IS 14484: Size designation of clothes - Men's and boys' underwear, nightwear and shirts

11 Pages·1997·1.1 MB·English

by  Bureau of Indian Standards

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IS 14484 (1997): Size designation of clothes - Men's and
boys' underwear, nightwear and shirts [TXD 20: Made-up
Textiles]
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IS 14404 : 1997
IS0 4415 : 1981
[SupersedingIS10015(Part5):1983]
(Reaffirmed - 2012)

Indian Standard
EZIS NOITANGISED FO CLOTHES - MEN’S AND
’SYOB UNDERWEAR, NIGHTWEAR AND STRIHS
ICS 61.020

0( SIB 7991
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH RAFAZ MARG
NEW IHLED 200011
September 7991 Price Group 3
slerappa edaM-ydaeR( Garments) lanoitceS Committee, XT 91
LANOITAN FOREWORD
sihT naidnI dradnatS hcihw si lacitnedi htiw 0SI 5144 : 1891 eziS“ noitangised fo sehtolc - s’neM dna ’syob
,raewrednu raewthgin dna ,”strihs deussi yb eht lanoitanretnI noitazinagrO rof noitazidradnatS .)OSI( saw
detpoda yb eht uaeruB fo naidnI sdradnatS no eht noitadnemmocer fo eht slerappA edaM-ydaeR( Garments)
lanoitceS Committee dna lavorppa fo eht elitxeT noisiviD .licnuoC
sihT dradnats sedesrepus SI 51001 (Part 5) : 3891 ot ngila lanoitaN dradnatS htiw eht gnidnopserroc -anretnI
lanoit .dradnatS
lacinhceT mudnegirroC 1 ot eht evoba lanoitanretnI dradnatS sah osla neeb .detaroprocni
ehT txet fo 0SI dradnats sah neeb devorppa sa elbatius for noitacilbup sa naidnI dradnatS tuohtiw .snoitaived
niatreC snoitnevnoc ,era ,revewoh ton lacitnedi ot esoht desu ni naidnI .sdradnatS noitnettA si ylralucitrap
nward ot eht :gniwollof
a) Wherever eht sdrow lanoitanretnI‘ raeppa’dradnatS gnirrefer ot siht ,dradnats yeht dluohs eb daer sa
naidnI‘ .dradnatS
b) Comma ( , ) sah neeb desu sa a lamiced marker ni eht lanoitanretnI ,dradnatS elihw ni naidnI
,sdradnatS eht tnerruc ecitcarp si ot esu a tniop ( ) sa eht lamiced marker.
nI siht naidnI ,dradnatS eht gniwollof lanoitanretnI dradnatS si derrefer .ot daeR ni sti ecalp eht gniwollof :
International Standard Indian Standard Degree of
Equivalence
0SI 3635 : 1891 eziS noitangised fo SI 35441 : /7991 0SI 5363 : 1891 eziS lacitnedI
sehtolc - snoitinifeD dna ydob noitangised fo sehtolc - snoitinifeD
tnemerusaem erudecorp dna ydob tnemerusaem erudecorp
IS 14484 : 1997
ISO 4415 : 1981
Indian Standard
EZIS NOITANGISED FO CLOTHES - MEN’S AND
’SYOB UNDERWEAR, NIGHTWEAR A-ND STRIHS
0 Introduction 2 Reference
This International Standard is one of a series which deals This International Standard should be read in conjuction with
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essentially with the size designation of clothing, and is not the following International Standard
directly concerned with sizing systems as such.
IS0 3635, Size designation of clothes - Definitions and body
The primary aim of this and other international Standards in measurement procedure.
this series, is the establishment of a size designation system
that indicates fin a simple, direct and meaningful manner) the
body size of the man or boy that a garment is intended to fit.
Provided that the shape of his body (as indicated by the ap- 3 Definitions
propriate dimensions) has been accurately determined this
system will facilitate the choice of garments that fit. For the purposes of this International Standard, the definitions
:
given in IS0 3635 and the following definitions apply
The size designation system is based on body and not garment
measurements. Choice of garment measurements is normally 1.3 :
man A male person whose growth in height is finished.
left to the designer and the manufacturer, who are concerned
with style, cut and other fashion elements, and who must make
due allowance for garments normally worn beneath a specific 3.2 boy : A male person whose growth in height is not yet
garment. finished.
Definitions and body measurement procedure are prescribed in
IS0 3635, which is applicable to all categories of clothing.
4 Control dimensions
1 Scope and field of application The control dimensions shall be as follows :

:
This International Standard establishes a system of designating a) Men’s garments covering the upper body only
the sizes of men’s and boys’ underwear, nightwear and shirts
that are classified as Other than formal Formal and
and uniform shirts uniform shirts
al covering the upper body only, or
1) Chest girth 11 Neck girth
b) covering the elohw body, or 2) Arm length
b) Boys’ garments covering the upper body only :
cl covering the lower body only,
Other than formal Formal and
and applies to civilian and uniform garments.” and uniform shirts uniform shirts
Both the control dimensions on which the size designation 1) Chest girth 1) Neck girth
system is based, and the method of indicating the size designa-
tion on a garment label, are laid down. 2) Height 2) Arm length
1) Examples of garments co\,ered yb siht ianoltanretnl dradnatS era nevtg nl eht an!~!~r,

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IS0 4415 : 1981
6 Labelling
c) Men’s and boys’ underwear and nightwear
covering the whole body:
6.1 Method
II Chest girth
The size designation of each garment shall be indicated clearly,
2) Height
conspicuously and in plainly legible form on a label, or on a
swing ticket, or on both. Pictograms shall be large enough to
d) Men’s garments covering the loser body only: ensure immediate understanding and numerals shall, in all
cases, be readily discernible.
1) Waist girth
e) Boys’ garments covering the lower body only:
6.2 Attachment
1) Waist girth
The label or swing ticket shall be securely attached to the gar-
2) Height ment and so positionedas to be easily readable.
5 Size designation
6.3 Additional information
5.1 The size designation of each garment shall comprise the
control dimensions (see clause 41, in centimetres, of the in- Information additional to the size designation may be separ-
tended wearer of that garment. Where practicable, the stan- ately indicated on the label, or on the swing ticket, or on both,
dard pictogram, as given in IS0 3635, should be used as a
provided that it does not in any way reduce the prominence and
means of indicating the size designation. Where it is not prac-
conspicuousness of the size designation. Such additional infor-
ticable to use the standard pictogram, the control
mation may include a size code number, body measurements,
measurements shall be given, together with the descriptive
or garment measurements considered to constitute useful in-
words such as chest girth, waist girth, etc., alongside, in the
formation.
order in which they are given in clause 4.
NOTE - The above requirements shall not preclude the use, in excep-
6.4 Examples of labels
tional instances and as specified by the national standards organization
concerned, of
The examples of labels given in figures 1 and 2 illustrate
al size designations comprising only one or two of the applicable methods of labelling that range from the simple indication on
control dtmensions;
the standard pictogram of the relevant control dimensions to
bl size designations shown as a range by stating the minimum more elaborate forms that provide additional information, such
and maximum control measurements separated by an oblique as a garment measurement or a size code number. Where the
stroke or hyphen. size designation is supplemented by a size code number,
separation of the two, as illustrated, renders the size code
5.2 Garment measurements shall no? be incorporated rn the number readily recognizable as being part of a system of size
size designation but, where consrdered of value, garment designation adopted .by a national or limited population group
measurements may be Indicated separately (see 6.3). only.

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a) Man’s singlet
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96
I
CHEST GIRTH 4
or
1 MEDIUM 11
b) Man’s formal shirt
or
c) Man’s combinations
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100 \ I
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!1! II /-
a
or
170-176

d) Man’s long underpants
IWAlSTH 72 I
or
HEIGHT W-170 ”
Figure 1 - Examples of labels for men’s wear garments

1) Examples of additional information included in accordance with 6.3.
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