Question, What is the difference between a size 6 and a 6X for girls?

[thelittlemermaid]

I have been out trying to get DD school clothes and I keep running into size 6 and 6X. I have no clue what the difference is. I have compared them to each other and they look like they are the same size.

HELP!!! I am totally lost!!! And to try clothes on her is far worse then going to the dentist.

TIA!!!!

 

[Beauty]

I've always wondered this as well. My niece wears a size 6X and I've always wondered what that X is for.

 

[Christine]

I think the 6X gives a bit more length while the waist size is virtually the same as a 6. I never quite figured out "6X". I think they wanted to give girls a little extra length while still keeping them in the child's clothing sizes (4-6 versus 7-12) which get a bit more mature.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

ETA: From what little I googled--I am probably incorrect...saw something that said a 6x is supposed to fit a 7yo???? so maybe it is a transition size or something?

Yep--found a couple of places now--lists 4/5, 6x/7.

It is a larger size 6....probably as described in the post above.

I think I bounced right past 6x .

 

[Nite0wl71]

It's also a little bigger around the waist.

 

[swea_pea1]

I buy DD 6X because she's long-waisted and they have a little more length there. When I put her in a 6, she looks like she's wearing a belly shirt...a definite no-no for this over-protective mom.

 

[aprilgail2]

I think the 6X gives a bit more length while the waist size is virtually the same as a 6. I never quite figured out "6X". I think they wanted to give girls a little extra length while still keeping them in the child's clothing sizes (4-6 versus 7-12) which get a bit more mature.

I thought it was the opposite way...I thought it was for chubbier waists and the same length....

 

[Cindy B]

6x just length only. It was definetely not for chubby girls. My daughter had to use 6x's just for length.

My daughter is now in 8/10's and boy what a shocker from teh style differences.

I gound a few tank tops for her with a padded shelf/bra in it! YIKES! She's only in 3rd grade

 

[Pollito916]

I was short and skinny growing up, but with long limbs, and wore a 6X. At the time I was 10 years old and ~ 50 lbs, 4' tall. Where did the metabolism go?

 

[thelittlemermaid]

Thanks everyone!!!

DD has the round tummy thing going on so I will probably buy the 6X for her to give her a little extra room and length.

I think at one point I wore a 6X, but I can't remember for sure.

Thanks again!!!

 

[Disney1fan2002]

It is the difference between what fits my DD and what doesn't! LOL

I think 6X is for the girls on the "bigger" side of 6. Size 6 would be for normal to petite and 6X is for huskier girls.

Like jeans for boy, they have, say, size 8 normal, 8 slim and 8 husky.

 

[JVL1018]

I thnk it's just an inbetween size, not about being chubby, because I was super skinny as a child and I remember being a 6X.
Alos they sell 6x regular and 6X slim
ETA Lands End has the measurements for all the sizes, the waist is parctically the same for 6, 6X and 7-it's the height:

Size 6 ~~~ Size 6X~~~ Size 7
height 45 ~~~ 47 ~~~ 49
chest 24 1/2 ~~~ 25 1/2 ~~~ 26
waist 22 ~~~ 22 1/2 ~~~ 22 1/2
hips 25 ~~~ 26 ~~~ 27
torso 42 3/4 ~~~ 44 3/8 ~~~ 46

 

[golfgal]

It is the half size, like 8 1/2, that is for husky girls. The 6X is just a longer size. THey have a 7x for boys but they have 7x slims.

 

[JESW]

My DD6 (7 in January) is 51" and 51 lbs. She needs 6x's for the height...7's are too big...she is not chubby at all.