Designation:D6960–04StandardTableofBodyMeasurementsRelatingtoWomen’sPlusSizeFigureType,Sizes14W–32W1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6960;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistablelistsbodymeasurementsoftheadultfemale“plus”figuretype,sizes14Wthrough32W.Althoughthesearebodymeasurements,theycanbeusedasabaselineindesign-ingapparelforfemalefiguresinthissizerangewhenconsid-eringsuchfactorsasfabrictype,desiredeaseforbodymovement,styling,andfit.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitheracceptableSIunitsorinch-poundunitsshallberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextileMaterialsD5219TerminologyRelatingtoaBodyDimensionforApparelSizing2.2ISOStandards:ISO3635-1981SizeDesignationofClothes,DefinitionsandBodyMeasurementProcedure3ISO8559GarmentConstructionandAnthropometricSurveys-BodyDimension33.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsrelatingtobodydimen-sions,refertoTerminologyD5219.Fordefinitionsofothertextiletermsusedinthistable,refertoTerminologyD123.4.SignificanceandUse4.1TheuseofthebodymeasurementinformationgiveninTable1willenablemanufacturerstodeveloppatternsandgarmentsthatareconsistentwiththecurrentanthropometriccharacteristicsofthepopulationofinterest.4.2Thistableshouldinturnreduceorminimizeconsumerconfusionanddissatisfactionrelatedtoapparelsizing.4.3Forfurtherinformation,refertoISO3635andISO8559.5.Apparatus5.1Allapparatusarecalibratedforaccuracy.5.2TapeMeasure,dimensionallystableandapproximately15mm(1⁄2in.)wideandgraduatedaccuratelyinmm(1⁄16in.)increments.5.3PlasticGoniometer,tomeasurethedegreeofshoulderslope.5.4Scale,calibratedforstandardbodywe...
