transitioning from girls sizes to juniors - Where should we shop?
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Anonymous
| My 11yo DD has hit the size limit in many kids sizes, and I am not sure where to go from here. I can only handle so much clothing from Justice. Where else should I look for a girl who wears a girls 16 and what junior size should I start having her try on? |
Anonymous
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Try gap kids for size 16.
Take her shopping in places like American Eagle or Aeropostale and try a 00 or 0. H&M is a good store, but their sizing is tricky so everything will have to be tried on. As a matter of fact she may be able to fit some items now because the sizing is different. I wear a 0/1, but in H*m I wear a 6. Forever 21 is a good store with junior sized clothing also. |
Anonymous
| Thank you! |
Anonymous
| My DD is 13 - last school year she just bought her very first clothing item in the Women's section in Old Navy. XS flannel shirt. |
Anonymous
| Agree about trying the items on, especially bottoms. Girls' size 16 in most brands has a larger waist/hip (especially waist) measurement than the smallest size in a juniors or ladies, for example, a 27-inch waist for a girls' size 16 vs a 24-inch waist for a size double-zero. (In other words, the next size "up" might skip the smallest juniors' sizes.) |
Anonymous
| This is all very helpful. Thank you. |
Anonymous
| You can also try the juniors sizes in department stores like Nordstom or Macy's. H&M is also a good bet. American Eagle, Hollister, Abercrombie, and the like also come to mind depending on her style. As PPs said, just try on a couple sizes wherever you go. I personally would avoid Forever 21. The clothes there just do not last. Even the stuff from H&M outlasts Forever 21 by a huge margin. |
Anonymous
| We're also having good luck with higher sizes at Gap. DD was wearing Gap 16 pants and bought a few size 0 pants in Macy's juniors department that mostly fit but were still too big in the waist and hips since they were designed for a more mature body. (We did find that Macys Junior options were a good fit for fancy dresses when she needed one.) Gap sells through size 18--check online since there's not much in store in those sizes. |
Anonymous
| What about lands' end? |
Anonymous
Kids that age don't want to wear Lands End |
Anonymous
| We have this exact issue. We try JC Penney for their juniors, Aeropostale, Gap, Under armour and have been successful. |
Anonymous
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Do tweens/teens still like Hollister? Abercrombie and Fitch?
I'm trying to buy a birthday present for my niece and I have no idea what's cool anymore  I know her slightly older cousins have a lot of VS Pink shirts/sweatshirts but she's only 11 and I don't think her parents like her wearing Victoria Secret.
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Anonymous
| Old Navy, Gap, even the Junior section at Kohl's. |
Anonymous
no. theses brands are out. |
Anonymous
| Papaya, forever 21, hollister, American eagle, Aeropostale, platos closet, altared state, old navy, gap, banana republic. |