Global market review of outsize clothing - forecasts to 2012

Table of Contents

Executive summary

• The market
• Buying behaviour

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The market

• Petite, tall, plus size: Who are they?
• Size examples and measurements
• Sizing outside the US
• Demographics
• Ethnic differences
• Expert interviews

Chapter 3 Market estimates

• United States
• Western Europe
• Other regions

Chapter 4 Brand and retailer attitudes

• US shops
• Western European shops
• Mail order and the internet
• Made-to-measure (specials)
• Expert interviews

Chapter 5 Social attitudes

• Overweight and obese
• Anorexia and bulimia
• Vanity sizing
• Expert interviews

Chapter 6 Outsize: the past and the future

• The market
• Opportunities

List of figures

• Figure 1: US sizing guides for women' s standard-, junior-, plus-, petite-sizes and men' s wear

List of tables

• Table 1: International women’s clothing size comparison chart
• Table 2: UK bust, chest and hip measurements for UK sizes 18-32 (inches and cm)
• Table 3: UK women’s size chart (inches)
• Table 4: US market for total apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 5: US market for women’s apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 6: US market for men’s apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 7: US market for children’s apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 8: US market for plus-size apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 9: Plus-size market within US total market for apparel, 2003-2012 (%)
• Table 10: US market for petite apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 11: US market for tall apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table12: US market for specialty size apparel, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
• Table 13: Proposed revised chart based on contemporary measurements (US and UK clothing sizes and %)
• Table 14: Western European female overweight market for apparel, 2006-2012 (unit population and EURbn)
• Table 15: Western European female plus-size market for apparel, 2006-2012 (unit population and EURbn)