if my tween daughter is no longer a size 14-16...

[Anonymous]

These all sound too small -- I'd guess an 8 or a 10.

At Target, a girl's 16 fits a 28" waist and a 33" chest.
In Junior's sizes that's between a 5 or a 7; so next size up would be a 9.
In Women's a 28" waist is a size 6, so next size up would be an 8.

At Old Navy, a girl's 16 is a 27.5" waist. 28" waist is a women's 8; 29" waist is a women's 10.

[Anonymous]

These all sound too small -- I'd guess an 8 or a 10.

At Target, a girl's 16 fits a 28" waist and a 33" chest.
In Junior's sizes that's between a 5 or a 7; so next size up would be a 9.
In Women's a 28" waist is a size 6, so next size up would be an 8.

At Old Navy, a girl's 16 is a 27.5" waist. 28" waist is a women's 8; 29" waist is a women's 10.

[Anonymous]

The smaller sizes in the Juniors department - I’d start with 3/size small or so. It’s going to vary a lot by brand though. Juniors sizes will likely fit her better than women’s/misses sizes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These all sound too small -- I'd guess an 8 or a 10.

At Target, a girl's 16 fits a 28" waist and a 33" chest.
In Junior's sizes that's between a 5 or a 7; so next size up would be a 9.
In Women's a 28" waist is a size 6, so next size up would be an 8.

At Old Navy, a girl's 16 is a 27.5" waist. 28" waist is a women's 8; 29" waist is a women's 10.

Girls sizes rely more on height rather than waist size. Children's clothes may run wide to accommodate a range of children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These all sound too small -- I'd guess an 8 or a 10.

At Target, a girl's 16 fits a 28" waist and a 33" chest.
In Junior's sizes that's between a 5 or a 7; so next size up would be a 9.
In Women's a 28" waist is a size 6, so next size up would be an 8.

At Old Navy, a girl's 16 is a 27.5" waist. 28" waist is a women's 8; 29" waist is a women's 10.

10 would be too big - women’s sizes are definitely vanity sized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These all sound too small -- I'd guess an 8 or a 10.

At Target, a girl's 16 fits a 28" waist and a 33" chest.
In Junior's sizes that's between a 5 or a 7; so next size up would be a 9.
In Women's a 28" waist is a size 6, so next size up would be an 8.

At Old Navy, a girl's 16 is a 27.5" waist. 28" waist is a women's 8; 29" waist is a women's 10.

10 would be too big - women’s sizes are definitely vanity sized.

much much too big. I can sometimes fit a girls 16 (though sometimes it is cut more for a teen with no curves and I can't). I'm regularly a women's 00 or 0.

[Anonymous]

My DD, now a 16-18 started with 00 and XS and is now a 2 and a S

American Eagle and the like will have those sizes..

[Anonymous]

My DD wears a 12-14 slim and I just got her a pair of ladies XXS pants from American Eagle that fit perfectly. Maybe start with a 0-2 or XS and bring some different sizes into the dressing room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These all sound too small -- I'd guess an 8 or a 10.

At Target, a girl's 16 fits a 28" waist and a 33" chest.
In Junior's sizes that's between a 5 or a 7; so next size up would be a 9.
In Women's a 28" waist is a size 6, so next size up would be an 8.

At Old Navy, a girl's 16 is a 27.5" waist. 28" waist is a women's 8; 29" waist is a women's 10.

10 would be too big - women’s sizes are definitely vanity sized.

Absolutely. I wear an 8 or 10. A child would be in the very chubby category (as am I!) if she could wear my clothes.

If she can wear regular girls sizes there’s no way the next size up is in the middle aged mom category.

[Anonymous]

OP the answer is: It depends.

Children's clothing is fairly generic and based mostly on expected average height and weight. Once you move out of that to women's sizing, the size is more about body type, with the main factor in size becoming the waist, with height variation accounted for by the Petite department for shorter than average women, and the Women's department for generally larger profile bodies.

The juniors department is somewhat in between children's sizing and average women's sizing, but accounts for trendiness and generally cheaper materials and lower costs.

[Anonymous]

I wear women's size 10 and can fit into Justice Size 18-plus jeans.

[Anonymous]

My kid switches between kids size 14-16 and women’s size 00 (gap sell this) or 0. She is 5’4” and 95 pounds. We’ve also done some women’s size 2-4 but they still tend to be rather large on her. It’s a little frustrating because I am sure all these clothes will not fit her for long. She’s been gaining a pound or two a month with the puberty growth spurt. I’m hoping it evens out next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD went from a 14 up to a women's 4.

When I was 19 and worked as a camp counselor, I wore a women’s 0 or 2 and could wear some of my campers clothes in size 12. I weighed 100lbs - not curvy, just to give you an idea of size equivalence. So I would think that a 14 would be a 2-4 (juniors size 1-3) depending on body type.

+1. When I was in my 20's, I could wear size 12-14 in kids. At that time, that would be 0-2 in women's sizes, depending on the brand. Beware size inflation. Back before I got chubby (thanks to kids and my laziness), I was seriously in danger of being sized out of women's clothes. I'm short and only certain brands maintained their size dimensions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear women's size 10 and can fit into Justice Size 18-plus jeans.

Sure, sure...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear women's size 10 and can fit into Justice Size 18-plus jeans.

Can you get the size 18’s off or do you have to go to the ER to have it done?