A case for the revision of U.S. sizing standards

Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Newcomb, Beth ^a   Istook, Cindy ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body measurements; FFIT for apparel ; Fit; SizeUSA; Sizing

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SHAPE; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER SERVICE; FIT; STANDARD;

EID: 33846184193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15330915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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