Fashion & Textiles
Students of fashion and textiles often ask how to locate standards that might help them with their studies and research. There are many standards which give codes of practice, specifications and methods of testing for the fashion and textiles industries that you may find helpful.
Clothes sizes
- BS 3666 Size designations of women's wear
- BS 6185 Size designations of men's wear
- BS 3728 Size designation of children's and infants' wear
- BS EN 13402-1 Size designation of clothes - definitions and body measurements procedures
- BS EN 13402-2 Size designation of clothes - primary and secondary dimensions
- BS EN 13402-3 Size designation of clothes - measurements and intervals (These three standards are designed to introduce a common sizing system across Europe.)
Textiles, materials and labelling
- BS 5722 Flammability performance of fabrics and fabric combinations used in nightwear garments
- BS 3356 Determination of bending length and flexural rigidity of fabrics
- BS 5058 Assessment of drape of fabrics
- BS 3449 Resistance of fabrics to water absorption
- BS 1006 Colour fastness of textiles and leather
- BS EN 25077 Textiles. Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying
- BS 7305 Determination of the maximum safe ironing temperature of fabrics
- BS 4952 Stretch and recovery of fabrics
- BS EN 22312 Crease resistance
- BS 5867 Specification for fabrics for curtains and drapes
- BS 5441 Methods of test of knitted fabrics
- BS EN 20105 series Textiles. Test for colour fastness
- BS EN 23758 Textiles. Care labelling code using symbols
Fasteners
- BS 7271 Specification for touch and close fasteners
- BS 3084 Specification for slide fasteners
Shoes
There are many test methods for shoes and footwear such as for thermal qualities, waterproofing qualities, strength of materials, strength of heel attachments, properties of accessories, strength of stitched seams, strength of shoe laces, and footwear manufacturing waste management.