Dear Stan, I once worked with a researcher who was given the task of finding a suitable way to give 'sizes' to panty hose.
He measured all linear bits on hundreds of panty hose wearers (height, waist to floor, inside leg, front to back, and so on. Then he measured all of the circular bits he could find (waist, hips, thighs, calves, ankles, etc). In the end he decided that the best measuring method was to dip each client into a large overflow bath and measure how much water was collected giving a size for each client in litres but he didn't think that women's clothing stores could cope with this sort of reasonable and rational behaviour. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 Geelong, Australia 61 3 5241 2008 Pat Naughtin is manager of http://www.metricationmatters.com an internet website that focuses on the many issues, methods and processes that individuals, groups, companies, and nations use when upgrading to the metric system. Contact Pat Naughtin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2007 06 11 10:39 PM, "STANLEY DOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I sent the following letter to The Washington Times regarding an article it > published from the Associated Press.. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: STANLEY DOORE <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Letters WashTimes <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:09 PM > Subject: Swimwear & Metric > > Dear Editor: > > Buying clothing in sets like swimwear doesn't make sense according the The > Washington Times June 10 article titled "Suitable Swimwear." So why not use > body dimensions/measurements as described in the article rather than sizes for > all clothing? > > Already established metric measurements (numbers) could be used, so there is > nothing to invent. Some stores now give out plastic metric tape measures free > of charge. Electronic scanners are available to scan the entire body and can > give precise dimensions needed to determine good fitting clothing for > everyone. These are ideal for getting away from sets and sizes, and, it could > foster more tailor-made clothing too. > > Metric measurements will help the public get clothing what it wants and to > make people look better too. We're going metric anyway, so why not use it; > it's just numbers. > > G Stanley Doore > 301-572-4939 > Silver Spring MD 20904 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >
