That may sound like too much hassle, but that is the best way to find that perfect fit. You might be surprised about your findings and it is possible you might have been wearing the wrong size over the years.
It may sound like a slight difference, but that could affect their petite sizing. Most brands follow standard sizing chart, but each petite brand may have some differences in their tailoring. If you are indeed a petite size woman, you probably have experienced the difficulty and frustration looking for the right sizes in regular department stores or shopping malls, so many of us may have shopped in the junior department at some point.
The complaints of many short girls is they are not taken seriously at work place, because of their height. In order to appear to be the equivalent of tall girls, our goal should be to add presence and authority through our styling. Shopping in junior department will only do the opposite. The designs for juniors are catered for teenagers, and they are not meant to be worn by professional adult women.
Except for sweat pants and other causal clothing you will only wear at home or for workout, we suggest you to stop shopping at junior department and look for stores with petite sizes instead. Petite plus girls, like other petite size women, share the common body features I mentioned earlier, and the best bet to find their clothing from designers who carry petite plus specifically tailored to suit the needs of curvier petite women.
Petite plus could go up to 18P by some designers, and they have taken into consideration shoulder width, sleeve length and inseam needs of petite women just as other petite size clothing.
Understanding how petite size works and if you should wear petite size clothing is just the first step. To flatter your petite body, it is critical to understand your body type and your own strengths and weaknesses so that you can dress accordingly. Email Address. Table of Contents.
Hello there! Petite Dressing is an online petite clothing store and fashion blog for to help all women to understand their body shape and dress accordingly to look confident and chic. Start here if you are new. Inseam is the length of the inner leg, from the top of the thigh to the ankle. Whether you are looking for petite jeans, petite pants, or petite jumpsuit , the right Inseam length plays a critical role in whether they fit you or not.
To find out your exact inseam length, you should pick out an existing pair of pants or jeans that fit you well and take the measurement. You should stretch the tape down the pants till you reach the bottom of the inside of one leg, where it touches the ground.
The measurement from the crotch of the pants to the hem is your inseam length. Now, you might be wondering if your inseam is fixed, just like your bra size. That is only true to a degree, as the answer largely depends on what style of pants you are looking for. Pants have different rises and leg length.
In general, high rise or high-waisted style are more flattering to petite women, as they elongate your legs.
The rise of the pants, however, should not affect your choice of inseam. Whether you are wearing high rise jeans or low rise jeans, your inseam might be the same. What does affect your inseam is the style of leg length. Are you looking for a full length look or a cropped look? If you are looking to get a pair of tailor pants, it probably makes sense to go with full length, i. In that case, you may want to add one inch or so to your regular inseam. On the other hand, if you like the look of cropped pants, then you might even subtract one or half inch of your regular inseam in order for your hem to end right around your ankle.
In addition, the height of your heels also matter. If you are mostly wearing high heels, then your inseam could be half inch or one inch longer than when you wear flats. In the last decade, as all the department stores have either axed out or cut down significantly their petite department stores, it has been frustrating for petite women to find the petite sizing that fits them properly, especially the bottoms with the correct length.
Some petite girls have turned to regular size department to look for cropped pants and wear them as regular length pants. This may work for some, but not all. For someone who needs inseam shorter than 26 inches, even cropped pants for regular size might be too long for them and needs tailoring.
An ABC News article states that as of , The petite market became the fastest growing retail sector in Although recent stats are hard to find, we can only imagine that this number has grown exponentially.
Get updates on the latest sales, read new blog posts, and gain access to our Petite Facebook Group. Home About What is Petite? What is Petite Sizing? History of Petite Fashion Petite fashion as a concept was invented in the s, when influential fashion designer Hannah Troy noticed a large number of women having a hard time finding great-fitting clothing.
Wrap the tape measure around the fullest part of your bust not under the bust , below your underarms, around your shoulder blades, and back to the front to get the measurement. While standing up straight, use the tape to circle your waist like you would for a belt at your natural waistline. If you bend at the waist to one side, the crease that forms is your natural waistline.
Standing naturally with your heels together in a relaxed posture, measure the circumference of your hips at the fullest part. Make sure the tape is level so try to do it in front of a mirror.
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