Developing Standard Size Chart for Teenage Girls of 17-19 Years Using Anthropometry

Abstract

This paper highlights the lack of common or acceptable standards of size charts across categories in the Indian fashion industry where each manufacturer follows own or foreign sizing systems. The author dwells on initiatives taken by the Government of India as well as individuals that have embarked on this journey of creating India-specific size charts which is an ongoing process. The purpose of this paper is to develop a sizing chart for teenage (17 to 19 years) girls based on anthropometric body measurements, with the objective to ensure apt garment fitment. This pilot study captures anthropometric data of 25 teenage (17 to 19 years) girls consisting of body weight, length, and girth measurements, amounting to a total of 26 measurements. The author computes mean, mode, and median values to understand the central tendency of sizing charts. Further, the paper evaluates the correlations between each anthropometric measurement across all measurements to identify key correlations using the coefficient correlation technique. Standard deviation is leveraged to derive size categories, intervals, and separate the outliers. The author concludes and recommends a model for developing standard sizing charts to cover most of the population.