Comments on: Shrinkage and fit

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:09:08 +0000

There’s a big difference between basic stats like bust, waist, hip and hgt versus detailed specs of your fit model.

By: Serena

Serena — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:54:08 +0000

Hi Kathleen! Here you suggest that a manufacturer detail the body dimensions on the hang tag for each size. However, you’ve written many times that a DE should closely guard the fit-model measurements. How do you account for both suggestions?

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:23:11 +0000

Push manufacturing; subverting the fit feedback loop

“Push” manufacturing can be described as producing an entire line of products without pre-selling and taking orders for it. This means making up a bunch of stuff without knowing if anybody wants it beforehand. In my opinion, push manufacturing is…

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:01:54 +0000

Fit and sizing entropy

When I said I could write an entire book about why vanity sizing was a myth, I was exaggerating only slightly. What I should have said was I could write an entire book about why clothing fits so poorly and…

By: Fashion-Incubator

Fashion-Incubator — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:10:29 +0000

Alternatives in womenâ€™s sizing

In my continuing series discussing fit and apparel sizing see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6; Iâ€™ve failed to explain how sizing determinations are made, how standards are drawn followed by industry application. In this post Iâ€™ll explain how survey…

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:00:02 +0000

This is something I have pondered a lot. One of the things I want on my clothing website is a detailed explanation about how the clothes will fit you.

By: J

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:44:23 +0000

I had no idea — that’s very enlightening.