Standardisation Of Clothing

Series

Series Name

Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

115

Length of issue (in feet)

543

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fabrics
2. 2Standardisation Of Clothing
3. 3Pre-Shaped Clothing
4. 4Acclimatisation
5. 5Clothing For The Future

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Most clothing sizes are based on statistics of height and girth as interpreted by each manufacturer, but at London’s Royal College of Art they are recording dimensions, shape, and even skin texture, so that what we buy "off the peg" will fit like a glove.

Keywords

Education and training; Arts and crafts; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Fashion and costume; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/115

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Fred Goodland

Presenter

Marion Foster

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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