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BS 6185:1982

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Specification for size designation of men\'s wear

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-30-1982

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Control dimensions
5 Size designation
6 Labelling
Appendix
A Examples of garments
Figures
1 Examples of labels for men's outerwear
2 Examples of labels for men's underwear

Provides a system of designating the sizes of men's garments that are classified as covering the upper body only, or covering the lower body only, or covering the whole body. Applies to civilian and uniform garments.

This British Standard specifies a system of designating the sizes of men’s garments that are classified as:

  1. covering the upper body only, or
  2. covering the lower body only, or
  3. covering the whole body,

and it applies to civilian and uniform garments.1)

Both control dimensions on which the size designation system is based and the method of indicating the size designation on a garment label are specified.

Committee
TCI/66/-/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 74/35787 DC and 77/35002 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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