Clothing sizes

Sizing systems vary based on the country and the type of garment, such as dresses, tops, skirts, and trousers.

This results in country-specific and vendor-specific labels incurring additional costs, and can make internet or mail order difficult.

Then garment makers noticed that the range of human body dimensions was relatively small (for their demographic).

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.

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia still use the JUS (F.G0.001 1979, F.G0.002 1979, F.G0.003 1979) standards developed in the former Yugoslavia.

[10] In addition to typical girth measurements clothing is also marked to identify which of 5 height bands: X-Short, Short, Medium, Tall, X-Tall, and body types: Slim, Normal, or Full, it is designed to fit.

[11] Private organization ASTM International started to release its own recommended size carts in the 1990s.