Eddie Bauer
Here’s how Eddie Bauer fits your child compared to other brands you might be considering, so you know before it’s in your cart.
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Your child wears one size in Eddie Bauer. What should you buy elsewhere?
Pick the size your child wears at Eddie Bauer to see which brands have the same label and measurements (twins) and which run shorter or longer (strangers) — based on each brand’s own chart.
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Sizes shown use Eddie Bauer’s girls’/unisex chart where the brand splits by gender; boys’ sizes at the same number can run slightly taller.
In short
Where the number just works. At 6X, Eddie Bauer lines up with every brand we track — the size carries straight over.
Where labels drift. The exceptions are the “strangers” above — e.g. at size 5 (XS), Il Gufo, Converse Kids, Levi's Kids cut the same number differently. Check those before you trust the label.
Bottom line: for most sizes, a Eddie Bauer number is a safe bet elsewhere — measure once, then double-check only the handful of “stranger” brands above.
Curious about a size that isn’t your child’s here? Every size, compared across every brand, lives here: Browse all size comparisons →
Fit & the transitions that trip parents up
Eddie Bauer-specific things the size number alone won’t tell you — drawn from its own charts.
Fit depends on the category
Outerwear runs generous with room to grow, fleece and joggers fit true to size, and the girls’ shorts run small — so the right call is by product, not one blanket rule.
Boys and girls are charted separately
Eddie Bauer charts Big Boys (8–20) and Big Girls (7–16) on separate ladders, so size by the matching line.
Specialty & inclusive fits
Which trimmer, roomier, or adaptive cuts Eddie Bauer publishes alongside its standard sizes.
What shoppers say about the fit
Community consensus
Shopper opinion · not Little & Youth’s measurementThis is what parents report anecdotally — crowd sentiment, not a Little & Youth determination. Our sizing above is computed from Eddie Bauer’s own published chart; the notes here come from public parent discussion.
Eddie Bauer kids is split by category — outerwear runs generous with room to grow, fleece and joggers run true to size, and the girls’ shorts run small. Across roughly 1,100 reviews on Eddie Bauer’s own site the explicit fit verdicts land almost evenly between ‘true to size’ and ‘runs big’, and the pattern is by product: the Powder Search bibs, infant down snowsuit and Cirruslite down jackets are the pieces parents repeatedly call big or long (many happily keep them for a second or third winter, some size down), while the Quest plush fleece, Camp Fleece joggers and sherpa hoodies are mostly ‘fits perfectly’ with a few ‘runs small, size up’ and ‘runs big’ outliers. The Rock Hopper stretch shorts draw the clearest ‘a little small/tight’ reports, and the plush-lined leggings are the one item reviewers call inconsistent (XXS too small, XS huge, waist wider than the non-plush version). Amazon reviewers of the licensed Eddie Bauer coats echo the outerwear story — ‘on the bigger side’, ‘sizing spot on’, with the odd ‘runs small’ on a down coat — and a parents’ forum notes the fleece can run short in the body. Net: buy the usual size in fleece and joggers, and decide in outerwear whether you want this-winter fit (consider one down) or two winters (usual size).
Based on anecdotal discussion from multiple publicly available online sources; your experience may differ.
Should you buy Eddie Bauer?
Consider it if…
- You want real winter gear at sale prices — parents in Maine, Alberta and New England say the bibs, down jackets and snowsuits keep kids warm and dry on the slopes and are routinely bought on markdown or at Costco and Sam's Club.
- You want coats that last two or three winters — the generous cut of the bibs, snowsuit and Cirruslite jackets is why so many parents keep the same size for another season and hand it down.
- You have a slim, sensory-sensitive or hard-to-fit kid — the Camp Fleece joggers (adjustable drawcord, XXS) and Quest fleece are repeatedly called the only warm pants a petite child will wear.
Think twice if…
- You need the coat to fit properly this winter — the bibs, snowsuit and down jackets run big and long enough that several parents sized down or rolled cuffs for a season.
- You are buying Rock Hopper shorts or plush leggings by usual size — the shorts run small and tight in the leg, and the plush-lined leggings' sizing is called off in both directions.
- You expect premium durability at every price — a few reviewers report leggings wearing at the knee and lightweight down jackets losing loft within a season, especially the licensed versions sold through Amazon and warehouse clubs.
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Does Eddie Bauer kids outerwear run big?
Mostly yes. The Powder Search bibs, infant down snowsuit and Cirruslite down jacket are the products parents most often describe as big, long or 'runs large' — usually as a plus, because the child gets a second or third winter out of it. If you want a trim fit this season, consider going down a size in those pieces; the heavier parkas sold on Amazon are described as 'on the bigger side' too.
Is Eddie Bauer kids fleece true to size?
Most parents say the Quest plush fleece jacket and Camp Fleece joggers fit as labelled, and the joggers' adjustable drawcord helps slim kids. There is a small minority in each direction — a few 'runs small, size up' and a few 'runs big, go down a size' — and one parents' forum found the fleece short in the body, so size up if you want it long enough to layer over.
Do Eddie Bauer girls' shorts and leggings run small?
The Rock Hopper stretch shorts do — 'a little small', 'tight in the legs' and 'too tight' recur, and one parent notes the Small runs tighter than the same-size Adventurer shorts. The plush-lined Rock Hopper leggings are the opposite problem: reviewers call the sizing inconsistent, with the waist running wider than the non-plush leggings.
Can a small adult wear Eddie Bauer kids sizes?
Several do. Petite women report the kids' Cirruslite jacket fitting better than women's petite, the Quest fleece working for a 5'5" 98-lb adult, and the boys' Camp Fleece joggers in youth L/XL fitting a women's S/M — with the caveat that the youth XL runs a little snug on adult hips.
What measurements do I need to size Eddie Bauer accurately?
Eddie Bauer publishes height, chest, waist, inseam in its size chart. Height is the primary driver, and the chest/waist figures let you confirm body fit for a child between sizes.
Do Eddie Bauer boys’ and girls’ sizes fit the same?
From the bigger sizes up, Eddie Bauer publishes separate girls’ and boys’ charts, so the same number can differ by gender. The figures on this page use Eddie Bauer’s girls’/unisex chart.
Where do I buy Eddie Bauer?
Eddie Bauer is sold on its own site and on Amazon, so you can pick the marketplace you prefer.