The last time I bought one of these fleece jackets was for my teen daughter, about 6 years ago. That coat was great, she wore it for several years, and if it hadn't been lavender, I would have handed it down to my son. He needed a new fleece and so we ordered this in the size 8. He is 9, about 51.5" tall, 60 lbs. The jacket fit him in width, but the front was a little short. I'm not sure why Bean kids coats seem to be too short in the front in recent years. The other problem he had with this coat was the fabric. He couldn't stand the feel of it. It has a unpleasant coated feeling and it's not like the old Polartec ones Bean used to sell. Very disappointing. Please bring back the original Polartec jackets! I wiil have to buy him a coat elsewhere.
This is the 3rd Trail Model Fleece purchased for our 6 year old son. It is the perfect weight here in the Carolinas. He wears the hood and it stays on, even while running. No matter how many times we wash these coats, they always look great enough to pass to another child when outgrown! LOVE THEM!
This is a good jacket, with soft thick fleece. My son loves that it had pockets on the inside and on the outside. There is a reflective patch on the back that I like for when he goes to school.
The colors are a little hard to tell from the screen, so be warned that the sapphire is a lot more purple than the name would suggest. The zipper pull is also purple.
This jacket has been well-loved but after about four washes, the fleece looks pilly and the wrists are stretched out. We've had many LLBean fleeces over the years for our kids. Very disappointed.
