BS 6185:1982

This standard BS 6185:1982 Specification for size designation of men's wear is classified in these ICS categories:

• 61.020 Clothes

This British Standard specifies a system of designating the sizes of men’s garments that are classified as:

1. covering the upper body only, or
2. covering the lower body only, or
3. covering the whole body,

and it applies to civilian and uniform garments.¹⁾

Both control dimensions on which the size designation system is based and the method of indicating the size designation on a garment label are specified.