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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.

232

~erute1JI

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~