A Study on Sizing System for the Competitive Manufacturing Environment of Domestic Apparel Product -Based on the Outerwear of Men in Their Twenties-

우리 나라 의류제품의 국제경쟁력 제고를 위한 사이즈체계 연구 -20대 남성의류 사이즈를 중심으로-

  • Received : 1999.11.11
  • Published : 1999.11.30

Abstract

For proper communication among manufacturers in many countries and for consumer's convenience in purchasing garments imported from foreign countries, the ISO revised the size designation system in 1969. Since 1970's many countries have revised their standard sizing system by adopting the ISO system. The purpose of this study is to satisfy domestic consumer's needs by developing a sizing system based on that of ISO for Korean men in their twenties, and to contribute to entering the international fashion market by manufacturing high quality apparel products. The results were as follows: By measuring and analyzing of men in their twenties, average height is 172 cm, average chest girth is 92.8 em, average hip girth is 93.4cm and average drop is 15.8. According to the result to analyzing body type of this study, athletic type(drop 18) is 47.8%, regular type (drop 12) is 37.3%, the 2 types covers 85%.

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