One thing that I noticed is that if something is a 4T or 5T vs a 4/5/etc. is that T stands for toddler which also means diaper. A friend and I had this discussion years ago that the clothing gets a lot slimmer after 3T because kids are trending out of diapers and don't need the extra room anymore.
And I love Gap jeans for exactly that reason - no matter what size they are, they fit skinny kids. For girls there are a LOT more choices if your kids is on the slim side - leggings, dresses, etc. But for boys it's pretty much jeans or pants or sweats once they're in boys sizes. I was thrilled when they started to put those tabs inside jeans to cinch them in - at age 11 J can still wear size 8 shorts because his waist is so small, but for jeans I have to get size 10 slim and cinch them in to fit his waist and still have them long enough. Sweatpants with just elastic are a nightmare - we have to have a drawstring or they're obscene. And for older kid sizes, the jeans do come in different fits, even for boys - boot cut, cargo, painter's pants - whereas in the little kid range it's pretty much the same fit.
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Date: 2010-08-25 02:34 am (UTC)And I love Gap jeans for exactly that reason - no matter what size they are, they fit skinny kids. For girls there are a LOT more choices if your kids is on the slim side - leggings, dresses, etc. But for boys it's pretty much jeans or pants or sweats once they're in boys sizes. I was thrilled when they started to put those tabs inside jeans to cinch them in - at age 11 J can still wear size 8 shorts because his waist is so small, but for jeans I have to get size 10 slim and cinch them in to fit his waist and still have them long enough. Sweatpants with just elastic are a nightmare - we have to have a drawstring or they're obscene. And for older kid sizes, the jeans do come in different fits, even for boys - boot cut, cargo, painter's pants - whereas in the little kid range it's pretty much the same fit.