Grade Rules vs. Body Size Charts

The Business of Apparel

Grade Rules vs. Body Size Charts

In today’s episode, Rachel is addressing a topic that’s been garnering some questions from clients and social media followers, Grade Rules and how they’re different from Body Size Charts. Knowing this difference is a crucial aspect for any apparel brand looking to ensure their clothing fits their customers just right. Rachel goes through the distinctions between body size charts and garment grade rules, emphasizing the need for non-linear grade rules in apparel to accommodate the varied ways body proportions change with size. Brands like Alpine Parrot have mastered size charts, and have demonstrated how utilizing the standards set by industry leaders such as Alvanon and ASTM can aid in achieving a superior fit across all sizes.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

-How grade rules are very different from body size chart rules for a garment.

-Body size charts are more informative for the customer!

-A garment grade rule should measure the garment, not necessarily a body.

-The fabric, amount of stretch, and constantly measuring how bodies are changing plays a huge part in grade rules!

We can’t wait to hear what you think of this episode!

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