AS THE POPULATION’S WAISTLINES CHANGE OVER TIME, SO DOES SIZING
June 1st, 2011
BY KARRYN MILLER
IT is a no-brainer that factors such as age, diet, culture, and exercise all contribute to a person's size; however, sizing research over the years shows that there is a link between how tall or wide a person is and the decade of their formative years. The 'standard' body shape for each country across the globe is something that is dynamic and ever changing over time - take Japanese women, for example: they are, overall, a lot taller than they once were in previous decades, according to Makiko Kouchi, senior researcher at the Digital Human ...
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