Next employees - kids clothing sizing advice

[omama]

Sorry if wrong place to put this - didnt know where else to put it.

Can anyone who works at Next please confirm how the sizing of older kids clothes (3-16) works please?

Is an item labelled age 11 meant to fit from age 10 up to age 11 or is it really an 11-12?

I was told in store today that it will fit an 11 year old right up to being 12 i.e. an 11-12.

However I have noticed when buying clothes for my ds that anything labelled as 5 in the older kids range has the same height measurements as those labelled 4-5 in the younger kids range. So on that basis this would make the age 11 tshirt a 10-11.

Hope this makes sense?! Could someone please clarify?

Just buy what fits. One five year old might be taller or smaller than another?

Isn't there a size guide on their website?

Sorry should have explained - its not for my child or I would buy what fits. I was buying a gift for someone else & had to guess sizing - only thing I have to go on is age.

Would still like to know the answer for future reference though!

Surely you have to guess in all shops. My dc certainly aren't the same size in all shops.

I don't know about next but I would go up a size if buying a gift

Omama, I don't have help on this, I'm sorry but I recognised your username. When I had my challenging, high needs dd 3 years Pago, I really valued you're insightful sleep advise. Just had to come on your thread and say thank you.

age 11 is more like a 10-11 rather than 11-12 if you look at the Next size guides

e.g. a girls size 11 is for height 146cm and a size 12 is for height 152cm whereas a size 11-12 is from 146cm-152cm

help.next.co.uk/Section.aspx?ItemId=17869

although my dd is 11 and I buy age 13-14 as she is tall. I would size up as it is better too be a little big rather than too small

I worked in Next childrens dept for three years and honestly was never asked that question, sorry. I always assumed age 11 would be 11-12. However if you do compare sizes, like for ds a jumper like I did recently aged 7 and 8 you will find that they are pretty much the same height held up but are bigger across the chest and arms.

Thanks for the replies. I am not looking for advice on which size to buy for the 11 year old in question, obviously I realise all children are different sizes & where possible you buy what fits, but the sizing is there as a guide & I just wanted clarification specifically on how next size their clothes, as to me, it is not particularly clear.

As I say if buying age 5 from the older boys range you might assume this will fit an average 5 year old. The label says it fits height up to 110 cm.

However this is the same height as a 4-5 from the younger boys range, which you would assume fits an average 4 year old since the next size up is a 5-6. Hope I am explaining myself properly. Just seems a bit confused to me!

Maddalie - thankyou for your kind words . Remember your threads - hope your dd is doing ok now

Age 11 would mean "upto age 11" as far as I know - the key is to look at the height on the label and compare to other clothes shops. I had to take an Xmas gift back this year because I think the buyer thought "aged 4" meant 4-5 (and I completely understand why as well - it's such a confusing way of doing it!) but looking at the height it is clear to see it is 3-4.

I think they definitely need to chance the system.

*change

I think it's more like "age 7 is equal to 6-7).

My DD is pretty much bang on average and I would buy that way. So now, at age 8 I am buying "age 9" clothes as they are roughly equivalent to 8-9 in other stores.

I've just bought a lot of older kids age 6. It's the same size as their younger kids 5-6 range. They both go up to the same height - 116cm.

I'm not an employee but everywhere if a size is age 11 then it means up to age 11.

I always find next comes up big.

Next comes up big for adults but I find for children it's one of the smaller ranges.

I always thought the sizing was up to, so 11 would be up to age 11.

Dd is almost 9 and a 9 (8-9) everywhere esker but an age 10 in next.

Else not esker