DIN EN 13402-3:2016-02

In order to size mass-produced clothes, the body size of the intended wearer needs to be defined and identified with the nearest size on a table of standard sizes. In this system, the body size is defined by scales of the appropriate primary and, where necessary, secondary dimensions. A good degree of standardization is achieved by the establishment of open-ended size scales with variable intervals in at least the primary dimension for each garment type. Where body shape is characterized by a number of girth dimensions and height, the primary dimension is placed on a size table, while the secondary dimensions are variables. The nearest whole number in the tables for that dimension is used for purposes of size designation.The tables of measures as described in this document constitute a grouping of body sizes appropriate to the European population. Body measurement tables are readily compiled from this information. It is necessary to use an open system with inbuilt flexibility, because body shape and proportions for any one population group varies. As the results of the sizing surveys of the different countries vary, the tables in this document provide the required flexibility.