Where did women's sizes originate?

Question

like where did they come up with like size zeros? how did they like say that like 'oh she's a size zero?' like what is that measuring???

Answer 1

US standard clothing sizes were developed from statistical data in the 1940s-1950s. They are similar in concept to the EN 13402 European clothing size standard.

Answer 2

I see it as from the bowels of h**l. LOL

Hmmm - interesting Fergus. I did not know that.

Answer 3

When clothes were manufactured en mass and no longer tailor made. There is a size chart of measurements that correlates to the size number.

Answer 4

With the dawn of anorexia and the like, there needed to be smaller sizes than 3/4, which was the lowest size up to that point.  I assume with the way things are going, we are going to need to have valuations of negative sizing...sigh...