IEA Webinars organised by the Anthropometry Technical Committee

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Two webinars are organised by the Anthropometry Technical Committee in November: Three most important things to know for fit and sizing optimization. This two-part webinar series will explore practical approaches to improving apparel fit and sizing through measurable fit definitions, fit testing, and population anthropometry. Sessions will take place on 5 and 12 November 2026.

Two webinars are organised by the Anthropometry Technical Committee in November: Three most important things to know for fit and sizing optimization.

This two-part webinar series will explore practical approaches to improving apparel fit and sizing through measurable fit definitions, fit testing, and population anthropometry. Sessions will take place on 5 and 12 November 2026.

People all over the world are still having problems with the fit and sizing of apparel. However, the problems are solvable, and we have demonstrated the solutions are effective. In this two-part series we would like to share these solutions with the IEA community. We will discuss the three critical components for solving most fit and sizing issues. These are:

  1. Defining what we mean by fit in a measurable and consistent manner,
  2. Knowing who we fit and, (very importantly), who we don’t,
  3. Mapping this knowledge on our target population anthropometry and demographics.

First, ask any audience and you will find that everyone has a different idea about what fit is. Therefore, to measure fit reliably we must create a documented consensus definition that is consistently measurable. Second, most manufacturers don’t know who they fit or who they are missing or why.  Without that knowledge sizing decisions are blind. We must measure the range of fit in a size to make informed decisions. Third, once we know the range of fit in each size, we can map sizes against our target population to determine what sizes are cost effective and to get the right size to the individual wearers. This two-part webinar series will address these components and how to translate this information into more effective fit and sizing strategies. 

 

Part 1: How to capture fit knowledge

Date: 5th November (Thursday), 2026

Time:  4:00 p.m. UTC/GMT (11.00 a.m. EST)

Duration: 60 mins, including time for discussion

Part 1 will focus on the foundations of this approach. It will introduce the Concept-of-Fit as a means of defining fit in a measurable and consistent way and will examine how to use it in systematic fit testing to determine the Range-of-Fit in each size.

Zoom Registration:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bqL6QwkVRHan74AptYbETA
 

Part 2: How fit knowledge enables size optimization

Date: 12th November (Thursday), 2026

Time:  4:00 p.m. UTC/GMT (11.00 a.m. EST)

Duration: 60 mins, including time for discussion

Part 2 will focus on how fit knowledge can be translated into practical sizing decisions. The session will explore business considerations on the number and distribution of sizes to offer and communication tools for getting the right size to the users.

Zoom Registration:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ma8nDzN7QeGd72Ilq0yxKQ
 
Speakers

  • Daisy Veitch, Ph.D.

Dr. Daisy Veitch is the Chief Technical Officer and Head of Anthropometry at Anthrotech Inc. (www.anthrotech.net) and has served as an anthropometry and fit consultant for commercial apparel industry for more than 25 years. She began her career in the apparel industry doing technical garment construction and serving for 10 years as product engineer for an apparel company. She directed the Australian National Size and Shape Survey in 2002. She was the criterion Anthropometrist for SHARP Dummies Pty Ltd, a company specializing in applied anthropometry, design, research and apparel manikin design and manufacturing. She worked with Flinders Medical Center to develop and refine 3D body scanning for medical applications. She is the owner of a US design patent and has registered designs in Australia, Europe, United States, and the European Community. She is a founding member of World Engineering Anthropometry Resources (WEAR) Association where she has served as Treasurer, Secretary General, and now President (www.bodysizeshape.com). She has more than 48 publications. Her recent book, Product Fit and Sizing, Sustainable Product Evaluation, Engineering and Design, addresses, for the first time, the complexity of assessing fit and using fittings in the product design and assessment process from a scientific and systems engineering perspective. Dr. Veitch received her Ph.D. from TU Delft in Industrial Design Engineering.

  • Kathleen Robinette, Ph.D.

Dr. Kathleen Robinette is research consultant with nearly 50 years’ experience in the field of Engineering Anthropometry. For 30 years she led the anthropometry research for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) where she analyzed fit and performance for apparel and protective equipment and directed the programs that produced the first human head scanner in 1986 and the first practical whole body scanner in 1996.  She planned, organized, negotiated and directed the first successful 3-D whole body human measurement survey (CAESAR), through partnerships that included 35 government, industry, and academic organizations. After retiring from AFRL, she served as Professor and Head of the Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising at Oklahoma State University, and later established and directed the Human Factors department for Magic Leap Inc. implementing fit testing and target population mapping into the product development process.  She co-founded and serves as treasurer of the World Engineering Anthropometry Resources (WEAR) Association.  She is one of only eight Honorary Fellows of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and a Fellow of the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Webinar Chairs:

  • Hyegjoo E. Choi-Rokas, PhD.

Engineering Psychologist | Applied Ergonomics Branch | U.S. ARMY DEVCOM Soldier Center, Natick, MA 01760 | U.S. delegate for ISO/TC 159/SC 3/WG1 Anthropometry

  • Sandra Alemany Mut, Ph.D.

Anthropometry Research Group | INSTITUTO DE BIOMECÁNICA, València, Spain |Founding Member of World Engineering Anthropometry Resource (WEAR) | Delegate for CEN/TC 122/WG 1 Anthropometry.

These webinars are hosted by IEA The Technical Committee on Anthropometry

 

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