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Why medium is the starting point

Short answer: M sits in the middle of the range the brand sells. If the system is built from the middle, the distance...

What a base size is

Short answer: The base size is the size the whole model is built and tried on. All other sizes are calculated from it...

Why the steps between sizes are not equal

Short answer: Bodies do not grow in proportion from one size to the next. A chest can grow a lot while a shoulder bar...

What grading means

Short answer: Grading is the calculation that turns one size into all the others. Every measurement on the pattern gr...

How a sizing system comes about

Short answer: The brand picks a set of body measurements for a base size and calculates the other sizes from it. The ...

Why two brands use different sizes

Short answer: Each brand builds its sizes on its own customer group and its own base pattern. There is no shared yard...

What the size marking is based on

Short answer: The letter on the label stands for a set of body measurements that the brand has chosen itself. No shar...

Note your measurements in one place

Short answer: Write down your chest, waist, hip and inseam measurements in your phone. Then you can order from any sh...