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Volume 14, Issue 1
1 February 2002
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Research Article| February 01 2002

Graphical analysis of bra size calculation procedures

M.C.M. Wright
M.C.M. Wright
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5953
Print ISSN: 0955-6222
© MCB UP Limited
2002
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology (2002) 14 (1): 41–45.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09556220210420327

A widely used procedure for calculating bra size from body measurements is analysed graphically. It is shown that arbitrarily small variations in the body measurements can cause a difference of up to three cup sizes in the calculated bra size. Some implications are discussed and improved procedures suggested.

Keywords: Garments, Measurement
© MCB UP Limited
2002
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