EN ISO 8559-1:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST ISO 8559-1:2017
Označevanje velikosti oblačil - 1. del: Antropometrične opredelitve za merjenje
telesa (ISO 8559-1:2017)
Size designation of clothes - Part 1: Anthropometric definitions for body measurement
(ISO 8559-1:2017)
Größenbezeichnung von Bekleidung - Teil 1: Anthropometrische Definition für
Körpermaße (ISO 8559-1:2017)
Désignation des tailles de vêtements - Partie 1: Définitions anthropométriques pour la
mesure du corps (ISO 8559-1:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8559-1:2020
ICS:
61.020 Oblačila Clothes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 8559-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 61.020
English Version
Size designation of clothes - Part 1: Anthropometric
definitions for body measurement (ISO 8559-1:2017)
Désignation des tailles de vêtements - Partie 1: Größenbezeichnung von Bekleidung - Teil 1:
Définitions anthropométriques pour la mesure du Anthropometrische Definition für Körpermaße (ISO
corps (ISO 8559-1:2017) 8559-1:2017)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 8559-1:2017 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 133 "Clothing sizing
systems - size designation, size measurement methods and digital fittings” of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 8559-1:2020 by Technical
Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8559-1:2017 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 8559-1:2020 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8559-1
First edition
2017-03
Size designation of clothes —
Part 1:
Anthropometric definitions for body
measurement
Désignation des tailles de vêtements —
Partie 1: Définitions anthropométriques pour la mesure du corps
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Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Landmark points and levels (Figures 1 to 26) . 1
3.2 Lines and planes (Figures 27 to 31) .14
4 Measuring conditions and equipment .17
4.1 Conditions and apparatus .17
4.1.1 Clothing of subject .17
4.1.2 Support surfaces .17
4.1.3 Body symmetry .17
4.1.4 Posture .17
4.1.5 Other requirements .18
4.2 Equipment .18
4.2.1 Anthropometer .18
4.2.2 Tape measure .18
4.2.3 Chainette and narrow tape .18
4.2.4 Large sliding caliper, sliding caliper and spreading caliper.18
4.2.5 Weighing scale .18
4.2.6 Inclinometer .18
5 Basic body measurements .19
5.1 Vertical measurements (Figures 32 to 49) .19
5.1.1 Stature .19
5.1.2 Recumbent length .19
5.1.3 Chin height .20
5.1.4 Front neck height . . .20
5.1.5 Back neck height .21
5.1.6 Chest height .21
5.1.7 Bust height .22
5.1.8 Under bust height.23
5.1.9 Midriff height .23
5.1.10 Waist height .24
5.1.11 Upper hip height .24
5.1.12 Top hip height .25
5.1.13 Hip height .26
5.1.14 Maximum hip girth height .26
5.1.15 Inside leg height .27
5.1.16 Knee height .27
5.1.17 Outer ankle height .28
5.1.18 Back neck height (sitting) .28
5.2 Breadths, widths and depths (Figures 50 to 56) .29
5.2.1 Hip breadth .29
5.2.2 Neck base width .29
5.2.3 Bust point width .30
5.2.4 Armscye front to back width .30
5.2.5 Chest depth .31
5.2.6 Bust depth.31
5.2.7 Abdomen/hip depth .32
5.3 Girth measurements (Figures 57 to 84) .32
5.3.1 Head girth .33
5.3.2 Neck girth .33
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5.3.3 Neck base girth .33
5.3.4 Bust girth .34
5.3.5 Bust girth contoured . . .34
5.3.6 Chest girth (at axilla) .35
5.3.7 Upper chest girth .35
5.3.8 Under bust girth .36
5.3.9 Midriff girth .36
5.3.10 Waist girth .37
5.3.11 Upper hip girth .37
5.3.12 Top hip girth .38
5.3.13 Hip girth .38
5.3.14 Maximum hip girth (seat measure girth) .39
5.3.15 Armscye girth .40
5.3.16 Upper-arm girth .40
5.3.17 Elbow girth .40
5.3.18 Elbow girth, arm bent .41
5.3.19 Wrist girth .41
5.3.20 Thigh girth .42
5.3.21 Mid - thigh girth .42
5.3.22 Knee girth .43
5.3.23 Lower knee girth .43
5.3.24 Calf girth .44
5.3.25 Minimum leg girth .44
5.3.26 Ankle girth .45
5.3.27 Diagonal trunk girth.45
5.3.28 Centre trunk length .46
5.4 Distances measured following the surface of the body (Figures 85 to 107) .47
5.4.1 Shoulder length .47
5.4.2 Back shoulder width .47
5.4.3 Across back shoulder width (through the back neck point) .48
5.4.4 Across back width .48
5.4.5 Back neck point to waist .48
5.4.6 Scye depth length .49
5.4.7 Across front width .49
5.4.8 Front neck point to waist .50
5.4.9 Side waist length .50
5.4.10 Side neck point to bust point .51
5.4.11 Side neck point to waist level .51
5.4.12 Back neck point to bust point .52
5.4.13 Back neck point to waist level .52
5.4.14 Upper arm length (shoulder to elbow, elbow bent) .53
5.4.15 Lower arm length (elbow to wrist – elbow bent) .53
5.4.16 Underarm length .54
5.4.17 Back neck point to wrist length .54
5.4.18 Total crotch length .55
5.4.19 Front crotch length .55
5.4.20 Back crotch length .56
5.4.21 Side waist to hip .56
5.4.22 Outside leg length .57
5.4.23 Back neck point to ground (contoured) .57
5.5 Hand and foot measurements (Figures 108 to 114) .58
5.5.1 Hand girth .58
5.5.2 Hand length (wrist crease) .58
5.5.3 Palm length perpendicular .59
5.5.4 Index finger length .59
5.5.5 Foot length .60
5.5.6 Foot width .60
5.5.7 Foot girth .61
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5.6 Other measurements (Figure 115) .61
5.6.1 Body mass .61
5.6.2 Shoulder slope .61
5.7 Calculated measurements (Figures 116 to 122).62
5.7.1 Contoured centre trunk length .62
5.7.2 Back neck point to knee .63
5.7.3 Torso height .63
5.7.4 Straight body rise .64
5.7.5 Thigh length .64
5.7.6 Inside leg length .65
5.7.7 Bust cup size .65
5.7.8 Outer arm length .65
Annex A (informative) Pictogram .67
Annex B (informative) Standing and seated postures with arm positions .74
Annex C (informative) Landmark and measurement mapping .76
Bibliography .80
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 133, Clothing sizing systems — Size designation,
size measurement methods and digital fittings.
This first edition cancels and replaces ISO 3635:1981 and ISO 8559:1989, which have been technically
revised.
A list of all parts in ISO 8559 can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
This document is the first of a three-part International Standard (ISO 8559-1, ISO 8559-2 and
ISO 8559-3). It comprises the definition and generation of anthropometric measurements that can be
used for the creation of size and shape profiles and their application in the field of clothing. It forms a
foundation for ISO 8559-2, Primary and secondary dimension indicators, and ISO 8559-3, Methodology for
creating body measurement tables and intervals. Reference is made to measurements and procedures in
ISO 7250-1.
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Size designation of clothes —
Part 1:
Anthropometric definitions for body measurement
1 Scope
This document provides a description of anthropometric measurements that can be used as a basis for
the creation of physical and digital anthropometric databases. The list of measurements specified in
this document is intended to serve as a guide for practitioners in the field of clothing who are required
to apply their knowledge to select population market segments and to create size and shape profiles
for the development of all garment types and their equivalent fit mannequins. The list provides a
guide for how to take anthropometric measurements, as well as give information to clothing product
development teams and fit mannequin manufacturers on the principles of measurement and their
underlying anatomical and anthropometrical bases.
Annex A describes the use of the pictogram (standardized and modified) based on the selection of most
usual body dimensions used for clothing size designation.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with national, regional or international
regulations or agreements to ensure harmony in defining population groups and to allow comparison
of anthropometric data sets.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http:// www .iso .org/ obp
NOTE Annex C summarizes the mapping of the terms related to body landmark points, levels (3.1) and lines
and planes (3.2) with listed measurements:
— Table C.1 — Vertical measurements (5.1), breadths, widths and depths (5.2);
— Table C.2 — Girth measurements (5.3);
— Table C.3 — Distances measured following the surface of the body (5.4);
— Table C.4 — Other measurements (5.6), calculated measurements (5.7).
3.1 Landmark points and levels (Figures 1 to 26)
NOTE See Annex C for mapping of points and levels to measurements.
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3.1.1
shoulder point
most lateral point of the lateral edge of the spine (acromial process) of the scapula, projected vertically
to the surface of the skin
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
Note 2 to entry: Identical to acromion in ISO 7250-1.
Figure 1 — Shoulder point
3.1.2
centre point of brow ridge
most anterior point of the forehead between the brow ridges in the mid-sagittal plane
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
Note 2 to entry: Identical to Glabella in ISO 7250-1.
Figure 2 — Centre point of brow ridge
3.1.3
tragion
point of the notch just above the tragus (the small cartilaginous flap in front of the ear hole)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
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Figure 3 — Tragion
3.1.4
orbitale
lowest point of the lower border of the orbital margin (lower edge of the eye socket)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.
Figure 4 — Orbitale
3.1.5
lowest point of chin
lowest point of the tip of the chin in the midsagittal plane, projected anteriorly when the head is held in
the Frankfurt plane
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 5.
Note 2 to entry: Identical to menton in ISO 7250-1.
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Figure 5 — Lowest point of chin
3.1.6
back neck point
tip of the prominent bone at the base of the back of the neck (spinous process of the seventh cervical
vertebra) in the mid-sagittal plane, and projected posteriorly to the surface of the skin
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 6.
Note 2 to entry: Identical to cervicale in ISO 7250-1.
Figure 6 — Back neck point
3.1.7
side neck point
crossing point of the neck base line and the anterior border of the trapezius muscle
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 7.
Note 2 to entry: Side neck points are determined when locating neck base line (3.2.1).
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Figure 7 — Side neck point
3.1.8
front neck point
crossing point of the line connecting medial superior boarders of the left and right clavicles and front
median line
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 8.
Figure 8 — Front neck point
3.1.9
‘Adam’s apple’ point
most anterior point of the thyroid cartilage
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 9.
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Figure 9 — ‘Adam’s apple’ point
3.1.10
elbow point
most prominent point of the olecranon of ulna
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 10.
Figure 10 — Elbow point
3.1.11
bust point
most anterior point of the bust when wearing bra
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 11.
Note 2 to entry: For information relating to type of bra to be worn, see 4.1.1.
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Figure 11 — Bust point
3.1.12
centre chest point
point on the union of the third and fourth sternebrae, in the midsagittal plane
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 12.
Note 2 to entry: Identical to mesosternale in ISO 7250-1.
Figure 12 — Centre chest point
3.1.13
armpit front fold point
front fold point of the armpit on arm scye line determined using a scale placed under arm
Note 1 to entry: The level is decided as the upper edge of a rule placed under the armpit.
Note 2 to entry: See Figure 13.
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Figure 13 — Armpit front fold point
3.1.14
armpit back fold point
back fold point of the armpit on arm scye line determined using a scale placed under arm
Note 1 to entry: The level is decided as the upper edge of a rule placed under the armpit.
Note 2 to entry: See Figure 14.
Figure 14 — Armpit back fold point
3.1.15
lowest rib point
inferior point of the bottom of the rib cage (tenth rib) projected horizontally, 45° from the midsagittal
plane, to the surface of the skin
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 15.
Note 2 to entry: Identical to lowest point of rib cage in ISO 7250-1.
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Figure 15 — Lowest rib point
3.1.16
highest point of the hip bone
highest point at the side of the upper border of the iliac crest
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 16.
Figure 16 — Highest point of the hip bone
3.1.17
centre point of kneecap
centre of patella when the thigh muscles are relaxed
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 17.
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Figure 17 — Centre point of kneecap
3.1.18
outer ankle point
most lateral point of the outer ankle bone (lateral malleolus)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 18.
Figure 18 — Outer ankle point
3.1.19
wrist point
most prominent point of the bulge of the head of ulna (prominent bone at the little finger side of the wrist)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 19.
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Figure 19 — Wrist point
3.1.20
under bust level
level directly below breast when wearing a bra
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 20.
Note 2 to entry: For information relating to type of bra to be worn, see 4.1.1.
Figure 20 — Under bust level
3.1.21
midriff Level
midway between the under-bust and waist levels
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 21.
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Figure 21 — Midriff level
3.1.22
waist level
midway between the lowest rib point and the highest point of the hip bone at the side of the body
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 22.
Figure 22 — Waist level
3.1.23
upper hip level
midway between the top-hip and waist levels
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 23.
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Figure 23 — Upper hip level
3.1.24
top hip level
midway between the waist level and hip level
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 24.
Figure 24 — Top hip level
3.1.25
hip level
level of the greatest projection at the back of the body (buttocks)
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 25.
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Figure 25 — Hip level
3.1.26
inside leg level
level of highest visible point at the junction between the right and left thighs observed from the back
of subject
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 26.
Figure 26 — Inside leg level
3.2 Lines and planes (Figures 27 to 31)
NOTE See Annex C for mapping of lines and planes to measurements.
3.2.1
neck base line
line at the neck base defined using a chainette that passes back neck point and the front neck point
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 27.
Note 2 to entry: Side neck points (3.1.7) are determined when locating the neck base line.
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Figure 27 — Neck base line
3.2.2
shoulder line
line connecting side neck point and shoulder point
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 28.
Figure 28 — shoulder line
3.2.3
armscye line
line passing the shoulder point and under the arm defined using a chainette or narrow tape
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 29.
Note 2 to entry: Armpit front fold point (3.1.13) and armpit back fold point (3.1.14) are determined when locating
armscye line.
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Figure 29 — Armscye line
3.2.4
midsagittal plane
antero-posterior (front to back) median plane of the body
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 30.
Figure 30 — Midsagittal plane
3.2.5
Frankfurt plane
standard horizontal plane at the level of the left tragion, upper border of the cartilaginous flap in front of
the ear hole (tragus), and the left orbitale, the lower border of the orbital margin, when the midsagittal
plane of the head is held vertically
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 31.
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Figure 31 — Frankfurt plane
4 Measuring conditions and equipment
4.1 Conditions and apparatus
4.1.1 Clothing of subject
Measure the body without shoes and in body fitting clothing without bagginess or folds. Bra and briefs
are worn to ensure maintenance of ethical practice but, when determining bust girth, it is important
to select a bra that does not impact on the measurement of the breast. Bras need to be well fitting,
unpadded classic brassiere made of light material without other supports.
Types of attire can affect the measurement of the breast. Therefore, the types of bras worn shall be
recorded.
NOTE Different body morphologies can make some measurements difficult to acquire e.g. under bust.
4.1.2 Support surfaces
Standing surfaces and sitting surfaces shall be flat, horizontal and not compressible.
4.1.3 Body symmetry
For measurements which may be taken on either side of the body, it should be indicated on which side
the measurement was taken.
4.1.4 Posture
Annex B describes the standing and seated postures with arm positions related to the measuring
conditions).
Standing posture one: the subject stands erect with feet together, weight distributed equally on both
feet, shoulders relaxed. The head is orientated in the Frankfurt plane (see Figure B.1).
Standing posture two: the subject stands with feet placed shoulder width apart, weight distributed
equally on both feet, shoulders relaxed. The head is orientated in the Frankfurt plane (see Figures B.2
and B.3).
Seated posture: the subject sits erect with head in the Frankfurt plane. The thighs are parallel to each
other with a 90° angle between the torso and thigh and thigh and lower leg. Feet can be supported or
legs can hang freely (see Figure B.4).
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