Re: The industry sucks
Correct, it doesn't make any difference whether the sizr is stated in centimeters, inches or bananas. What really matters is 'fit', fit is much more than style, it's the dimensional relationships between the standard measurements.
What is the distance vertically between waist and chest? Is there a simple taper or is it a concave or convex line between the two measurements and so on?
The fashion industry from the designers point of view does not want standards because it feels limiting to them and makes cooying or pirating easier, it also goes beyond simple numbers, fabric type, orientation, seams, all make a difference.
I got involved in a fashion project a decade back with an acquaintance, he spent several tens of thousands of euros and that was enough to tell him he needed a lot more, so he got out while he could still afford to.
Fashion software if it's any good is expensive but is still a fair way from getting you to a single solution that will produce a good fit on every size and shape.