What is BS EN 13402-1 – Size designation of clothes about?

BS EN 13402-1 is the first part of an international standard that focuses on the size designation of clothes and body measurement procedures.

BS EN 13402-1 defines body dimensions for garments, specifies a procedure for measuring the body, and gives pictograms to be used on garment labels.

BS EN 13402-1 also describes a flexible sizing system based on body dimensions and the related size labelling information for consumers, using a standard pictogram.

Who is BS EN 13402-1 - Size designation of clothes for?

BS EN 13402-1 on the size designation of clothes is useful for:

Textile manufacturer
Clothing industries
Textile testing laboratories
Fabric quality assurance authorities
Regulatory authorities

Why should you use BS EN 13402-1 - Size designation of clothes?

Currently, across Europe, several different systems are used for the size designation and labelling of clothes. This is confusing for consumers and creates inefficiencies across the supply chain.

Thus, BS EN 13402-1 serves the objective to harmonize and simplify the terms, definitions, and body measurement procedure of clothes for the benefit of consumers and the industry generally.

BS EN 13402-1 is intended to be used as a reference document to be consulted in a conjunction with the European Standard for the size designation of clothes applicable to the garment under consideration.

BS EN 13402-1 helps you ensure that the measurements are taken over as few clothes as possible and that these garments do not seriously affect the body shape or interfere with the taking of accurate measurements.

Within BS EN 13402-1, the values and intervals are provided for reference purposes as examples of best practice and have been adjusted considering the latest sizing surveys carried out in many other countries like Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, etc.

BS EN 13402-1:2001

Size designation of clothes - Terms, definitions and body measurement procedure

Current, Under Review

Published:

15 May 2001