Global Market Review Of Outsize Clothing

Forecasts To 2012

Publication Date	May 2007
Publisher	Just Style
Product Type	Report
Pages	65
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	AJS00006

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Summary

This comprehensive study by just-style defines the global market for outsize to include plus sizes, talls and petites. These sectors represent a large population of consumers who are ready and willing to spend, and therefore a huge opportunity for generating sales in a growing industry that would benefit from innovation. The report considers all aspects of the specialty size market, including: the market and what it consists of; the size and value of the market; brands and retailers; social attitudes; technical constraints; potential of the market and market insight and forecasts.

Content

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)