prEN ISO 8559-1

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 8559-1:2020
01-junij-2020
Označevanje velikosti oblačil - 1. del: Antropometrične opredelitve za merjenje
telesa (ISO 8559-1:2017)

Size designation of clothes - Part 1: Anthropometric definitions for body measurement

Désignation des tailles de vêtements - Partie 1: Définitions anthropométriques pour la

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................vi

Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................vii

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3.1 Landmark points and levels (Figures 1 to 26) ............................................................................................................. 1

3.2 Lines and planes (Figures 27 to 31) ..................................................................................................................................14

4 Measuring conditions and equipment ........................................................................................................................................17

4.1 Conditions and apparatus ..........................................................................................................................................................17

4.1.1 Clothing of subject .......................................................................................................................................................17

4.1.2 Support surfaces ...........................................................................................................................................................17

4.1.3 Body symmetry ..............................................................................................................................................................17

4.1.4 Posture ...................................................................................................................................................................................17

4.1.5 Other requirements ....................................................................................................................................................18

4.2 Equipment ................................................................................................................................................................................................18

4.2.1 Anthropometer ...............................................................................................................................................................18

4.2.2 Tape measure ...................................................................................................................................................................18

4.2.3 Chainette and narrow tape ..................................................................................................................................18

4.2.4 Large sliding caliper, sliding caliper and spreading caliper.....................................................18

4.2.5 Weighing scale ................................................................................................................................................................18

4.2.6 Inclinometer .....................................................................................................................................................................18

5 Basic body measurements .......................................................................................................................................................................19

5.1 Vertical measurements (Figures 32 to 49) ..................................................................................................................19

5.1.1 Stature ....................................................................................................................................................................................19

5.1.2 Recumbent length ........................................................................................................................................................19

5.1.3 Chin height .........................................................................................................................................................................20

5.1.4 Front neck height .................. .................................................... ....................................................................................20

5.1.5 Back neck height ...........................................................................................................................................................21

5.1.6 Chest height .......................................................................................................................................................................21

5.1.7 Bust height .........................................................................................................................................................................22

5.1.8 Under bust height.........................................................................................................................................................23

5.1.9 Midriff height ...................................................................................................................................................................23

5.1.10 Waist height ......................................................................................................................................................................24

5.1.11 Upper hip height ...........................................................................................................................................................24

5.1.12 Top hip height ..................................................................................................................................................................25

5.1.13 Hip height ............................................................................................................................................................................26

5.1.14 Maximum hip girth height ....................................................................................................................................26

5.1.15 Inside leg height ............................................................................................................................................................27

5.1.16 Knee height ........................................................................................................................................................................27

5.1.17 Outer ankle height .......................................................................................................................................................28

5.1.18 Back neck height (sitting) .....................................................................................................................................28

5.2 Breadths, widths and depths (Figures 50 to 56) ....................................................................................................29

5.2.1 Hip breadth ........................................................................................................................................................................29

5.2.2 Neck base width ............................................................................................................................................................29

5.2.3 Bust point width ............................................................................................................................................................30

5.2.4 Armscye front to back width ..............................................................................................................................30

5.2.5 Chest depth ........................................................................................................................................................................31

5.2.6 Bust depth...........................................................................................................................................................................31

5.2.7 Abdomen/hip depth ..................................................................................................................................................32

5.3 Girth measurements (Figures 57 to 84) .........................................................................................................................32

5.3.1 Head girth ...........................................................................................................................................................................33

5.3.2 Neck girth ............................................................................................................................................................................33

5.3.3 Neck base girth ...............................................................................................................................................................33

5.3.4 Bust girth .............................................................................................................................................................................34

5.3.5 Bust girth contoured .................. ......................................................................................................................... .......34

5.3.6 Chest girth (at axilla) .................................................................................................................................................35

5.3.7 Upper chest girth ..........................................................................................................................................................35

5.3.8 Under bust girth ............................................................................................................................................................36

5.3.9 Midriff girth .......................................................................................................................................................................36

5.3.10 Waist girth ..........................................................................................................................................................................37

5.3.11 Upper hip girth ...............................................................................................................................................................37

5.3.12 Top hip girth .....................................................................................................................................................................38

5.3.13 Hip girth ...............................................................................................................................................................................38

5.3.14 Maximum hip girth (seat measure girth) ................................................................................................39

5.3.15 Armscye girth ..................................................................................................................................................................40

5.3.16 Upper-arm girth ............................................................................................................................................................40

5.3.17 Elbow girth ........................................................................................................................................................................40

5.3.18 Elbow girth, arm bent ...............................................................................................................................................41

5.3.19 Wrist girth ..........................................................................................................................................................................41

5.3.20 Thigh girth ..........................................................................................................................................................................42

5.3.21 Mid - thigh girth .............................................................................................................................................................42

5.3.22 Knee girth ............................................................................................................................................................................43

5.3.23 Lower knee girth ...........................................................................................................................................................43

5.3.24 Calf girth ...............................................................................................................................................................................44

5.3.25 Minimum leg girth .......................................................................................................................................................44

5.3.26 Ankle girth ..........................................................................................................................................................................45

5.3.27 Diagonal trunk girth...................................................................................................................................................45

5.3.28 Centre trunk length ....................................................................................................................................................46

5.4 Distances measured following the surface of the body (Figures 85 to 107) ..................................47

5.4.1 Shoulder length ..............................................................................................................................................................47

5.4.2 Back shoulder width ..................................................................................................................................................47

5.4.3 Across back shoulder width (through the back neck point) ...................................................48

5.4.4 Across back width ........................................................................................................................................................48

5.4.5 Back neck point to waist ........................................................................................................................................48

5.4.6 Scye depth length .........................................................................................................................................................49

5.4.7 Across front width .......................................................................................................................................................49

5.4.8 Front neck point to waist .......................................................................................................................................50

5.4.9 Side waist length ...........................................................................................................................................................50

5.4.10 Side neck point to bust point ..............................................................................................................................51

5.4.11 Side neck point to waist level .............................................................................................................................51

5.4.12 Back neck point to bust point ............................................................................................................................52

5.4.13 Back neck point to waist level ...........................................................................................................................52

5.4.14 Upper arm length (shoulder to elbow, elbow bent) .......................................................................53

5.4.15 Lower arm length (elbow to wrist – elbow bent) ............................................................................53

5.4.16 Underarm length ...........................................................................................................................................................54

5.4.17 Back neck point to wrist length .......................................................................................................................54

5.4.18 Total crotch length .......................................................................................................................................................55

5.4.19 Front crotch length .....................................................................................................................................................55

5.4.20 Back crotch length .......................................................................................................................................................56

5.4.21 Side waist to hip ............................................................................................................................................................56

5.4.22 Outside leg length ........................................................................................................................................................57

5.4.23 Back neck point to ground (contoured) ....................................................................................................57

5.5 Hand and foot measurements (Figures 108 to 114) ...........................................................................................58

5.5.1 Hand girth ...........................................................................................................................................................................58

5.5.2 Hand length (wrist crease) ..................................................................................................................................58

5.5.3 Palm length perpendicular ...................................................................................................................................59

5.5.4 Index finger length ......................................................................................................................................................59

5.5.5 Foot length .........................................................................................................................................................................60

5.5.6 Foot width ...........................................................................................................................................................................60

5.5.7 Foot girth .............................................................................................................................................................................61

5.6 Other measurements (Figure 115) .....................................................................................................................................61

5.6.1 Body mass ...........................................................................................................................................................................61

5.6.2 Shoulder slope ................................................................................................................................................................61

5.7 Calculated measurements (Figures 116 to 122).....................................................................................................62

5.7.1 Contoured centre trunk length .........................................................................................................................62

5.7.2 Back neck point to knee ..........................................................................................................................................63

5.7.3 Torso height ......................................................................................................................................................................63

5.7.4 Straight body rise .........................................................................................................................................................64

5.7.5 Thigh length ......................................................................................................................................................................64

5.7.6 Inside leg length ............................................................................................................................................................65

5.7.7 Bust cup size .....................................................................................................................................................................65

5.7.8 Outer arm length ...........................................................................................................................................................65

Annex A (informative) Pictogram .........................................................................................................................................................................67

Annex B (informative) Standing and seated postures with arm positions ................................................................74

Annex C (informative) Landmark and measurement mapping .............................................................................................76

Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................80

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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 133, Clothing sizing systems — Size designation,

This first edition cancels and replaces ISO 3635:1981 and ISO 8559:1989, which have been technically

This document is the first of a three-part International Standard (ISO 8559-1, ISO 8559-2 and

ISO 8559-3). It comprises the definition and generation of anthropometric measurements that can be

used for the creation of size and shape profiles and their application in the field of clothing. It forms a

foundation for ISO 8559-2, Primary and secondary dimension indicators, and ISO 8559-3, Methodology for

creating body measurement tables and intervals. Reference is made to measurements and procedures in

This document provides a description of anthropometric measurements that can be used as a basis for

the creation of physical and digital anthropometric databases. The list of measurements specified in

this document is intended to serve as a guide for practitioners in the field of clothing who are required

to apply their knowledge to select population market segments and to create size and shape profiles

for the development of all garment types and their equivalent fit mannequins. The list provides a

guide for how to take anthropometric measurements, as well as give information to clothing product

development teams and fit mannequin manufacturers on the principles of measurement and their

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