How do Old Navy & Gap sizes run?

hille12

I am about to order online and cannot decide -ugh.  Are they both similar in size?  In your experience are they true to size, big, or small? Thanks!

fluffybuns

Babies or you?

For me, I think they run big.

For babies, they run small! Really small actually. When DD was a few months old she needed a 6-12 month stuff in old navy clothes. 

AMYfromKY

Gap and Old Navy tend to run the same.  I think they both run small.  In Gap, H wears size 18-24mo in pants and t-shirts and 12-18 in onesies.  He wears 12mo for all in Carters.

hille12

fluffybuns:

Babies or you?

For me, I think they run big.

For babies, they run small! Really small actually. When DD was a few months old she needed a 6-12 month stuff in old navy clothes. 

Yeah I guess that info would help - for DD. Thanks!

mama31

Old Navy runs small, but maybe because I have issues with the clothes shrinking.  I buy 24 months & DD wears 18 months in most clothes.  As for the Gap I haven't bought for my LO in awhile, but I think they were pretty true to size.

kcampy31

I think Old navy runs small and Gap runs big for DD!

Mbitner

I think they both run small!  Old navy was a tad bigger than gap.  Just bought LO a ton of clothes for the winter...and the majority were too small! 

NHMountainBride

I would say they run a little small.  DD has been in their 18-24 month clothes since spring (starting when she was 12 months).  I just bought her a bunch of stuff there, and I got her 18-24 in pants and 2T in tops.  She has a long torso and short legs, and is overall tall for her age.  GL!

MrsBatty

Small for sure.  Especially Old Navy.

CanadianBio

I find Gap stuff to be huge on DS. He still fits into some 6 month stuff! Old Navy I found to be close to true size.

macchiatto

I don't know about Gap, but ON sizing I find to be somewhat inconsistent, but it usually runs small. I've especially had problems with the neck holes on their shirts being too small; Will has a tiny head (11th percentile) and yet when he was only 13m old, the neck holes on his 12-18m shirts were too small! So now I tend more to get them polos or button-downs from ONs rather than T-shirts, or if I get T-shirts, I get them a size better. Their pants and shorts do seem to run a little small, too.

egsquared

kcampy31:

I think Old navy runs small and Gap runs big for DD!

This.  I just bought some 6-12 month shirts for DD at Gap and they are huge. 

NicoleWI

This is all over the board! Maybe it depends on the item. I think Gap runs pretty true to size in between Carters sizes. DD can no longer wear 12 mos. Carters but can wear her Gap 12-18. Some Gap items 12 to 18 are getting slightly small but most are okay. She fits perfectly in Carter's 18 month.

rosesandpeonies

kcampy31:

I think Old navy runs small and Gap runs big for DD!

same here. 

KarBear

I also find ON runs a little small.  Gap seems to run pretty true to size.

JennifernKevin4ever

I never get Gap, but I do shop at old navy a lot. They actually run pretty true to size for DS.

janjag

Mine are the same height but Audrey weighs alot less than Vivi.  They have different frames too, with Vivienne having a bigger bone structure.

For jeans Vivi fits in Old Navy Jeans, but Gap are way too slim fit.  

For footie PJ's Old Navy seems to fit slender, but length is good.

For shirts I think they run true to size, and similar to each other.