTRACT: Measurement of overweight based on the 1983 metropolitan height
and weight tables, body mass index.
KEYWORDS: Body size
Anonymous. (1989). Measuring up proper height and weight measuring
techniques. (Videocassette). Falls Church: The Foundation.
ABSTRACT: Demonstration on how to plan and execute a height and weight screening
program for school children, explains the use and importance of a growth
chart.
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height; Mass Screening; Anthropometry; Infancy
and childhood
Anonymous. (1992). Sizing measurements for classification and
inspection of clothing items. (Department of the Army technical bulletin;
TB 10-8400-252-23 Army TB; 10-8400-252-23 ed.). Washington, D. C.: Headquarters,
Department of the Army.
ABSTRACT: United States Army uniforms. Handbooks, manuals, etc. Clothing
and dress measurements.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Uniform sizing
Anonymous. (1993). Fashion Fax. Glamour, 91(9), 216.
ABSTRACT: Sizing up: A 10 isn't what it used to be.
KEYWORDS: Sizing
Anonymous. (1995). Brief Reports. Human Ecology Forum, 23(2),
2.
ABSTRACT: New method for sizing clothes.
KEYWORDS: Sizing
Anonymous. (1995). Body measurement. The Nurse Practitioner,
20(4), 65.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body ; Body measurement
Brannon, E. (1987, September). Pattern size selection made sew
easy. Circular HE-Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, 472, 4.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Clothing design; Pattern alterations; Body measurements
Bruno, R. S. (1980). A fitting and sizing survey of the ground
combat vehicle crewman clothing system (CVCCS). Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD: U. S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Uniform fit
Bye, E. K., & DeLong, M. R. (1994). A visual sensory evaluation
of the results of two pattern grading methods. Clothing and Textiles
Research Journal, 12(4), 1-7.
ABSTRACT: The study was aimed to determine if visual perceptual differences
existed between results of pattern grading methods using traditional and
proportional techniques. An expert panel evaluated visual effect of images
graded across an entire size range. Results indicated neither traditional
nor proportional grading maintained the visual effect referenced in the
sample size across the entire size range.
KEYWORDS: Body size
Chowdhary, U., & Beale, N. V. (1988). Plus-size women's clothing
interest, satisfactions and dissatisfactions with ready-to-wear apparel.
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 66(3), 783-788.
ABSTRACT: The study recruited large-size women (size16 and over) to participated
in an assessment of their clothing interest, satisfactions, and dissatisfactions
with ready-to-wear apparel for six types of apparel (e.g. dresses, pants)
and seven factors (color, fabric, fashion, fit, selection, size, and style).
Findings showed that subjects were satisfied with 5 of the 6 apparel categories.
Fit and size were the most common problem areas.
KEYWORDS: Body size; Clothing interest; Ready-to-wear apparel
Cooklin, G. (1990). Pattern grading for women's clothes : the
technology of sizing. Oxford ; Boston: BSP Professional Books.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Dressmaking; Pattern design; Clothing and dress measurements
Cooklin, G. (1991). Pattern grading foe children's clothes : the
technology of sizing. Oxford ; Boston: BSP Professional.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Childrens clothing; Pattern design; Childrens clothing
-- Making
Cooklin, G. (1992). Pattern grading for men's clothes: the technology
of sizing. London ; Boston: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Tailoring; Pattern design; Clothing and dress measurements;
Men's clothing
Culp, C. (1986). The corporate man's basic wardrobe by body type
as recomended by merchants of better clothing stores. Doctoral Dissertation,
Texas womens university.
ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was toi develop a plan for a basic wardrobe,
based on body type, for the corporate man. The study involved surveying
owners and managers of men's better clothing stores to develop a descriptive
profile of the stores and the respondents and to ask for the merchants'
recommendations for the corporate man's basic wardrobe. ...(abrigded)
KEYWORDS: Body type; Wardrobe; Men
Gazzuolo, E. B. (1985). A theoretical framework for describing
body form variation relative to pattern shape. Unpublished master's
thesis, University of Minnesota.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body shape; Somatotypes; Physical anthropology
Goldsberry, E. (1993). Women 55 and older: how well is the domestic
apparel sizing system addressing their needs? Philadelphia, PA: ASTM
Institute for Standards Research.
ABSTRACT: Research technical report: No. PCN 33-000008-18. Supplemental
reprot to: The development of body measurement and the relationships to
ready-to-wear garment size by Naomi Reich and Ellen Goldsberry, 1993.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Body measurement
Gotwals, L. M. (1969). Selecting patterns. Indiana: Extension
Service; IN.
ABSTRACT: This publication explains how to take body measurements and determine
body type to select the right pattern size. The measurements for sizes in
the different figure types are listed.
KEYWORDS: Body type; Construction; Pattern
Gruenwald, L. H. (1984). Comparison of current sizing standards
to selected teenage girl's measurements. Master's thesis, University
of Oklahoma.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Standards
Hathaway, M. L. (1957). Heights and weights of children and youth
in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Home Economics,
U.S. Agricultural Research Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height
Hazel, J. T. (1962). The effect of direction, magnitude, duration
of body tilt on size estimation with varied surround conditions. University
of Florida, Gainesville.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body tilt
Higgs, L. C. (1993). One size fits all: And other tables.
(Cassette Recording No. 5500-1). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Self-esteem; Body image; Obesity; Body size
Horridge, P. E., & Woodson, E. M. (1988). Apparel sizing solutions
for an aging problem. Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics,
12(3), 277-288.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body measurement; Clothing design; Size
Hu, K.-S. (1985). Comparison of anthropometric measurements of
oriental and caucasian females for sizing systems. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation, University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Clothing and dress measurement; Anthropometry
Institution, B. S. (1964). Sizing and making up of overalls and
uniforms for the medical and nursing professions and for hospital domestic
staffs. (1st revision ed.). : British Standards Institution.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; British sizing standards
Jackson, C. M. (1929). Physical measurements of the female students
at the University of Minnesota. Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute Press.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body build
Kind, K. R. O. (1995). Specialty size college-age females: Satisfaction
with apparel fit, body cathexis, and retail attributes. Unpublished
master's thesis, University of Georgia.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body satisfaction
Ku, M. (1984). Anthropometric analysis of young Chinese women
for sizing apparel. Master's thesis, University of North Carolina, Greensboro,
NC.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Anthropometric
Kunich, P. (1958). A thesis on sizing nomenclature for women's
clothing. London: Clothing Institute.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Clothing and dress measurements
Kunick, P. (1984). Modern sizing and pattern making for women's
and children's garments: a scientific study in pattern construction and
a standard textbook for the clothing industry. London: Philip Kunick
Publications.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Dressmaking; Sizing; Pattern design
LaBat, K. L., & DeLong, M. R. (1990). Body cathexis and satisfaction
with fit of apparel. Clothing and Textile Research Journal, 8(2),
43-48.
ABSTRACT: The study examined the relationships between body cathexis (BC)
and consumer satisfaction (SAT)/dissatisfaction with the fit of ready-to-wear
clothing of 107 female consumers aged 19-40. Responses were measured on
3 scales: (a) SAT with fit of apparel at upper body (UB), (b) SAT with fit
of apparel at lower body (LB), and (c) SAT with fit of apparel for total
body (TB). Results show that SAT with overall fit at LB was less satisfying
than at UB and TB. SAT with fit at specific sites below the waist was also
less satisfying than at sites above the waist. Correlation for LB fit SAT
and lower BC was statistically significant, confirming a relationship between
the subjects' SAT with fit and feelings toward personal body.
KEYWORDS: Body cathexis
Lang, M. M. (1994). Height and weight of children enrolled in
two rural Ohio head start programs: A comparison to the national standards.
Unpublished master's thesis, Ohio University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Children and nutrition
Lee, Y. T. (1994). A bibliography on apparel sizing and related
issues. Gaithersburg, MS : Springfield, VA: U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Institute of Standards and Technology; For sale by National Technical
Information Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing
Lennon, S. J. (1992). Categorization as a function of body type.
Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 10(2), 18-23.
ABSTRACT: The study examined the extent to which devaluation of obese and
overweight individuals extends to size 14 women. Subjects were129 female
undergraduates who watched black-and white slides of 6 women, 3 of whom
wore size 6 and 3 of whom wore size 14. Subjects rated size 6 models higher
than size 14 models in terms of competence, friendliness, and being comfortable
to work with.
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body type; Body shape
LoCicero, F. (1989). Comparison of heights and weights of 203
elderly with existing standards. Unpublished master's thesis, Mount
Mary College.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry
Lucas, L. L. (1950). A study of sizing and grading in different
brands of misses' dress patterns. Master's thesis, University of North
Carolina, Greensboro, NC.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Patterns
Lunn, M. A. (1983). Relationships among body measurements of two
age groups of women and the apparel sizing standard. Master's thesis,
Oklahoma State University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing Standards; Body measurements
McConville, J. (1979). Analysis of body size measurements for
U.S. Navy women's clothing and pattern design. Massachusetts: Navy Clothing
and Textile Research Facility.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry; Clothing and dress measurement; Uniforms
McFarland, R. A. (1955). The application of human body size data
to vehicular design. New York: Special Publication Department: Society of
Automotive Engineers.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
McFarland, R. A. (1960). Human Body size and passenger vehicle
design. New York: Society of Automotive Engineers.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Human engineering; Automobiles
Meredith, H. V. (1950). Body size norms for children four to eight
years of age. The Journal of Pediatrics, 37(2), 183-189.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Children
Meredith, H. V. (1969). Body size of contemporary youth in different
parts of the world. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry
Meredith, H. V. (1969). Body size of contemporary groups of eight-year-old
children studied in different parts of the world. Chicago: University
of Chicago Press.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry; Children
Merritt, D. A. (1987). Body frame measures and perceptions of
frame size and weight. Unpublished master's thesis, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body composition; Body weight
Naidus, B. (1993). One size does not fit all. Littleton, Colorado:
Aigis Publications.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body image; Self-acceptance; Overweight women; Body size
Nash, H. (1951). The estimation of body size in relation to actual
body size, personal ethos, and developmental status. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). (1966). Weight by
height and age of adults, United States, 1960-1962. Washington, D.C.:
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). (1973). Selected
body measurements of children 6-11 years, United States. U.S. Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height; Anthropometry
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). (1973). Body weight,
stature, and sitting height: White and negro youths 12-17 years, United
States. Rockville: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
Public Health Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Body height; Infancy and childhood
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). (1983). Weight,
height, and selected body dimensions of adults, United States, 1960-1962.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public
Health Service.
ABSTRACT: Age and sex distributions for weight, height, erect sitting height,
normal sitting height, knee height, popliteal height, elbow rest height,
thigh clearance height, buttock-knee length, buttock-politeal length, elbow-to-elbow
breadth, and seat breadth
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry-U.S.
Newcomer, E. O. (1951). Eleven measures of body size on a 1950 sample
of 15-year-old white schoolboys at Eugene, Oregon. Human Biology,
23(1), 24-40.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
Newman, R. (1952). The assessment of military personnel by 1912
height-weight standards. Lawrence, Massachusetts: Quatermaster Climatic
Research Laboratory, Department of the Army.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Anthropometry
Newman, R. W. (1960). Sizing study: raincoat, man's, lightweight,
taupe 179. Natick, MS: Quartermaster Research and Engineering Center.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Anthropometry; Sizing; Body constitution; Clothing -- standards
Newman, R. W. (1960). Sizing study: experimental shirt and trousers,
men's, utility. Natick, MS: Quartermaster Research and Engineering Center.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Anthropometry; Body construction; Clothing standards
O'Brien, R. (1930). An annotated list of literature references
on garment sizes and body measurements. District of Columbia: Washington,
D.C. : U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Clothing and dress; Anthropometry
O'Brien, R. (1939). Children's body measurements for sizing garments
and patterns: a proposed standard system based on height and girth of hips.
Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Agriculture.
ABSTRACT: Contribution from Bureau of Home Economics. Published by the Dept.
of Agriculture as a part of a study of children's body measurements, a Works
Progress Administration project, sponsored by the Bureau of Home Economics.
cf 2d p. of cover.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Garment cutting; Standard
Ohhashi, M. (1978). Growth period division according to body type:
From the view point of garment planning. Kaseigaku Zasshi (Journal of
Home Economics of Japan), 29(7), 441-449.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body type
Patterson, C. A. (1981). Selected body measurements of women aed
sixty-five and older. Doctoral dissertation, Florida State University.
ABSTRACT: This exploratory study was undertaken to determine if elderly
ambulatory women are adequately represented in the present system of garment
sizing. Two-hundred and five women (114 white and 91 black) volunteered
from five Tallahassee senior citizens activities centers. Their ages ranged
from sixty-five to ninety-six with a mean of 73.912. Thirty-three body measurements
were taken on each subject and statistically analyzed using descriptive
statistics, t-tests, Pearson Product Moment Correlations (r), factor analysis,
partial correlations, and multiple regressions.
Data were examined to determine similarities and dissimilarities of body
measurements between the present study and O'Brien and Shelton's 1941 investigation
from which the present system of sizing standards were developed. Of the
thirty-three measurements compared, twenty-five were significantly different
between the two studies. Among those found to be dissimilar were bust, waist,
abdominal extension, and hip girth.
Statistical analysis yielded selected body measurements found to be key
indices for reliably predicting other body measurements. From these indices,
five alternative sizing systems were developed: height/weight, height/bust,
weight/waist height, bust/waist height, and abdominal extension/waist height.
Indices from both the horizontal and vertical measurements were selected
for each sizing system
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Elderly women
Prevatt, M. B. (1992). Fit and sizing evaluation of limited use
protective coveralls. Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnical
Institute and State University.
ABSTRACT: Overalls -- Evaluation. Work clothes -- Evaluation. Protective
clothing -- Evaluation.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Work clothes; Overalls
Randall, F. E. (1951). Survey of body size of army personnel,
male and female: Methodology. Lawrence, Massachusetts: Quartermaster
Climatic Research Laboratory.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry
Ranieri, R. A. J. (1985). An analysis of the anthropometric measurements
of the U. S. Navy male recruit in order to improve garment and pattern design
(sizes, clothing, United States). Doctoral dissertation, The University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study are, first, to improve the clothing
and pattern designs of the U. S. Navy male recruits by utilizing anthropometric
data, and second, to propose a tariff improvement, if possible.
The establishment of a bridge between the anthropometric data and the patternmaker
or designer was required. Statistical data of the mean and standard deviation
were utilized to identify the range of generic stature sizing for the upper
and lower torso garments. These same statistical tools were used to identify
the range of generic body type sizes for the full torso garment. The median
was utilized for individual garment sizes including the identification of
bench marks for pattern and garment design.
An improved range of generic sizes was established for stature. The key
variable for full torso type garments was identified as vertical trunk circumference
and chest circumference. From there a new range of generic size for body
type was established.
The use of statistical analysis of other body measurements associated with
garment design will provide for an improved fit. These same statistical
procedures indicate that in all cases except the new coverall, ,the tariff
required to support 90% of the population can be reduced.
Statistical analysis of data does provide the much needed bridge between
anthropometric measurements and the patternmaker or designer. Statistical
analysis also provides a key in reducing the tariff by identifying dead
inventory.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Clothing and pattern design; Uniforms
Ranieri, R. A. J. (1986). An analysis of the anthropometric measurements
of the U.S. Navy male recruit in order to improve garment and pattern design.
Dissertation Abstract International, B46/08, University of North Carolina,
Greensboro.
ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study are: (1) to improve the clothing
and pattern designs of the U.S. Navy male recruits by utilizing anthropometric
data, (2) to propose a tariff improvement. An improved range of generic
sizes was established for stature. The key variable for full torso type
garments was identified as vertical trunk circumference and chest circumference.
The use of statistical analysis of other body measurements associated with
garment design that provide an improved fit.
KEYWORDS: Body type; Anthropometric measurements; Pattern design
Ray, G. G., Ghosh, S., & Atreya, V. (1995). An anthropometric
survey of indian school children aged 3-5 years. Applied Ergonomics,
26(1), 67-72.
ABSTRACT: 81 body dimensions were taken from 198 children (aged 3-5 yrs)
to facilitate the design of school furniture, work space layout, and other
components of daily life, thus minimizing biomechanical, circulatory, and
visual problems. A standard Martin-type anthropometer was used. Results
show that both body height and vertical dimensions and body weight and horizontal
dimensions can be used to determine different body dimensions of other children
of that particular age group if their stature or body weight is known.
KEYWORDS: Body weight; Physical development; Body height
Reich, N. A. (1993). Body measurements of elderly women and the
relationship to ready-to-wear garment size. Tucson: School of Family
and Consumer Resources, University of Arizona.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body type; Body measurement; Elderly
Reich, N. A. (1993). ISR project for development of body measurement
tables for women 55 years and older and the relationship to ready-to-wear
garment size. Philadelphia: ASTM Institute for Standards Research.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body measurement; Women 55 years and older; Ready-to-wear
garment
Riley, M. C. (1965). A comparative study of measurements of boys'
ready-to-wear garments in relation to size, body types, price, and fabric.
Unpublished master's thesis, Texas Woman's University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Children's clothing
Roberts, J. (1983). Weight by height and age of adults, United
States, 1960-1962. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare, Public Health Service.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body weight
Romejko, L. C. (1989). A somatographic analysis of young and older
women. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Woman's University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
Salusso-Deonier, C. J. (1982). A method for classifying adult
female body form variation in relation to the U. S. standard for apparel
sizing. Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota.
ABSTRACT: Consumers, producers and distributors of adult female apparel
in the United States agree that an adequate apparel sizing standard is essential
to efficient apparel production. To be adequate, PS 42-70, the current standard,
must be accurate as a classification system for body form variation, easily
used within the apparel production process, and understandably labelled.
Current efforts to improve PS 42-70 have been focused on obtaining a current
data base. However, a sizing system is based on the data base and method
used to structure body form variation in that data base. The primary objective
of this study was to develop an empirical method for structuring a sizing
system which yielded a more efficient classification system than PS 42-70
The data base for this study was the 1977 survey of 1330 U. S. Army women
with 60 measurements per subject. Subjects varied in body size, regional
distribution, race and age. After discriminant analyses of race and age
effects, the sample was limited to subjects who were White or Black and
17-35 years old.
A review of the apparel sizing, body form classification and multivariate
statistics literatures yielded methodologies applicable to classification
of body form variation. Initial examination of PS 42-70 as a classification
system for the sample revealed poor proportioning of lengths and upper body
breadths. Fifteen principal components were used to summarize trends in
body form variation. Principal Components 1 and 2, laterality (fullness)
and linearity (length), were selected to describe body size and type. Parallel
cluster analyses of variation within categories defined by laterality and
linearity components and categories defined within PS 42-70 showed lower
body laterality and upper body linearity to be common variations among groups
homogeneous in overall size.
The experimental method was developed around relationships between magnitude
of laterality and linearity components. The Principal Component Sizing System,
PCSS resulting from this method structures variation within height intervals
along a linear-to-lateral body type continuum. The experimental method was
considered successfully developed when qualitative and quantitative comparisons
of PS 42-70 and PCSS as classification systems showed the latter to be numerically
more efficient and adequate
KEYWORDS: Clothing trade; Sizing; Standards; Clothing and dress measurements;
Anthropometry
Samaras, T. T. (1994). The truth about your height: Exploring
the myths and realities of human size and its effects on performance, health,
pollution, and survival. San Diego: Tecolote Publications.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
Sampedro, R. M. F. (1982). The anthropometric somatotype differences
between male and female tennis players 10 to 14 years of age in the state
of Tennessee. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Peabody College for
Teachers of Vanderbilt University.
ABSTRACT: This study was designed to identify the major differences in the
Health-Carter anthropometric somatotype of male and female ranked tennis
players in the Tennessee Tennis Association between the ages of 10 to 14
years. Subjects were 71 male and 49 female volunteer junior tennis players
of the State of Tennessee Tennis Association. No significant relationship
was found for any other groups between body size measures and somatotype
with performance or ranking in tennis. However, a slightly higher but yet
not significant relationship was shown when data of the top 20 ranked players
in each of the age and sex groups was analyzed. No significant differences
were noticed between males and females in their correlation coeficients.
KEYWORDS: Body size; Somatotype
Schmidt-Nielsen, K. (1976). Scaling: The importance of body size.
(Cassette Recording). Massachusetts: Science Center, Harvard University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
Scholl, T. O. (1976). Body size in developing nations: Is bigger
really better. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Temple University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry
Services., U. S. D. O. C. O. O. T. (1958). Body measurements for
the sizing of women's patterns and apparel; a recorded voluntary standard
of the trade. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Clothing trade; Standards; Clothing and dress measurements;
Anthropometry
Sharpe, B. K. (1970 1969). A comparison of four major pattern
companies' new sizing basic dress pattern measurements. Menomonie, WI:
Stout State University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Dressmaking; Pattern design
Shim, S., & Kotsiopulos, A. (1991). Big and tall men as apparel
shoppers: Consumer characteristics and shopping behavior. Clothing and
Textiles Research Journal, 9(2), 16-24.
ABSTRACT: The study examined shopping behavior of 172 men who shopped at
big and tall men's apparel specialty stores. Subject reflected a wide range
of clothing involvement and were classified as low, medium, and high involved
consumers. These three groups were compared on consumer characteristics
(e.g. clothing orientations, lifestyle activities, demographic characteristics)
and clothing shopping behaviors (e.g. satisfaction with clothing shopping
experiences, clothing buying practices).
KEYWORDS: Body size
Steele, M. F. (1982). Body size and form of Black school girls
age 9 years measured in Pitt county, North Carolina during 1980-1981. Dissertation
Abstracts International, 43(04), University of South Carolina.
ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to describe and compare body size,
form, and dietary intake of urban and rural Black school girls age 9 years
residing in the city of Greenville or rural Pitt County, North Carolina.
Twelve variables of body size and form were examined: body weight, standing
height, sitting height, upper limb length, lower limb length, arm girth,
calf girth, triceps skinfold, skelic index, upper limb stockiness index,
lower limb stockiness index, and weight-height index. Body size and form
measures were obtained from the 144 subjects by standard anthropometric
technique. There were no statistically significant differences found between
the two groups in dietary intake of protein, kilocalories, or vitamin A.
However, Greenville city girls were found to be taller (p<.05) than rural
Pitt County girls, with greater lower limb length (p<.05) and upper limb
length (p,<.01).
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry; Afro-American children; Body form
Taylor, J. A. (1986). Apparel design and evaluation based on expressed
needs of a large size teenage girl. Unpublished master's thesis (M.H.E.),
Bowling Green State University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body image
Theodorou, R. (1996). Short and tall. Crystal Lake, Illinois:
Rigby Interactive Library.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
Tilton, J. P. (1933). An objective study of body build in relation
to the use of height-weight norms. Harvard Graduate School of Education.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Anthropometry
Ulrich, M. J. (1938). A comparison of the body measurements of
girls 6 to 14 years with the measurements of dresses of corresponding size.
Unpublished master's thesis, Kansas State University.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size; Body measurement
Webster, S. B. V., Davalos, S. Pattern sizing and alteration.
(Audiovisual). New York: Practicality Press.
ABSTRACT: Demonstrates for the advances sewer how to fit and measure patterns,
how to alter and plan fabric cutting.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Alteration; Pattern
White, R. M. (1971). The body size of soldiers. Massachusetts:
United States Army Natick Research and Development Center.
ABSTRACT: (None)
KEYWORDS: Body size
Woodson, E. (1987). Apparel sizing for women age sixty-five plus.
Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University, College of Home Economics.
ABSTRACT: Clothing and dress measurements, aged women.
KEYWORDS: Sizing; Clothing and dress measurements
Woodson, E. M., & Horridge, P. E. (1990). Apparel sizing as it
relates to women age sixty-five plus. Clothing and Textiles Research
Journal, 8(4), 7-13.
ABSTRACT: The study were conducted (1) to compare body measurements of women
65 years of age or older to body measurements listed for commercial basic
patterns and Voluntary Product Standard PS 42-70, (2) to produce computerized
basic patterns from these 65-plus measurements and to compare them with
commercial basic patterns. Findings showed differences between the measurements
of the sample and the measurements of PS 42-70 and commercial basic apparel
patterns.
KEYWORDS: Body size; Elderly
Yoon, J. C., & Radwin, R. G. (1994). The accuracy of consumer-made
body measurements for women's mail order clothing. Human Factors, 36(3),
557-568.
ABSTRACT: An anthropometric study was performed on 103 women (aged 19-50
yrs) to determine differences in accuracy of body measurements made by consumers
for various body dimensions. Subjects were measured using a laboratory-grade
anthropometer. Measurements having the least error included waist, bust,
and neck circumferences and shoulder and waist heights.
KEYWORDS: Body size