Sizes.com is mainly written for a consumer audience. If you sew seriously, are interested in how garments are produced commercially, or aspire to working in the industry on a professional level, you will find the following sites very interesting.
An outstanding resource developed at Cornell University by Susan Ashdown, Lora Cowie, et al. Extensive, specialized, bibliographies; be sure to click on “Related References.” By the way, the menu gadget, by Nathan Demarest, is an elegant bit of web design:
www.sizingsystems.human.cornell.edu/index_gif.html
Scroll down to find a set of sizes tutorials on Kathleen Fasanella's Fashion Incubator. On the way you will pass a wealth of information on other aspects of clothing design:
www.fashion-incubator.com/tutorials/
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