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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Textile garments — Specification — Part 4: Skirts and d resses  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  
 
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normativ e references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 Additional requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  2 
4.2 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.2.1  Physical and chemical requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 2 
4.2.2  Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  2 
5 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  2 
6 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  2 
Annex  A (informative)  Dimensions of skirts and dresses  ................................ ................................ ............  3 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  5 DEAS 1141 -4: 2023  
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 Foreword  
Development  of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encount ered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representati ves of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are dis cussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for develop ment of East African Standards.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee responsible  for this document is Technical Committee EASC /TC 061, Textiles , textile products 
and accessories . 
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
EAS 1141 consists of the following parts, under the general  title Textile garments — Specification : 
⎯ Part 1: General requirements  
⎯ Part 2: Shirts  
⎯ Part 3: T-shirts  
⎯ Part 4: Skirts and dresses  
⎯ Part 5: Jackets and coats  
⎯ Part 6: Cardigans and sweaters  
⎯ Part 7: Trousers and shorts  
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 Textile garments — Specification — Part 4: Skirts and dresses  
1 Scope  
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for skirts and dresses . 
This standard does not cover dera dress and school uniforms . 
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
DEAS 1141 -1, Textile garments — Specification — Part 1: General requirements  
ISO 139,  Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by 
acceptance qual ity limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area  
ISO 12947 -1, Textiles — Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method — Part 
1: Marti ndale abrasion testing apparatus  
ISO 13934 -2, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of maximum force using the 
grab method  
ISO 13937 -1, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of tear force using ballistic 
pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
ISO 13938 -2, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of 
bursting strength and bursting distension  
ISO 18890, Clothing — Standard method of garment measurement  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8498 and ISO 8499 and the 
follow ing apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at  http://www.iso.org/obp  DEAS 1141 -4: 2023  
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 3.1  
skirt  
garment worn around the w aist and extending  down wards  
3.2  
dress  
one piece garment that covers the torso and extends down over the thighs or legs  
Note 1 to entry : Torso refers to the part of the body to which the head, arms and legs are connected . 
4 Requirements  
4.1 Additional  requirement s 
Skirts and dresses shall comply with the colourfastness, restricted chemical substances, pH, fibre 
composition, packaging and other general requirements specified in D EAS 1141-1. 
4.2 Specific requirements  
4.2.1  Physical and chemical requirement s 
Skirts and dresses or the fabric  used for the manufacture of dresses and skirts shall comply with the 
requirements given in Table 1 when tested in accordance with the test methods specified therein.  
Table 1 — Specific requirements skirts and dresses or the fabric  used to manufacture dresses and 
skirts  
Parameter  Requirement  Test method  
Breaking strengtha (for both directions ), N, min.  111 ISO 13934 -2 
Tear strengtha (for both directions), N, min.  10 ISO 13937 -1 
Bursting strengthb, kPa, m in. 160 ISO 13938 -2 
Abrasion resistance at 2 000 rubs ) No specimen 
breakdown  ISO 12947 -1   
a Applicable to woven garments  
b Applicable to knitted garments  
 
4.2.2  Dimensions  
The dimensions of skirts and dresses are as given in Annex A for guidance purposes . Garment 
measurements may be carried out in accordance with ISO 18890 .  
5 Labelling  
Skirts and dresses shall comply with the labelling requirements in DEAS 1141 -1. 
6 Sampling  
Sampling shall be done in accordance with ISO 2859 -1. DEAS 1141 -4: 2023  
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 Annex  A 
(informative)  
 
Dimensi ons of skirts and dresses   
Table A.1 and Table A.2 contain dimensions of skirts and dresses for guidance purposes only. Figure A.1 is 
an example of a s kirt and a dress  to show measurement points.  
 
                  
  
a) Skirt                                            b) Dress  
Figure A.1 — Examples of a skirt and a dress  
Table A.1 — Dimensions of dresses  
Size  Dimension  
cm  
Bust  Waist  Hips  
2 74 58 80 
4 74 - 77 58 - 61 80 - 84 
6 78 - 81 62 - 64 85 - 89 
8 82 - 85 65 - 68 90 -94 
10 86 - 89 69 - 72 95 - 97 
12 90 - 93 73 - 77 98 - 101 
14 94 - 97 78 - 81 102 - 104 
16 98 - 102 82 - 85 105 - 108 
18 103 - 107 86 - 90 109 - 112 
20 108 - 113 91 - 95 113 - 116 
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 24 120 - 125 103 - 108 123 - 128 
26 126 - 131 109 - 114 129 - 134 
 
Table  A.2 — Dimensions of skirts  
Size Dimension  
cm  
Waist girth  Hip girth  
24 (6)  62 88.75  
26 (8)  67 93.75  
28 (10)  72 99 
30 (12)  77 104 
32 (14)  82.25  109 
34 (16)  87.25  114.25  
36 (18)  92.75  119.25  
38 (20)  97.75  124.25  
40 (22)  102.75  129.5  
42 (2 4) 108 134.5  
44 (26)  113.5  139.5  
46 (28)  118.5  144.75  
48 (30)  123.5  149.75  
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 Bibliography  
US 1970 -4: 2021, Textile garments — Specification — Part 4: Skirts and dresses  
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