why are GAP and Old Navy sizes so different?

brideonjuly8

They are the same company, so why are the sizes so different? 

I bought 18-24 mo long sleeve shirts from ON for S and he's about to outgrow them.  I bought 2T t-shirts for this summer and they fit now and they fit well.  I don't know if they are going to last until the end of the summer.

I bought him a couple 18-24 months t-shirts from BabyGap last summer for him and they are too big, but will probably fit him well come summer. 

WTH?!

angelaggie

Not only are they different between GAP and Old Navy, they're also different just within the store!

I wear a size 8 at old navy and GAP.  But I have to try on 4 pairs of size 8s just to find ones that fit.  Some fit way big, some way small.  It's crap.

libbyann

Yeah, I've found the same thing in the women's department too. Some smalls fit perfect and others are so tight across my boobs that I can't breathe! I can't order things online from either store because I never know what I'm going to get.

Abrooks

Manufacturing.  The ON clothes are manufactured differently and are lower quality.  And even though they are the same company - that doesn't mean that all the brands are manufactured with the same standards/sizing, etc.  It's the same in the adult versions.  There's a definite difference in fit and sizing between ON, Gap, BR and Athleta.

lauraleither

Yeah, I've had this issue too with clothes for myself.  Seems Gap does run bigger.