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1 Problems with Chinese Clothing Prototype

1.1 The Existing Data Is Old

In the late 1880s, China has carried on the massive body measurements and made basic data of human body size, respectively 1997 edition and 2008 edition, however, the two versions were based on a slight adjustment in the 1991 version, use the 2008 version has been in place for ten years now. With the improvement of living conditions, the changes in living environment and different dietary habits, the size of Chinese people has undergone great changes and varied greatly. Today’s standard clothing size data appears to be aging, unable to meet the more requirements of today’s consumers, at the same time the production of apparel companies also lack the corresponding value of reference and guidance.

1.2 Size Specification Is Not Detailed Enough

In many developed countries there are detailed standard clothing sizes classification. In Japan, for example, the size of a man’s clothing is based on a classification of body size to indicate different clothing sizes. The size classification is determined by the difference between armpit circumference and waist circumference, including J, JY, Y, YA, BB, BE A, AB, B, E, A total of 10 kinds of body shape, in simple terms, they represent the person’s obesity degree. In addition, in Japan, the standard of clothing size is also divided into different age stages. For example, men’s clothing sizes are divided into two categories: boys and adults, and the classification is very detailed. However, in China, there are only four types of sizes for men’s clothes, and the standard of clothes size is regardless of age. They are Y, A, B and C respectively. Among them, type A is the average body type of most people, type Y is small waist size, type B is slightly fat body type, and type C is obese body [1].

2 Body Measurement

2.1 Measurement Objects and Time

The measured samples from South China and northwest China were randomly selected 120 students from South China Technology University, all of which were represented in Guangdong Province and two places in northwestern Gansu province. Measurement time will be completed from December 2017 to January 2018.

2.2 Measurement Methods and Tools

First, the one-dimensional method of contact is used – the Martin measurement method, that is, manual measurement method. Second, the Heath-Carter method was used to measure. When measuring, the subjects need to keep upright, their eyes are straight ahead, their arms are naturally pendulous, palms facing the body side, and the left and right heel is aligned. When measuring one side, the uniform is subject to the right. At the same time, as the measurement time is winter, the subjects are asked to focus on the warm indoor laboratory, wearing close-fitting clothing for measurement.

Measuring tools include: altimeter, rod-shaped instrument, weight gauge, steel tape measure, soft tape measure, measuring instrument and so on.

2.3 Measurement Items

According to the human body measurements handbook, for the height, weight, cervical height, sitting cervical height, neck circumference, across shoulder, chest circumference, arm length, waist circumference, leg length, hip circumference 11 parts of the measurement. [2] In addition to the weight, according to the current Chinese clothing production and design needs and status quo, the remaining 10 items of the clothing model GB/T 1335.1 2008 platemaking and push board necessary parts, therefore, choose the above parts as measuring projects.

2.4 Analysis Method

The data analysis of this study was based on data integration analysis by Statistical Product and Service Solutions for Windows developed by the American SPSS Company in the early 1980s.

3 Data Extraction and Processing

According to the prescribed measuring position, each of the measurement objects measured the same specimen three times. If three times measuring range is in the range of deflection, then the data is available, take the average value as valid data, otherwise retest. Each measurement objects were measured by three surveyors, take the effective measure three data average as the experimental data (Table 1).

Table 1. Maximum allowable error and standard deviation for adult human body parts size.
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4 Measurement Results and Data Analysis

It can be concluded from Fig. 1 that all the values listed in the picture, All body data of young men in Gansu province are larger than that of young men in Guangdong Province. In these projects, there were statistically significant differences in the height, chest circumference, waist circumference, abdominal circumference and hip circumference of male youth between Guangdong province and Gansu province. The results showed that the two regions of Northwest and South China were positively correlated with height, weight, high cervical point, cervical height, neck circumference, total shoulder width, chest circumference, arm length, waist circumference, leg length and hip circumference. In other words, the Northwest young men not only height, circumference and width size is also greater than the young men in South China. Young men in Northwest China than in South China young men are not only taller, the body outline is also more robust (Table 2).

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Fig. 1.

Table 2. Chest circumference of male youth in Guansu province.
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The following is an example of the chest circumference and waist circumference of the male youths in Gansu province in Northwest China and Guangdong province in South China (Tables 3 and 4).

Table 3. Chest circumference of male youth in Guangdong province.
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Table 4. Waist circumference of male youth in Gansu province
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Figures 2 and  3 show the proportion of different body types in Gansu Province and Guangdong Province respectively. Type A is the average size of most people, the type Y is small waist size, type B is slightly fatter size, and type C is obese size. In this survey, the proportion of type A in Gansu province was the largest, ratio of 37.24%. Type C was the smallest, at 9.5%; In Guangdong province, the proportions of type A and type Y were almost the same, ratio of 37.27% and 37.04% respectively, while type C was the smallest, at 11.56%. This suggests that young men in Gansu province are more physically fit and less obese than men in the past. In south China, young men in Guangdong province are more well-proportioned and small waist size, and have less obese size (Table 5).

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Fig. 2.

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Table 5. Waist circumference of male youth in Guangdong province.
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A person’s physique is often described in terms of body size, according to the physical classification developed by American psychologist W.h.sheldon, the body is roughly divided into three categories: endomorph (fat type), esomorphic (stout type), and ectomorphic (slender type), which can be divided into 13 body types. These 13 kinds are: ectomorphic endomorph, balanced endomorph, esomorphic endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, endomorphic mesomorph, balanced mesomorph, ectomorphic mesomorph, mesomorph-ectomotph, mesomorphic ectomorph, balanced ectomorph, ectomorphic ectomorph, ectomorph-endomorph and central (Table 6).

Table 6. The body proportions in Gansu and Guangdong province
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The results show that: the average body size of young men in Gansu Province is 2.9-3.6-3.1 to 3.2-4.5-2.1, the overall majority of which belong to the endomorphic mesomorph, in 13 body types, with higher frequency of three body types are endomorphic mesomorph, endomorph-mesomorph and ectomorphic mesomorph, 18 persons(29.9%), 8 persons (14%) and 6 persons(10.3%) respectively. while the average figure of male youth in Guangdong province is 3.4-4.6-3.4, belonging to the endomorphic mesomorph. In 13 kinds of body type, The highest frequency of the type is the ectomorphic mesomorph,13 people (21.7%), The highest frequency of the type is the balanced ectomorph,12 people (20%). The young men in Gansu province are tall and strong, while the young men in Guangdong province are mainly of ectomorphic and central type [3] (Table 7).

Table 7. The reference value of the Chinese standard GBT1335.1-2008.
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Figure 4 is the reference value of the male body average of height 170 cm [4].

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5 Conclusion

The measured data are compared with the average of the data given by the Chinese men clothes standard GBT1335.1-2008], showing that at present China, chinese male body shape has become taller and stronger than the national average shape years ago, in the case of Gansu Province and Guangdong province.

This article through to male youth size in south China and northwest China comparative study, found that the two areas of young men overall size: young men in Guangdong province in southern China is relatively short and thin, and male youth groups in Gansu province in northwest China is relatively tall and burly, bones and muscles are more developed. Based on the differences between these two large areas of young men body sizes, therefore, the enterprises in the production of men’s wear, should be divided according to different regions, different models in detail and make clothing structure targeted design more according with human body and wearing comfortable; At the same time, in the knowledge of these differences, to achieve reasonable production, can also bring cost savings to the enterprise.

As a result of funds, time and other objective conditions, this article only to the students of South China University of Technology from Gansu province and Guangdong province as a representative of the investigation, for further analysis and comparison, hope that the data can provide a reference for the relevant research field, and the results of the study also shows that t Chinese human body after more than 10 years of time, a certain change has taken place, and the conclusions of the data will make China’s garment production more consistent with the human body, to adapt to the vast number of consumer groups.