They lasted until the baby outgrew them which I can't say about other companies. I don't like school uniforms in general, but if he has to wear them, he might as well get some last, right? These are the last ones. I would say order a size up but the sizes are a bit crazy. I had no problem ordering for my child who wears the smaller size everywhere. Just ordered a size up. Lasted all year. I would say size XL would be about small for male (large = very small for adult male). The child is taller…