- Author
- National Bureau of Standards
- Title
- Body Measurements for the Sizing of Boys' Apparel. NBS Voluntary Product Standard.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- PS 36-70, December 1971, 24 p.
- Distribution
- NIST is no longer involved in any activities related to apparel-size standards.
- Keywords
- garments | males | children
- Identifiers
- body measurements; pattern sizes; size designations; span charts; sizing
- Abstract
- This Voluntary Product Standard covers standard size designations, size classifications, and body measurements for the sizing of boys' apparel. The standard includes sections on applications of the system, recommended methods of identification, methods of measuring, and clothing allowances. The measurements given in this standard are body, not garment, measurements.