Kids' clothes are cheapest right after the season ends. The catch is guessing what size your kid will be when that season comes back. Enter an age and a height, and Taller by Fall works out which size to buy now for every season ahead.
Each block is one clothing size. The tape underneath is marked in months, starting today.
Sorted by which markdown comes next. The yellow tag is the size to buy for the next time that season is worn.
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Right after the season they were made for. Winter coats and snow gear drop from January to March. Spring clothes and rain jackets drop in May and June, swimsuits and summer clothes from July to September, and fall clothes in October and November. Halloween costumes are cheapest in the first week of November, and holiday pajamas in the weeks after the holiday.
Toddlers grow about 3 inches a year, which is one full clothing size. From age 5 until the growth spurt it slows to about 2.5 inches a year, so one size lasts a little over a year. During the spurt, 3 inches or more in a year is common.
Often, but it depends on where your kid sits inside the size they wear now. A kid at the bottom of a size can still be in it a year later. A kid at the top will be one size up, and a fast-growing toddler can skip a size completely. That is why this page asks for height and not for the size on the label.
Most stores stop taking returns long before the season comes back, so plan on keeping what you buy. When a tag here says the size is close to the next one, go up. Too big fits eventually. Too small never does.
Most kids grow along their own line on the growth chart. A kid who is a bit taller than average at five is usually a bit taller than average at six. Taller by Fall finds where your kid sits against the reference heights for their age, then follows that same line forward to the month the clothes will be worn.
The size on each tag is the one that still fits at the end of that season, so some items will be a little roomy at the start. Growth comes in spurts, most of all between about 9 and 15, so the estimate gets a wider margin in those years.
This is a shopping estimate, not a medical one. Talk to your pediatrician about any growth concerns.
Typical US kids' sizes by height. Brands differ by about one size in either direction, so check the brand's own chart before you order.