Thank you.
My 11-year-old is 5’4”. She doesn’t need to wear women’s styles. She needs “husky”. When she puts on a woman’s medium shirt, it hangs where her breasts will be. Same with the hips.
I have known several kids that wore husky size clothing. A lot of time it has to do with the height and body build. For example, my son wore huskies for about two years. He was taller than average and larger (not fat). For example, a size 10 husky would fit him in length better. (he now stands at 6’00”, 175 pounds and wears mens clothing). There is that funny period between puberty with height and length of clothing. It all works out in the end when they reach the adult size. It can also apply for shorter kids. For example, my daughter is 11 and wears a 8 1/2. The 10 or 12 sizes are too large.
It’s about time. My sons are both husky and it was very hard to find something that fit right. We would always have to buy grown up clothes and try to alter them somehow. This is not a “recent” problem, just a “recent” solution.