Unit D MERCHANDISE INFORMATION

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Unit DMERCHANDISE INFORMATION

• 4.04 Explain sizing in apparel.

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Sizing for Womenswear

• Misses
• Juniors
• Petites
• Womens (plus size)
• Tall (over 58)
• Maternity
• Double ticketed

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Misses

• Fuller figure
• Longer waisted
• Sizes even numbers 0 to 20

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Juniors

• A size, not an age
• Youthful look
• Slender and shorter waisted
• Sizes odd numbers 0-15

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Petites

• Shorter women usually 54 and under
• Sized using a P after the number

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Womens (plus and half sizes)

• Larger fuller figures of average height
• Sized using a W after the number

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Tall (over 58)

• Hemlines, sleeves, and waistlines longer
• Sized using a T after the number

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Maternity

• Garments that allow for expansion
• Available in a range of womenswear sizes

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Double ticketing

• Apparel is marked with two sizes.
• Examples 5/6, 9/10, 11/12

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Sizing for Menswear

• Tailored clothing
• Shirts
• Pants

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Tailored clothing

• Suits sized by chest measurement and height
• Short
• 55 to 57
• Regular
• 58 to 511
• Long
• 6 to 63
• Extra long 64 and over

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Tailored clothing (cont.)

• Extra large size 50 and over and 6 or taller
• Portly large sizes and 55 to 6
• Athletic cut expanded chests and narrowed
  waistlines

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Shirts

• S, M, L, XL, XXL for sports shirts and sweaters
• Dual sizing for dress shirts (Neck width and
  sleeve length) Example 16 neck size x 32
  sleeve length)
• Only long-sleeved shirts are considered dress
  shirts.
• Ties are only worn with dress shirts.

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Pants

• Waist size and inseam length (34 waist x 36
  length)
• Some mens pants may come in S, M, L, XL, XXL.
• Some dress slacks are left unhemmed to be
  finished by the stores tailor.

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Sizing for Infants and Childrens Apparel

• Infants
• Toddlers
• Children
• Preschool
• Older

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Infants apparel

• Newborn
• 0-24 months
• 3-6 months
• 6-12 months
• 12-18 months
• 18-24 months
• S, M, L, XL

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Toddlers (Crawling and walking)

• 2T 4T

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Children

• Preschool
• Slim, regular, girls and boys, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6x,
  and 7
• Small (2-3), medium (4-5, and large (6-7)
• Older
• Girls sizes 7-16 and also slim or plus sizes
• Boys sizes 8-22 and also slim or husky sizes