I’m an intelligent women with a stupid question....

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But I just can’t find the answer to it!!! When I am buying my daughter’s clothes and age 6 says 116cm.....is that from 116cm or up to 116cm?

I promise I have tried to find the answer online but it’s conflicting....

Up to

A) you are a woman, not a women.

B) it’s up to 116cm.

Doesn’t it mean that the clothes are designed fit a 116 cm tall child exactly? So if your child is taller than that the clothes might be too small and if they are smaller, then the clothes will be a bit baggy..

Up to.

Agree with @Contactlesslenses, they are designed to fit that size

@Contactlesslenses

Doesn’t it mean that the clothes are designed fit a 116 cm tall child exactly? So if your child is taller than that the clothes might be too small and if they are smaller, then the clothes will be a bit baggy..

That's what I always thought.

@Contactlesslenses

Doesn’t it mean that the clothes are designed fit a 116 cm tall child exactly? So if your child is taller than that the clothes might be too small and if they are smaller, then the clothes will be a bit baggy..

Really depends on if they have a long body legs etc.

Which is the same as “up to”, isn’t it?! 🤣

up to

It fits that exact height (give or take a bit)

I have to confess that I am similarly confused, for example, when something is age 3, does that mean up to 3? Or when they are 3?

If you thought that was conflicting, check this one out. Apparently the weight of the baby it fits depends on which country you're in?!

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I have always thought up to. So 3-6 months fits an average six month old. I too, am an intelligent women.

It's an average height for a 6 yo, so it will fit most average 6 yo's. It's not up to or from, it's averaging around that height. So you pick the nearest height to your child. If you child is 115 or 117 and 5 years old, then the 116 would be the correct size.

and if it's nearer the next size up, then that the size you choose. 'Up to' explanations don't make sense.

I know what you mean... I think I'm pretty intelligent and not stupid or bonkers or anythink (sic) like that but I want to know where the stars go during the day.
Chelsea says they gone down to Australia, but then she voted for that dog on BGT so I'm not sure I can believe her.
What does you lot think?

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No, it's up to. These are standard European sizes, and that is how they work.

You can tell because some UK brands have "5-6 years, 110-116cm" and some have "5-6 years, 116cm"

They do not deviate from this system.

Also, my child is 92cm but fits mainly into size 98 (age 2-3) clothes and a few 104. The 92 clothes are all too small.

It's worse for American children's clothes as they will have sizes like "6 months" which actually is equivalent to "3-6 months" but it messes with your head - when you have a 3 month old baby you don't want to put them into 6 month sized clothes!

But it is a clothing industry worldwide standard. If there is one number, it refers to the top end of a range. Numbers with a slash like 110/116 are dual sizes so should fit age 4-5 and age 5-6. If it's a dash then it's a range.

That's interesting, Ocean! Maybe Australia/NZ convention is to have the single number be the start of the range, not the end of it? It would make sense as they are upside down there :o

I always thought it meant 'around'. So if your child was 116cm, give Orr take a few, it would fit 🤔

or

Up to.
Whatever size the kids were, that was always the size they didn’t have.

Hardly intelligent though are you, spelling 'woman' as 'women'...

Thanks very much for the helpful answers

Everyone who is incredibly upset that I typo’d woman/ women need to relax. I mean I have 2 degrees and a masters in maths so, yes, I probably am intelligent. And - shock - I can also make a typo....people on here are weird.