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Fig. 13.11 Body types on first level of classification.

The third stage relates to the body’s front and needs ΔF and ΔGW to identify the
types of S, M, L. E.g., if the body has ΔGW¼ 0.1cm and ΔF¼7.5cm, it will be
marked as S.
The fourth stage relates to the buttock shape by means of ΔB and ΔWH also for S,
M, L types. It’s a special case where four measurements of third and fourth stages and
fifth and sixth stages cannot match the same intervals completely. E.g., for ΔF (or ΔB)
in S types, ΔGW (or ΔWH)in M types, we comply with the principle of ΔF (or ΔB)
priority to define ΔGW (or ΔWH)as S.
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Finally, the lower torso and underwear could be marked as B /LM and so on. Here,
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B describes the total type of the body based on W G and H G , and LM describes the
front (ΔF, ΔGW) and hip (ΔB, ΔWH) characteristics. To use this method, it is easy to
describe the lower torso to help in the sizing of the underwear.
Fig. 13.12 shows three examples of how to mark the lower torso of the bodies.
This method of body type classification is therefore based just on girth and differ-
ences and allows expressing of the main body features.

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Fig. 13.12 Examples of male body identification, cm: (A) A /SS, (B) B/MM, (C) B /LM.