BS 3666:1982

This standard BS 3666:1982 Specification for size designation of women's wear is classified in these ICS categories:

• 61.020 Clothes

This British Standard specifies a system of designating the size of women’s outerwear and underwear garments that are classified as:

1. covering the upper body, or
2. covering the whole body, or
3. covering the lower body only,

and it applies to civilian and uniform garments.

Both the control dimensions on which the size designation system is based, and the method of indicating the size designation on a garment label, are specified.

This British Standard also contains details of a size coding scheme, which is to be included on the garment label together with the control dimensions.