Verified references

Sizing & care standards

Current source-backed references for clothing sizing, footwear conversion and textile care.

Clothing size designation

ISO 8559-2:2025 is the current published edition. It specifies primary and secondary dimensions for specified garment types to establish size designation based on body dimensions; the previous 2017 edition is withdrawn.

Footwear conversion

ISO 19407:2023 provides shoe-size conversion tables across major systems and uses foot length as the logical starting point. Conversion remains a sizing reference rather than proof that different brands use identical lasts or internal dimensions.

Textile care

ISO 3758:2023 establishes a care-labelling system for textile articles. In the United States, the FTC Care Labeling Rule requires covered manufacturers and importers to provide regular-care instructions and warnings with a reasonable basis.

Care-symbol licensing

GINETEX states that care symbols communicate maximum permitted treatment and that the symbol system is protected. TheAIWardrobe therefore explains care instructions in text and links to the responsible source rather than recreating a full protected symbol set.