How to Measure and f ind the right size for
CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
IMPORTANT: order
by
size not age.
MEASURE EVERY TIME YOU ORDER •.. CHILDREN GROW FAST! Before you order,
be
sure the item you want comes
in
the size you need:
if
item description lists sizes in numbers, state
the size in numbers when you order.
If
sizes are listed as "S, M, L" or "A, B, C. D". please be sure
to state the letter size, not the number size.
If
sizes are listed as IT, 2T, 3T, 4T, please be sure to
state both the number and letter size.
A. CHEST.
Pass
tape under armpits, over bot–
tom of shoulder blades at back, and covering
fullest part of chest at front. Child should
stand normally with arms at sides, wearing
simply-cut street clothes.
tape
snug, with one finger between body and
tape. For slacks, pants: measure as above, but
over shirt, with tape at height at which gar–
ment will be worn.
B. WAIST. For underwear, swimwear: meas–
ure at true waistline,
ove~
underwear. Hold
C. HIP AND SEAT. Measure around fullest
part of hips, with child wearing simply-cut
street clothes.
Boys' Clothing
Dress shirts,sportshirts, undershirts, pajamas,vests.
sweatshirts, and sweaters-take chest measurement (see
A
above). Then see chart (right). Order size corresponding
to
chest measurement.
Sport coats, suits, robes, all oute rwear-take chest and
height measurements
(A
and
D
above). Then
see
chart (right)
and order size closest
to
the these measurements.
Underwear shorts and other shorts (walking, boxer,
swim), take waist measurement (see
B
above). Then
see
chart
(right) and order size closest
to
waist measurement.
'
Order alze:
Hei&hlinlnches
rhest
Regular Waist
Seat
fhm
SJim
Waist
s..
1
rhest
Husky
Waist
Seat
• •
10
43-46
46lHO
~-54
24%-25~
2&-V
27%-28~
22~-23 23~-24
24%-25
24H-25H
26-27
27~·28~
23~-24 24~-25~
26-27
20~-21 21~-22 22~-23
23%-24~
25-26
26~-27~
28-29
29H-30~
30-31
24~-25
25%-26
26~-27~
28H-29
29%-30~
31-32
D. HEIGHT. Stand child against wall in stock–
ing feet. Place piece of stiff paper across head
to wall; measure from paper to floor.
E. INSEAM. Take a well-fitting comfortable
pair of pants and try them on the child, mak–
ing sure the waistband
is
kept at correct posi–
tion. Remove pants, lay them fiat; fold back
one leg and measure carefully from crotch
seam junction to bottom of cuffs. This mea–
surement is finished inseam fength. Maximum
length of slacks when cuffed is
4~·
shorter
than unfinished length. Maximum length of
slacks when hemmed (without
cuff)
is 2•
shorter than unfinished length.
18 1 211 1 22
12
14
I "
54~-58 58~-61
61
~-64
64~-66
'
66'n-68
68~-70
29-30
30H-32
I~
3W5
~
"'31-38
25%-26
26%-27
27%-28
28~-29 29~-30 30~-31
---------------
2!1-30%
31-32~ 33-34~
35-36
36~-37 37%-38~
27%-29
~liT~3WS~
------
23%-24
24~·25
25%-26
26~-27
27%-28
28~-29
------
33~-34% ~ 36%-37~
28-29~
30-31
31~-33
31~-33
~~
37-38
33~·39H 40~-41
I
------
28-29
29~-30~
31-32
32H-33H
34-35
35~ -36~
---------------
32H-34
34~-36 36~-33
38%-40
40%-42
42%-44
------
---------
To order all slacks and trousers, take waist and
inseam
measurements (see
B
and
E
above). Then see chart (right)
and order size corresponding to these measurements.
IN ALL CASES, if
measurements fall
between
two
sizes,
order the next larger size listed.
Inseam
Finished
(Slacks)
Inseam
finished (Jeans)
17~
20
22~
I
25
26H
---
--- --- ------
11~
20
22~
25
I
26~
28
28*
29~
3014
28 .
28*
29~
3014
Girls' Clothing
Blouses, straight or A-line dresses, coats
&
jackets
use height
&
bust as guide. For
fitted
dresses,
skirts
&
slacks use height. waist
&
hips as guide.
CHUBBY GIRLS' SIZES 8'h·16'h
JR. HIGH SIZES 6·14
Designed to
flatter the girl with a fuller figure. There is allowance for some develoP–
ment
in
the larger
sizes.
Forthegirlwhosefigureis beginningtodevelop
Hgt 4'
IJ J-1!•to
S'
4l-1!'
(without
shOC3)·
Order Size:
I
6
I
8
I
10
I
12
I
14
Bust
28\.i-29
29\.i-30
30\.i-31
31\.i-32\.i
I
33-34
Waist
22-22\.i
23-23\.i
I
24-2417
25-25\.i
26-2617
Hips
31-3117
32-3217
I
33-33\.i
34-35
3517-3617
Order Size:
817
1017
1217
1417
1617
Height
5117-53
5317-55
5517-5717
58-60
6017-6217
Bust
29-30
3017-3117
32-33
3317-3417
35-36
Waist
2617-27
27\.i-28
2817-29
2917-30
3017-31
REGULAR GIRLS' SIZES 7-16
Hips
3117-32
3217-3317
34-3517
36-3717
38-3917
For grade school girls whose figures are fairly straight, still undeveloped.
SLIM GIRLS' SIZES 7-16
Order Size:
7
8
10
12
14
16
Order
Size:
------
Height
4817-51
5117-53
5317-55 5517-5717
58-60
------
6!!17-6217
Height
Bust
2517-2617 2617-2717 2717-29 2917-3017
3017-32
32-3317
Bust
Waist
2217-23
23-2317
2317-24 . 2417-2517 2517-2617 2617-2717
Waist
Hips
27-28
~
29-301-i
I
301-i-321-i- 321-i-3417 3417-3617
Hips
Babies', Toddlers', and Preschool Clothing
Infants and Babies:
Garments in this range are cut to
allow for diapers, important meas–
urements are height and weight.
Toddlers:
For boys and girls who still have
the shorter legs and rounded con–
tours of infancy. Cut to allow for
diapers.
Children: Boys (2·7) and Girls
(2-6X) growing taller and losing the
roundness of infancy.
IMPORTANT: size 6x applies only
to girls' clothing, and size 7, only
to boys' clothing.
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Order aize:
If
height is (inches)
If weight is (lbs.)
Order
aize:
If height is (inches)
If
weight is (lbs.)
If
chest is (inches)
Order aize:
If height is (inches)
If weight is (lbs.)
If
chest is (inches)
If
waist is (inches)
If
seat/hips (inches)
0
17
up to 2417
25-26\.i
up to 13
1317-18
1T
up to 31
up to 25
21}--2017
2
3
3117-34
3417-37
2517-29
2917-34
2017-2117 . 2117-2217
20-21
21-2117
20\.i- 2117
I
2117-2217
7S
8S
10S
12S
14S
168
--------- --------
4817-51
5117-53
5317-55
5517 -5717
58-60
6017-6217
---
----
---- ----
24-25
25-26
26-2117
2717-29
29-3017
3017-32
---
----
----
2017-21
21-2117
2117-22\.i 2217-2317 2317-2417 2417-2517
- - --
25~-26~
.
26~-27~
2m-28% 28%-30% 30%-32% 33%-34%
1
1\.i
2
I
3
4
27-29
2917- 3117
32- 34
I
3417-3617
37-40
1817-22
2217-26
2617-29
2917- 32
32\.i- 38
2T
3T
4T
3117- 34
3417-37
3717-40
2517-29
2917-34
3417-38
21-2117
22-2217
23-23\.?
Girls
Boys
4
5
6
&X
only
7 only
3717-40
4017-43
4317-46
4617-48
4617-48
3417-38
38-44
4417-49
4917-54
4917-54
2217-2317
2317-2417
2417 -2517
2517-26
I
2517-26~
2117- 22
22-2217
2217 -23
23-2317
23-2317
----
22\.i-23\.?
2317-2417
2417 -2517
2517 -27
2517 -26~