I am surprised, that guy took the time and wrote a good mail, not like the Miele guys!
Thumbs up! btw, Britain should change indeed the driving side! Look at Sweden, they did decades ago ----- Original Message ----- From: "Markus Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: [USMA:22404] Re: Metric clothing labels in the US? > Markus Kuhn wrote in [USMA:22337] on 2002-09-25 18:36 UTC: > > I just sent the following to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and some > > people on http://apparelandfootwear.org/4col.cfm?pageID=174 : > > > > Dear Mr. Mellian, > > > > I read with great interest on > > > > http://www.ansi.org/public/news/2002july/what_my_size.html > > > > a progress report about the -- in my eyes *very* needed and desireable > > -- standardization of clothing labels based on real body measurements. > > [...] > > I just got the attached reply. > > Markus > > -- > Markus G. Kuhn, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK > Email: mkuhn at acm.org, WWW: <http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/> > > > Dear Mr. Kuhn, > > I read your questions and recommendations with a great smile on my face. > The reason for the "Smile" was not because what you suggested was funny, > because this has been my life long war, argument, and friendly or > unfriendly discussions with the apparel industry. However, here it is, my > private, unofficial responds to your question: > > ASTM standards provide body measurements tables in both units. > However, ASTM can not force for industry. these are voluntary standards. > > I wish I had a better answer this question. No I do not believe that > there is a chance that the apparel industry will use metric units in > labels, not only that I am even not sure that we will be able to convince > the apparel industry to use body measurements on labels. I might sound > very pessimistic, this is because I have been U.S. delegate to ISO > Technical Committee 133, and worked in development of Size Designation, > Pictogram and Labelogram to be used for clothing. Have been trying to > explain, how important these communication devices are for consumers for > years and so far there is not much for me to be happy about. However, I am > proud of my success in convincing the U.S. Navy to include body > measurements on labels of uniforms. I hope that these women will be > educated and demand the same information buying their civilian clothes. > > The European Union will be all set to use metric units by 2009. I > have no idea how many more decades will take for U.S. to adopt the > metrication. I am afraid industry will not make any changes, until U.S. > government decides to adopt metric units to replace the current one. This > is as difficult as changing driving rules in England. > > Thank you for your interest in a subject that I am very passionate about. > Cheers. Sirvart >
