lil’ emi sizes go by height, not age. Each size covers 12 to 15 cm of growing, and every piece has room built in: a growth hem, or a long cut.
Find their size
Sizes by height
Size
Height
Usual age, at average height
2–3
85–97 cm33½–38¼ in
about 2 to 3
4–5
98–112 cm38½–44 in
about 3½ to 5½
6–7
113–127 cm44½–50 in
about 5½ to 8
Ages are for a child of average height (CDC growth charts) and are only a guide: kids grow at their own pace, so go by height.
Pick a size
Measure their height. Shoes off, back and heels against a wall, a book flat on their head. Mark the wall under the book and measure from the floor.
Find their height in the table. That's their size.
Near the top of a range, or between two? Their size fits now, and the growth hems on the jeans and camp shirt add 3 cm when it's needed. Or size up: it starts a little long (roll the jeans) and lasts longer.
Want to check against clothes they wear now? Lay a piece that fits them well flat and measure it the way we do below: across one layer, edge to edge.
How each piece fits
Pieced jean
A barrel leg, roomy through the thigh and knee, in brown denim pieced in bands. Sold at ankle length, with a growth hem for 3 cm more as they grow, and elastic at the back of the waist.
1Waist: straight across the top of the waistband, relaxed, then stretched.
2Full length: from the top of the waistband down the outside of the leg to the hem.
3Inseam: from the crotch seam down the inside of the leg to the hem.
Laid flat, cm / in
2–3
4–5
6–7
1Waist, relaxed
23.09
25.09¾
27.010¾
1Waist, stretched
32.012½
34.413½
36.814½
2Full length, as sold
56.022
64.625½
74.729½
3Inseam, as sold
34.013½
41.016¼
49.519½
3Inseam, with growth hem
37.014½
44.017¼
52.520¾
Pintucked camp shirt
Boxy and cropped, made to layer over the long-sleeve, with a growth hem for 3 cm more.
1Length: from the top of the shoulder beside the collar straight down to the hem.
2Chest: armpit to armpit, just below the armholes.
3Sleeve: shoulder seam to the sleeve hem, along the top.
Laid flat, cm / in
2–3
4–5
6–7
1Length, as sold
37.514¾
40.516
44.017¼
1Length, with growth hem
40.516
43.517¼
47.018½
2Chest
38.015
40.516
43.017
3Sleeve
10.04
11.04¼
12.04¾
Layering long-sleeve
Cut long, so a band of it shows below the camp shirt. The long cut is its room to grow.
1Length: from the top of the shoulder beside the neck straight down to the hem.
2Chest: armpit to armpit, just below the armholes.
3Back neck to cuff: lay it face down; from the middle of the back neck, over the shoulder, down the sleeve to the cuff end.
Laid flat, cm / in
2–3
4–5
6–7
1Length
44.017¼
47.018½
50.520
2Chest
35.013¾
37.514¾
40.015¾
3Back neck to cuff
41.516¼
45.317¾
49.119¼
Measured laid flat; widths are across one layer, edge to edge. These are our first-sample numbers and may move a little after fittings.
Still not sure? Email hello@lilemi.studio with their height, and we'll tell you which size we'd pick.