Presentation made the 28th October 2015 at the 6th International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies, Hometric Consulting, Lugano, Switzerland. Since the conduction of the CAESAR survey in the year 2000, more than 20 large-scale national or specific population surveys have been conducted across the world using 3D body scanning technologies of different kind. These surveys have been mainly addressed to the apparel industry and for some cases also for healthcare applications, most of the studies have been based on the use of a set of body measurements typically following ISO 8559 and ISO 7250 definitions. In Spain, IBV conducted the Spanish female survey in 2007-2008 and has recently completed the male (2013-2014) and children surveys (2014-2015). The whole Spanish 3D database comprises over 12.000 individuals in standing posture sharing a common homologous structure and includes over 50 measurements by individual. The recent standard EN 13402-3:2013 proposes to substitute the size codes of garment (e.g. XS, S, M, L, XL, etc. or 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, etc.) by the use of the body measurements that would fit the person wearing that garment. This document, currently under review, proposes the use of a pair of body measurements (i.e. one primary and one secondary) for the size designation and labelling of each type of garment (e.g. hips-waist for trousers, chest-neck for shirts, bust-hips for dresses, etc.). It also determines, for each primary and secondary pair of measurements, the intervals to be used for compiling standard garment sizes for men, women, boys, girls and infants based on the national anthropometric studies of different European countries (i.e. Netherlands, France, Sweden, Germany, Romania and Spain). This paper describes the main results of the three Spanish surveys. And it also presents series of tools that will help the apparel manufacturers and retailers to make an effective use of Spanish databases in the design and labelling of products addressed to the Spanish market following the forthcoming size designation interval standards (EN 13402). These tools consist of a website providing with the basic anthropometric statistics, two books with the population measures by age range (one for female and one for male populations), a collection of digital mannequins and a collection of physical mini-mannequins (scale 1/20). Moreover, the access to the 3D databases makes possible to IBV to extend the use of these data for the provision of new consultancy services for clothing companies about how to improve garment design and fitting.

1. Paper #17
3D body data of the Spanish
population and its application
to the apparel industry
Technical Session 12: Anthopometric Studies & Surveys
28th October 2015
Alfredo Ballester

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• Developers of 3D scanners
• E-commerce Virtual Fashion
• CAD developers
• Digital Human Model developers
• Body mannequin manufacturers
• 3D database owners
• 1D database owners
Technology Development Partner
for IT Industry and Academia
• Transports
• Footwear
• Furniture
• Orthopaedics
• Electronic Devices
• Workplace Ergonomics
Product Design Consultancy
for Manufacturing Industries
• Automotive
• Apparel
• Home Appliances
• Headgear

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• Developers of 3D scanners
• E-commerce Virtual Fashion
• CAD developers
• Digital Human Model developers
• Body mannequin manufacturers
• 3D database owners
• 1D database owners
Technology Development Partner
for IT Industry and Academia
• Transports
• Footwear
• Furniture
• Orthopaedics
• Electronic Devices
• Workplace Ergonomics
Product Design Consultancy
for Manufacturing Industries
• Automotive
• Apparel
• Home Appliances
• Headgear

4. • Introduction
• Spanish 3D surveys
• Adult data tools
• Children data tools
• Conclusions

5. Introduction

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AlvaForm

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AlvaForm

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BARRIERS TO APPAREL INDUSTRY
a) Voluntary character of
standards for size labeling
b) Different languages and
definitions of measurements
and body dimensions
c) Lack of common criteria
relating body measurements
and garment dimensions

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BARRIERS TO APPAREL INDUSTRY
a) Voluntary character of
standards for size labeling
b) Different languages and
definitions of measurements
and body dimensions
c) Lack of common criteria
relating body measurements
and garment dimensions

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BARRIERS TO APPAREL INDUSTRY
a) Voluntary character of
standards for size labeling
b) Different languages and
definitions of measurements
and body dimensions
c) Lack of common criteria
relating body measurements
and garment dimensions

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EN 13402-3:2013
Size designation of clothes.
Body measurements and intervals

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EN 13402-3:2013
Size designation of clothes.
Body measurements and intervals

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EN 13402-3:2013
Size designation of clothes.
Body measurements and intervals

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EN 13402-3:2013
Size designation of clothes.
Body measurements and intervals

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EN 13402-3:2013
Size designation of clothes.
Body measurements and intervals

24. Spanish 3D survey data

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Registration, neutral pose harmonisation and measurement extraction (Ballester et al. 2014)

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Registration, neutral pose harmonisation and measurement extraction (Ballester et al. 2014)

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32. Adult data tools

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Tools developed according to Spanish
Clothing and apparel industry associations
Adult data tools

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Tools developed according to Spanish
Clothing and apparel industry associations
Adult data tools
a) Selection of the Market segments:
16-34, 35-54, 55-65 (16-65)
b) Selection of the measurement list (37)
c) Selection of measurement pairings and
intervals (adoption of EN 13402-3)

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Adult data tools
1) Population “heatmap” for primary
and secondary measurement
pairs for each age group
(EN13402-3 )
2) Statistical avatars and physical
mini-mannequins (Ballester et al. 2014)
3) Full measurement description of
statistical avatars (Ballester et al. 2014)

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Hip 84
Waist 65
Hip 92
Waist 73
Hip 100
Waist 79
Hip 108
Waist 89
Hip 116
Waist 101
Hip 125
Waist 111
Hip 135
Waist 119

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Hip 84
Waist 65
Hip 92
Waist 73
Hip 100
Waist 79
Hip 108
Waist 89
Hip 116
Waist 101
Hip 125
Waist 111
Hip 135
Waist 119
7977 81 8375
Waist variations
for Hip 100 cm

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Bust 92cm
Hip 100cm
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Bust 92cm
Hip 100cm
16-34 55-65

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1D to 3D creation and measurement (Ballester et al. 2014)

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1D to 3D creation and measurement (Ballester et al. 2014)

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1D to 3D creation and measurement (Ballester et al. 2014)

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1D to 3D creation and measurement (Ballester et al. 2014)

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1D to 3D creation and measurement (Ballester et al. 2014)

56. Children data tools

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These tools developed according to
European childrenswear associations
Children data tools
a) Body height vs. age
b) Use of physical mannequins in
patternmaking and fit quality checking
c) Use of body measurement size tables
Key differences with adults:

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Tools developed for the European &
Spanish childrenswear associations
Children data tools

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Tools developed for the European &
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Tools developed for the European &
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Children data tools

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Tools developed for the European &
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Tools developed for the European &
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69. Conclusion

70. Conclusion

71. References

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• ISO 8559, 1989. Garment Construction and Anthropometric Surveys - Body Dimensions.
International Organization for Standardization. Ref no. 8559e1989. ISO, Switzerland
• ASTM Standards for Body Measurements. ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-6228-0
• S. Alemany et al. (2010). Anthropometric survey of the Spanish female population
aimed at the apparel industry. In Proc eedings of the 2010 Int Conf on 3D Body
Scanning Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, (pp 307-315), doi: 10.15221/10.307
• R. Trieb et al. (2013) EUROFIT: Integration, Homogenisation and Extension of the Scope
of Large 3D Anthropometric Data Pools for Product Development. In Proc 4th Int Conf
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• A. Ballester et al. (2014). 3D-based resources fostering the analysis, use, and
exploitation of available body anthropometric data. In Proc of 5th Int Conf on 3D Body
Scanning Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, doi:10.15221/15.184
• SOE3/P1/E482. "Red trans-regional para la transferencia tecnológica y la innovación en
el sector de la moda y confección de la región SUDOE a través de la explotación de
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• FP7-SME-2013-606091. "Development of a new extended product-service to overcome
size assignment and fitting barriers for children fashion on-line market addressing
customer needs" (KidSize), FP7, European Commission
Key References

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