Comments on: Grading children’s clothes pt.1

By: Kathleen Fasanella

Kathleen Fasanella — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:01:41 +0000

Awesome link, and annoyed they were, to the tune of 358 comments! I should ask Bente to go by there.

I plugged the text into a translator and glean that Lindex said boy’s clothes are longer to permit greater range of motion. Because they do that you know. Said blogger was not amused and said something to the effect that “welcome to Lindex, our girl’s clothes have built-in motion restriction.”

By: Quincunx

Quincunx — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:35:08 +0000

The "standard" system exists in some places--and it does NOT help when trying to pick the same number, every time! Just received a link to a Swedish blog where a shopper, accustomed to shopping in a system where the size numbers are standardized by height, is nonetheless frustrated when the garments of the same number are not the same size. . . (The title: If Klara [girl] is 116cm and Kalle [boy] is 116cm, how much taller is Kalle?. The measurements: In mass-market size 116, presumed to fit a 116cm tall child, the boys' shirts had 4cm longer sleeves, 5cm broader chest, and "larger" armholes. [Nor are these just variations within manufacturing tolerances, given the number of comments complaining about the same mismatch of boy/girl 'cut' across sizes and across retailers.] The solution: The same child is clothed 1 to 2 sizes larger in girls' shirts.) What baffles me about this is that the manufacturers and retailers incurred the expense of differentiating girls' and boys' cuts and all it did was annoy shoppers.

By: Kathleen Fasanella

Kathleen Fasanella — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:10:51 +0000

It doesn’t seem like there is much standard on children’s sizes... It would be nice if there was a more standard system. Maybe one day?

I certainly hope not. The very idea makes me shiver all over. The day children's sizes become standardized is the day all same-aged children are the same height/weight and with the same shapes. The only way I see that happening is if children are bio-engineered the same way tomatoes and cotton are. What would Monsanto call that variety? M-Sano Kid®? I wait with bated breath... [notwithstanding CPSC efforts to attempt it]

By: Natalie Dalton

Natalie Dalton — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:53:11 +0000

It doesn’t seem like there is much standard on children’s sizes. I have to buy several differences sizes depending on whether I am buying jeans or a gymnastics leotards. It would be nice if there was a more standard system. Maybe one day?

By: Fashion Incubator » The sizing police of children’s clothes

Fashion Incubator » The sizing police of children’s clothes — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:44:24 +0000

[...] very old, circa the 1920’s. There is a newer data set (the CS151-50, my entries on it are here and here) which is itself dated but still closer to reflecting the increased girth and height of [...]

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:31:14 +0000

Hi Kiki, I googled it and it took me right to it. I’ve updated the links, thanks for the heads up.

By: Fashion Incubator » Grading children’s clothes pt.2

Fashion Incubator » Grading children’s clothes pt.2 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:27:37 +0000

[...] I’d been meaning to get back to the entry I started on grading children’s clothes before now. Returning to the previous discussion of [...]

By: Kiki

Kiki — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:15:42 +0000

The links are no longer working for the CS151-50….Any other way to find the document? Thanks!

By: megan

megan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:39:33 +0000

This is so helpful…as I was beginning to feel a little helpLESS! I’m just starting out and every old text book I review has different measurments. Also, each little 3T model I measure is unique in size and shape. Hmmm…I find it oddly encouraging that some of you are just now getting it right after 3 years (and am a little stressed out to know that I could potentially send out 6 seasons worth of ill fitting garments before I catch on to the secret)! Eeek.

Thanks for the guidance! And PLEASE keep it coming!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:16:36 +0000

Judy, this is a very complex question but I do understand how one could think it should be simple. Fact is, grades can be just as individualized as a given designer’s styles. Alison’s suggestion to confer in the forum is helpful because determining what you need requires the input and experiences of people who have been grading for a long time and in order to get definitive answers, you need to provide somewhat proprietary information (sketches, size tolerances etc) that should not be public.