Designation:D8077/D8077M−16(Reapproved2022)StandardTablesforBodyMeasurementsforMatureBigMenType,SizeRange46–641ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8077/D8077M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThesebodymeasurementtablesweredevelopedfromevaluationofdatacurrentlyusedintheapparelindustry.ThesetablesweredevelopedfromdatapublishedbytheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce;theCaesarStudy;theSizeUSAStudy;currentU.S.industry;andstudies,scans,anddocumentationfromAlvanonInc.2Thesetablestakeintoconsiderationmaturebigmenatastandardheightof178cm(5ft10in.)(65%ofaverageU.S.population)takingintoaccountthedecreaseandincreaseinbodyweightthatshiftapersonfromonesizetoanother,whilethispersondoesnotgaininheight.Majorevaluationwasdoneandreviewingtheincrementalgrowthatdifferentmajorbodypointshasbeenaddressedanddefinedidentifyingincreaseanddecreaseatdifferentratesinspecificareas:chest/bust,waist,high-hip,andhip/seat.Additionally,toservetheindustrybetter,incrementalmovementbetweensizeswasreviewedensuringsmoothtransitionbetweensizes.Toverifytheproposedbodymeasurements,athree-dimensionalavatarwascreatedinthematurebigmensizerange46through64byAlvanonInc.foravisualreference.1.Scope1.1Thesetableslistbodymeasurementsofmaturebigmenfiguretypesizes46–64.Althoughthesearebodymeasurements,theycanbeusedasabaselineindesigningapparelforbigmeninthissizerangewhenconsideringsuchfactorsasfabrictypeeaseforbodymovement,styling,andfit.1.2Thesetableslistbodymeasurementsforthecompleterangeofbigmensizing.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoes...
