For years, our job has been to answer one question for every employee: what’s your size?
But some garments kept coming back, however well we sized the people wearing them. We started to see that the answer wasn’t in the person or the sizing algorithm. It was in the garment.
What we kept seeing
The same problems kept showing up:
- A jacket that fits at the chest and hangs loose at the waist. The person has the right size for their chest, and the jacket was simply cut straight down.
- A women’s garment that is really a smaller men’s garment. It follows a man’s shape in a smaller size, and women’s bodies change shape in different places.
- Two sizes, and neither fits. When the gaps between sizes are too wide, a lot of people sit right between them.
“In each case, we offered the best possible size recommendation from the sizes available. The garment still didn’t fit.” The garment still didn’t fit.
Why sizing alone can’t fix it
A size recommendation can only choose from the sizes that exist. If the garment wasn’t designed for the people who wear it, the best size is still a compromise, and that compromise leads to returns, exchanges, and alterations with every order.
Eduard Cojocea, CTO, Esenca Sizing
How Garment Audit works
We measure. We take the finished measurements of each garment from your size charts, pattern files or samples, and your employees do a short body scan with a phone.
We test. Your employees then try on every garment and pick the size they’d wear. Then we check every size against your workforce: who it fits and who it misses.
We recommend. You get a clear list of what to change and what to leave alone.
What you receive
- Body profile: your workforce’s measurements, with men and women shown separately
- Fit charts: who each size fits for every garment
- Recommendations: ranked by how many people each change helps
Some garments will already be right, so you keep them. Others need a new cut, a slim-fit version or in-between sizes. Either way, you know before the next order.
Who is it for?
Find out if your garments fit.
You already know your wearer’s size. Find out if your garments fit them. Request a Garment Audit
