Garment measurement control
A size label does not tell a factory how to measure a garment. Buyers need a point-of-measure table that names the exact location, garment state, method, base size, tolerance and grading rule. Without that record, two people can measure the same sample and report different results.
Direct answer
Choose the target wearer and approved body-measurement basis, then define the garment type and intended ease. Draw or photograph every point of measure, assign a unique code, state whether the garment lies flat, is relaxed, stretched or fastened, and specify units, tools and rounding. Record base-size garment measurements, plus and minus tolerances and size-to-size grade rules separately. Measure the fit sample twice, resolve method disagreements before changing numbers, and version the approved table with the exact sample and pattern reference.
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Record target population, garment type, silhouette, intended layer, fit description and sales market. Keep body-measurement research separate from finished-garment dimensions. A body chest value and a laid-flat garment chest width are not interchangeable fields.
Assign each measurement a code, name and annotated diagram. Mark exact start and end points, seam inclusion, edge path and whether the value is half or full circumference. Avoid instructions such as normal length or standard width.
State whether buttons or zips are closed, elastic is relaxed, wrinkles are smoothed without stretching and the garment is face up or face down. Record measuring tool, surface, units, decimal precision and rounding.
Link the base-size table to target body dimensions, intended ease, pattern version and fit sample. Explain design measurements that do not directly follow body size. Do not copy a competitor chart as production evidence.
Tolerance is the accepted production variation around one target; grading changes the target between sizes. Show plus and minus tolerance beside each point and show size-to-size increments in a separate rule or full-size table.
Have two trained reviewers measure the same sample independently. Compare results and inspect points with disagreement. Fix diagram, garment state or method wording before widening tolerance to hide a poor instruction.
Record sample ID, pattern, measurement table, reviewer, approval date and authorized deviations. Issue a new version after fit, construction or wash changes and retire the old active copy from factory and inspection packs.
Reusable buyer brief
Style, garment type and target wearer: Fit intent, layer and base size: Body-measurement basis and source: Point code, name and diagram reference: Start/end points and measurement path: Garment state, closure and tension: Unit, tool, precision and rounding: Base-size garment target: Plus/minus production tolerance: Size-to-size grade rule: Repeatability result and corrections: Sample, pattern, version and approver:
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Before you send the request
It is a defined garment measurement location and method. A usable point includes start and end positions, garment state, path, unit and diagram.
No. Tolerance controls variation around one size target; grading defines intended measurement changes between sizes. Keep the two records separate.
No. Body dimensions help define intended fit, while production needs finished-garment measurements, construction context, ease and tolerances.
Update target measurements, diagrams and pattern reference in a new controlled version. Keep the approved sample and decision record linked to it.
Keep the request specific
If two reviewers cannot locate or measure a point consistently, the specification is incomplete. Clarify the diagram, garment state and path first. Tolerance should reflect controlled production needs, not uncertainty in the measuring instruction.
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MINJI separates anthropometric body dimensions, finished-garment measurements, production tolerances and grading. ISO 8559-1 and ISO 8559-2 provide current measurement and size-designation context; no universal fit table is assumed.
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