Abstract: Body measurement of male adults was performed on a large quantity basis in Shanghai area,and the data obtained were analyzed by using SPSS software. The body shape characteristics of the current survey were compared with those of 1987 survey on nation-wise basis.The body shape characteristics of each age bracket of male adults in Shanghai area was got by dividing the age brackets and the proportions of different body shapes of each age bracket was figured out by using frequency analysis.This has offered,from a standpoint of body shape characteristics,a theoretical basis for market segmentation and size configuration of men′s clothes of different age brackets.