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uberscheisse



Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.

PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:30 pm    Post subject: attn. people who buy clothes for their children Reply with quote

my brother wants me to get a korean soccer jersey for his son.

only thing is, i don't know how to translate sizes - he wears a size 7 or 8 in children's sizes back home. what would that be in the weird korean sizing?
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK.

Most clothes for children go by their age size. So size 7 = age 7. Remember, though, that this is Korean age, so age 7 = really about age 5.

If they go by other numbers, here's what they are:

70 = newborn up to 1 year
80 = 1-2
90 = 2-3
100 = 3-4
110 = 4
120 = 5
130 = 6
140 = 7
150 = 8

Just to put things into perspectives, Letty, aged 19 months, wears size 100.

Which means that for your 7-8 western sized child, you are looking at minimum a size 160 if they have it. Otherwise, may be a woman size small (55)......
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princess



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia

PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To me, 55 for a woman is not small. I wear 40-44 and it's so hard to find. Which proves, Korean women are not ALL so small. Someone once told me that maybe the korean women are buying all the small sizes out before I go in the store. I don't think so.
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uberscheisse



Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tzechuk wrote:
OK.

Most clothes for children go by their age size. So size 7 = age 7. Remember, though, that this is Korean age, so age 7 = really about age 5.

If they go by other numbers, here's what they are:

70 = newborn up to 1 year
80 = 1-2
90 = 2-3
100 = 3-4
110 = 4
120 = 5
130 = 6
140 = 7
150 = 8

Just to put things into perspectives, Letty, aged 19 months, wears size 100.

Which means that for your 7-8 western sized child, you are looking at minimum a size 160 if they have it. Otherwise, may be a woman size small (55)......


thanks tzchk.

i really was hoping for at least one snide response about the world cup, but all i got was near-immediate, practical, useable information.

dave's is slow on the draw today.
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

May be if you change your subject title, you will get a more sarcastic response Wink Laughing

I don't do snide remarks.. lol..
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