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Studies on anthropometric body measurements have intensified worldwide because of the numerous garment fit problems the ready-to-wear industry is facing. Similarly in the Indian context, clothing fitment is still an area that needs considerable refinement owing to secular trends. The absence of any publication of a national sizing system in India intended for clothing purposes has resulted in the need for a sizing system related to Indian men and also catering to the different ethnic makeup they belong to. The paper presents a detailed procedure for the development of a size chart based on anthropometric body measurements of 2719 males from different ethnic groups obtained by using a 3D whole body human scanner. A quantitative approach was used to generate descriptive statistics from the raw data to obtain five sizes for the Indian men. Correlations were used to determine the relationships between the body dimensions and the selection of key dimensions for the size chart. Size codes, size limits, grading increment and size charts were generated. Based on research-based anthropometric data using detailed procedures, this study contributes significantly to the understanding of the Indian men size chart.
