Standard Body Dimensions

By Textile School Last updated Mar 13, 2018

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People come in all different sizes and can be measured in lots of different ways.When measuring the body for apparel design and production, it is necessary to have a few key landmarks of which to measure to and from. There are two types of body landmarks, those that are actual points on the body and those that are horizontal circumferences around the body.The Standard Body Measurements are based on the industry’s top fit model’s measurements.

Standard Body Dimensions

Items	Standards
Accessories, motifs, prints and trim	All accessories, motifs, prints and trims must perform in accordance with the relevant fabric performance standard and care instructions selected for the garment. Securely attach trims and motifs with no puckering. Conceal all raw edges. Embroidery must be neat and clean on the reverse side. Clip and remove all loose threads on embroidery. Securely attach fused motifs using correct time, temperature and pressure. The fusing process must not leave impressions, have an adhesive strike through or distort garments. Trims and accessories must not have exposed sharp edges or sharp points.
Belt loops	Securely attach belt loops at the bottom. Neatly clip the loose ends of loops short to give a good appearance.
Bindings	Finish bindings to a neat and flat appearance. Bindings must be free of joins. Binding seams must not crack or come apart.

Standard body dimensions for various garments

Body dimensions for infants:
The following table provides the body dimensions for infants garments.

Size	00000	0000	000	00	0	1	2	3
Height (cms)	52	56	62	68	76	84	92	100
To fit weight (kg)	3	4	6	8	10	12	–	–
To fit chest (cms)	–	–	–	–	–	–	56	58
Age (months)	prem	newborn	0-3	3-6	6-12	12-18	–	–

Body dimensions for toddlers:
The following table provides the body dimensions for toddlers’garments.

Size	2	3	4	5	6	7
Height (cms)	92	100	108	115	120	125
To fit chest (cms)	56	58	60	62	64	66
To fit waist (cms)	54	55	56	57	58	59

Body dimensions for girls:
The following table provides the body dimensions for girls garments.

Size	7	8	10	12	14	16
Height (cms)	125	130	140	150	160	165
To fit chest (cms)	66	68	74	80	86	90
To fit waist (cms)	59	60	62	64	66	70

Body dimensions for boys:
The following table provides the body dimensions for boys’garments.

Size	7	8	10	12	14	16	18
Height (cms)	125	130	140	150	160	170	180
To fit chest (cms)	66	68	72	76	80	86	92
To fit waist (cms)	59	60	64	68	72	76	78

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Body dimensions for ladies:
The following table provides the body dimensions for ladies’ garments.

Size	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
To fit bust (cms)	85	90	95	100	105	110	115
To fit waist (cms)	65	70	75	80	85	90	95
To fit hip (cms)	90	95	100	105	110	115	120

Body dimensions for ladies’ full figure:
The following table provides the body dimensions for ladies’ full figure garments.

Size	16F	18F	20F	22F	24F	26F
To fit bust (cms)	110	115	120	125	130	135
To fit waist (cms)	95	100	105	110	115	120
To fit hip (cms)	115	120	125	130	135	140

Body dimensions for men’s general outerwear and underwear:
The following table provides the body dimensions for men’s garments.

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL	4XL	5XL	6XL
To fit chest (cms)	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120	125	130
To fit waist (cms)	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120

Body dimensions for men’s garments to cover the lower body:
The following table provides the body dimensions for men’s pants and shorts.

Size	74R	3 77R	79R	S 4 82R	84R	M 5 87R	L 6 93R	XL 7 97R	2XL 8 102R	3XL 107R	4XL 112R	5XL 117R	6XL 122R
To fit waist(cms)	74	77	79	82	84	87	92	97	102	107	112	117	122
To fit in leg(cms)	71	74	74	77	77	79	82	83	84	84	84	84	84

Size

74R

77R

79R

S
4
82R

84R

M
5
87R

L
6
93R

XL
7
97R

2XL
8
102R

3XL

107R

4XL

112R

5XL

117R

6XL

122R

To fit waist(cms)

102

107

112

117

122

To fit in leg(cms)

Body dimensions for stout men’s garments to cover the lower body:
The following table provides the body dimensions for stout men’s pants and shorts.

Size	4S 92ST	5S 97ST	6S 102ST
To fit chest (cms)	92	97	102
To fit waist (cms)	74	77	79

Body dimensions for multiple fitting(tailored) outwear:
The following table provides the body dimensions for men’s suits.

Size	87	92	97	102	107	112	117	122
To fit chest (cms)	87	92	97	102	107	112	117	122
To fit waist (cms)	77	82	87	92	97	102	107	112