I purchased the medium size for my almost 7 year old son who is 4'3, 64 pounds and wears a size 8 in pants and shirts. The medium size fit him perfectly, but what I was worried the most about was the way the pants were going to fit him as he is very tall and skinny. I was very relieved to see that they fit him perfectly and were actually gave him a little room to grow.
So here's a breakdown of the costume:
THE HAT: The hat fit his head well and is adjustable, BUT the way it was cut and put together is a little weird. The adjustable velcro backing isn't in the center of the back of his head like most hats, but is actually off to the left a bit. The top of his hat is also a little crooked and off centered as can be seen in the forward facing photo I have attached. The only structure to the hat is the front lined with cardboard to make it stand up. The rest is unlined fabric that shapes to your child's head. Nitpicking aside, it still works and the unevenness isn't all the noticeable.
THE SHIRT: The shirt is 100% polyester and doesn't irritate or itch my son's skin at all. The sleeves reach his wrists and each arm has a patch that reads 'Police Department City of America' on it. The shirt velcros shut down the middle so the buttons (which were upside down on my son's shirt) are for decoration, however the 2 shirt pockets do have working buttons and function as real working pockets. The shirt also came with a working whistle tied to the top which can be untied and placed in one of the pockets. On the back of the shirt the word 'POLICE' is printed in large, white 4" tall letters.
THE PANTS: These are also 100% polyester and have an elastic waist band which doesn't squeeze my son at all. The medium size pants are 32" long with a 21" inseam. There are no pockets to the pants.
THE BELT: The belt looks and feels very nice and is 3 feet long with 13 grommets spaced 1.5" apart. The gun holster slides right onto the belt and has no problem holding a decent sized toy gun, which isn't included.
Long review short, other than the upside down shirt buttons and odd construction of the hat, I am very pleased with this costume. The quality of the costume is MUCH nicer than the ones we looked at in the Halloween stores around my house and I don't feel like this costume is going to start falling apart anytime soon. He has already spent the last few days running around in it and it has held up well.
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