Is there a global sizing standard?

[neph93]

Unusual role swap here. My instinctive answer to the question was: «No, measure your clothes», while yours is thorough and detailed [emoji1]

[Giles]

[Kasi]

Come to a conclusion, for me What is size doesn’t matter.. but measurement are important.

Sizes go up and down.

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[Giles]

More data…..

Historical increase in size
In almost all countries of the world, the average body size has increased significantly over the last 100 years. While German men were still approximately 13 cm smaller at the beginning of the 20th century, Spanish men increased over 14 cm and Iranians even over 16 cm. With the women, the height of South-Korean-women rose by over 20 cm.

These drastic increases are unique in the history of mankind. In no phase of the evolution humans became so much bigger, as since the industrial revolution at the end of the 18. century. In the preceding 1000 years both men and women did not grow at all on average and before that only by 1-2 cm per 1000 years.

[Kasi]

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[mclaincausey]

@Giles:

Sizing varies between geographies because peoples size and shape varies between geographies. In The Netherlands, the average male height is a tad over 6 feet and weight is 194lbs, in the USA 5' 8" and 200lbs, and in Japan 5' 6" and 155lbs

Body Mass Index (BMI)
Japan: 25.0
Netherlands: 25.6
USA: 30.4

We win again, losers! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

[goosehd]

…that is such a depressing statistic.    Especially when one considers all of the additional health issues that come with it.

[DrPat]

The OP also needs to be a sticky in the Facebook group.  Perhaps with an explanation of why a small brand like IH doesn’t have any incentive to make a size 8XL.

[Giles]

@DrPat:

Perhaps with an explanation of why a small brand like IH doesn’t have any incentive to make a size 8XL.

[nurunuru]

@mclaincausey:

@Giles:

Sizing varies between geographies because peoples size and shape varies between geographies. In The Netherlands, the average male height is a tad over 6 feet and weight is 194lbs, in the USA 5' 8" and 200lbs, and in Japan 5' 6" and 155lbs

Body Mass Index (BMI)
Japan: 25.0
Netherlands: 25.6
USA: 30.4

We win again, losers! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

Somewhat tangential, but I remember back when I lived in Japan I had to do an annual health check through my employer.  The doctor gave me a summary at the end and said everything was just fine apart from my being overweight.  I'm 5'10" and back then had a 30" waist.  No idea what I weighed, but couldn't have been more than 165 lbs I'm guessin'.

I did not take him seriously.