The purpose of this study is to analyze the body type characteristics of tall adult men aged 20 to 69 years to present base material on body dimensions for men’s clothing companies. The research method comprised statistical analysis of 3D measurements after selecting items from the 8th Korean human body size survey related to the torso body types of 495 adult men who were at least 178cm tall. As a result, six factors were extracted, and the total explanatory variable of the entire factor was shown to be 80.499%. As a result of cluster analysis using this as an independent variable, three types were derived: Type 1, “a normal body type with an oval cross-sectional shape” (37.6%), with a larger vertical size and an oval chest cross-sectional shape compared to other types; Type 2: a “cylindrical thick body shape” (31.1%), which is the first stage of BMI obesity, with narrow shoulders and a cylindrical shape with a round cross-section; Type 3, “a body shape with broad shoulders and developed chest parts” (31.3%), with a horizontal size similar to Type 2 above the waist, but similar to Type 1 below. The results of this study are expected to be used as a basis for a clothing dimension system and clothing development for tall men reflecting the characteristics of the torso.

Abstract
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Methods
    1. Research target scope
    2. Analysis items
    3. Data analysis
III. Results and Discussion
    1.Comparison on body size means and standard deviations between all adult males and tall adult males
    2. Factor analysis on torso types in tall adult males over 178cm tall
    3. The classification of torso types in tall adult males over 178cm tall
    4. Comparison on age distributions according to the types of tall adult males over 178cm tall
Ⅳ. Conclusion
References

• 김민정(성균관대학교 의상학과 겸임교수) | Min-jung Kim (Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Fashion Design, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) Corresponding author