https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:22:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740978 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:19:31 +0000 Gigi 1740978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am very short in the waist too, and I am 5'2". Brands that work for me are Anthropologie, WHBM, Halogen, and Caslon. I don't have much luck with Loft, but that could be more that their clothing is generally a relaxed fit and runs big, so the waist always seems to be too low. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740928 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 03:00:36 +0000 midget 1740928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all! I really appreciate it!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740851 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:49:59 +0000 Reneeb 1740851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the same problem due to back issues. I have had good luck with Caslon, Halogen ,Ann Taylor and WHBM. Sometimes Anthropologie and Talbots. It really depends on the style of the tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740835 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:04:55 +0000 chadya 1740835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you ever tried GAP petites?<br />I can wear petites and regular sizes, but the few times I have tried a petite size that has been return to the store, it's small.<br />I think they actually may really size some of it differently.&nbsp; the pant rise is def shorter </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740829 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 23:20:15 +0000 elpgal 1740829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree about JCrew running long in the torso but this may work if you are large-busted. </p> <p>Ann Taylor is reliable. Loft sometimes runs a little short as does Eddie Bauer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740539 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:59:32 +0000 Chris987 1740539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm short waisted also and agree with the recommendations here.&nbsp;Talbots is inconsistent - I often find their tops and sweaters too long but sometimes the jackets are ok. Eileen Fisher is ok too except you really have to try them on, they do all kinds of boxy and/or tunic styles so it really depends on the garment. Similar comment for Antropologie (which carries a lot of different brands) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740478 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 01:56:46 +0000 Keix 1740478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm petite but have a long torso, and I find petite sized tops at Ann Taylor, LOFT, Banana Republic to often be too short in the body so they may work for you. Halogen sometimes too.</p> <p>J.Crew petites work pretty well for me, at least in their buttondown shirts, so I wouldn't recommend them to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740474 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 01:42:58 +0000 Anonymous 1740474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a long torso and can never wear White House Black Market well. Always too short. They have petites as well. They may work for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740472 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 01:31:12 +0000 sarah 1740472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am short waisted, as well. I find that petite sizes in Banana Republic, JCrew, Gap, Halogen, Caslon, and Ann Taylor all fit me very well for jackets and sweaters.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shortest-torso-petite-rtw-brands#post-1740455 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 23:48:47 +0000 midget 1740455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi! After a significant weight loss, I can finally shop some of the petite brands. I have a very short torso, my waistline sits at the top of my hip bone, and my bottom rib is about an inch &amp; a quarter up from there. Some of the petite lines I've tried don't seem petite at all. Petite, as in half-size (short torso). The closest I have come to a correct fit is Ann Taylor. What other brands cut a similar torso, or one even shorter? Thank you! </p>