Are girls clothes on the small side this year or is my DD getting fat???

[Ambah]

My neice is 10yo, tall, lean with hips and a little tummy, and she's already a 12-14 at Target...

[Nai]

Kids clothes are all over the place size wise - DD1 who is almost 5 can fit into anything from a 2 to a 6! Even in the same brand - the other day she was wearing size 2 Target leggings and a size 5 Target dress

[Cranky Kitten]

Ugh, don't get me started on clothing sizes! DD is 8, almost 9 now and a proper little beanpole. She's also quite tall which means she needs a larger size to accomodate her height but needs belts to hold them up because otherwise they fall straight down. She's settling around a 10-12 in most things these days.

But there really is very little consistency in any of the sizes in shops, it can vary so much even with the same brands that the only way to get stuff fitting correctly is to try things on before buying them. Or take them back when they don't fit. Shoes are just as bad with a selection of anything from size 12 to 3 in our cupboards for the same child.

Would be nice if they introduced uniform sizing standards.

[Gigi]

Would be nice if they introduced uniform sizing standards.

exactly.. LIke men's trousers that are a size 34, because they measure 34 inches around the waist. so there is no subjectivity, you either have a 34 inch waist or you don't!

i would love women's clothing to be like that. and kid's clothing too.

[Cranky Kitten]

Women's clothes are totally worse than kids even! I had one reputable ladies clothing store tell me quite cheerfully that their "Miss Big" range sizes were actually approximately a full size larger than those labelled in their regular range (so a 14 in the big girl range would actually be a 16-18 in regular) - to make women feel better about themselves of all things.

Umm, no it doesn't, not when we go to try on the 14 in the regular range and it doesn't fit!