Product Fit and Sizing: Sustainable Product Evaluation, Engineering, and Design

This open-access textbook provides a practical, science-based framework for evaluating, engineering, and improving the fit of wearable products.

It combines rigorous research methods with real-world applications in apparel, footwear, protective equipment, and wearable technology.

WEAR sponsored the open-access publication so that designers, engineers, researchers, educators, students, and purchasing professionals worldwide can freely access these methods.

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About the Authors

Kathleen M. Robinette, PhD

Dr. Robinette is an internationally recognized researcher and consultant specializing in anthropometry, biostatistics, and product fit and sizing. With more than 45 years of experience, she directed the landmark CAESAR 3D body measurement survey and pioneered methods for applying human body measurements to product design and evaluation.

She is a retired Fellow of the Air Force Research Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Her career includes leadership positions in academic research, human factors, and commercial product development.

Daisy Veitch, PhD

Dr. Veitch is an internationally recognized specialist in anthropometry, apparel engineering, and product fit, with more than 25 years of consulting experience.

Her work includes 3D body scanning, national sizing surveys, technical garment development, and human-centered product design. She directed the Australian National Size and Shape Survey and holds a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

Dr. Veitch is a founding member of WEAR.

Sandra Alemany, PhD

Dr. Alemany is a research scientist at the Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV), specializing in anthropometry, 3D body scanning, and wearable product fit.

She has led large-scale European body measurement studies and contributed to innovations in digital body modeling, footwear, apparel, and ergonomic product development. Her work also includes international standardization and research initiatives focused on anthropometry and clothing sizing.

Karen Bredenkamp

Karen Bredenkamp is a human factors specialist with more than 20 years of experience in anthropometry, wearable product evaluation, and ergonomic design.

Her work includes military body measurement surveys, protective equipment evaluation, and human-centered product development across defense and commercial industries. She has contributed to international professional initiatives advancing anthropometric methods and product fit evaluation.

Publication Details

Title: Product Fit and Sizing: Sustainable Product Evaluation, Engineering, and Design

Authors: Kathleen M. Robinette, Daisy Veitch, Sandra Alemany, and Karen Bredenkamp

Publisher: CRC Press / Taylor & Francis

Publication Year: 2024

Edition: First Edition

DOI: 10.1201/9781003397533

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