Marmot Girls Northshore Jacket - Waterproof & Lightweight Winter Coat for Outdoor Activities, Hiking, and School - Size 4-16

The Small, what I have is about a 6-8. It is too big for my daughter right now, but will fit my niece and then be ready for my daughter in a year or so. I have had several Marmot made things and they are designed for actual wear, not just to look good. They are not cheap, but also not cheaply main.I thought it would be too big for my daughter, but went ahead and had her put it on just to see how big it was on her. She did not want to talk off the inside fleece liner. It is a very soft and heavy full fleece (soft on both sides not just one). The fleece alone would be fine for dry but around freezing temperatures. The fleece has good zippered pockets with sewn-in edges to the pockets. (So the pockets are not going to flop around or catch on anything. The zippers are heavy duty YKK zippers.The fleece section is easily removed and there are discreet little elastic loops on the ends of the sleeves to attach the arms into the sleeves of the rain jacket so that the fleece arms don't move around inside the rain jacket arms.The rain jacket section is also lined with a separate mesh liner to help with breathability. Both the fleece and rain jacked have name tags sewn into the inside. The fleece jacket zips into the rain jacked so that when whole there is just once zipper on the front instead of two. There are also velcro areas of the jacket closure, so that if the child doesn't zip, or if it is really cold, the double enclosure will protect against wind coming in through the zipper.The hood is not lined with fleece, just the pink lining material (on the coral jacket). There is not a string on the hood to tighten, just elastic on the hood around the jaw area. That keeps the hood on without needing to tie it (and for a young child that can't tie yet, this is a good feature.) This is the same type of elastic that is at the end of the sleeves to keep the sleeves in place.The collar has a nice soft felt-like lining so that the neck does not rub. I do wish the lining were a color other than white, because I suspect that is going to show dirt.This is a pricey jacket for a child. But if you are in a rainy area or you don't need a super warm winter coat, this is a good heavy jacket or light coat that because of the fleece liner can be used either as a good rain coat, a heavy fleece when dry or as heavy jacket with the fleece inside the rain coat.And Marmot makes long lasting gear. So I suspect that this should last for my niece, my daughter and probably a few other kids.