Pls explain how girls clothes & shoes sizes convert to womens sizes?

[Astrolady]

Yep a size 16 would be around an 8 in woman's. Before having kids I would do my shopping in the larger section of kids wear LOL

[AnyDream]

Thanks for that...since I inhabit the other far reaches of the women's clothing sizes (and always have might I add, am tall as well as wide)...are the size 8s cut with as much curve in them as other ladies sizes? Cos poor DD doesn't have enough boob to put into the few ladies things we've tried on...

[Nelle]

Lol, I sometimes don't have enough boob for the ladies things either. The big stores usually have a line aimed at younger women, like Hot Options and um...Girl Express? (Does that sound right?) So that might work. Maybe Urban Angel at Pumpkin Patch still has 16's? I think they do.

[Gigi]

neutral items in the men's small section? (to cope with small bust)

i buy plain poloshirts, plain jeans in the boy's section for my DD, so that's what gave me the idea. albeit she is alot younger, but same idea. (i wanted a hot pink polo for my DD, and the only place i saw one was in the MEN"S section!!!! LOL).

[Nelle]

Lol Gigi, my mum always bought our trackpants from the boys section, all the while giving a public lecture on how the styles were exactly the same but a few dollars cheaper.

[Gigi]

yes, also for plain socks. black boys socks can look the SAME as girls black socks, except for label, but the girls ones be dearer.

i agree with your mum.