Abstract
As a basis for clothing construction for Japanese women, the measurements of 1, 065 Japanese women were taken. The subjects were classified according to their status (married or not and have given birth or not), and age. The measurements of the 12 parts of the body listed below were made in order to determine the types of body.
Height, Waist height, Arm length, Upper back length (neck to waist line), Upper front length (neck to waist line), Back shoulder width, Bust, Waist, Hip, Neck base, The difference of waist from bust, and The difference of waist from hip.
All data depend on the measurements made between 1956-1957 by Dr. Yanagisawa and the main result is as follows :
Regarding each measurement, a slight difference could be found in every age group regardless of wedded state or childbirth. However, those who are married or have children are less slim in the waist than those of the same age group.
