https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:04:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679680 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:05:49 +0000 JR 679680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sunita, thanks, I'll keep my eyes open.</p> <p>A, now that I can wear Cleo's sizes, I'll have a look there too. I am busy discovering a host of new retailers too.</p> <p>Angie, here's to enjoying being petite. :o) I've never minded being short, myself. No matter what size or shape you are, there are things that work and things that don't. And the things that don't, sometimes do if you tweak the right details. And that's why I'm here, so I can figure those things out again. Thanks for all the help and encouragement! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679345 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:17:27 +0000 Lisa 679345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that you encourage us shorter gals to wear flats. It's nice to hear we can still look fab without the mega heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679243 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:27:14 +0000 Deborah 679243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie my dad always said that good things come in small packages! I have been guilty of thinking I couldn't wear flat shoes...but I can! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679230 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:17:58 +0000 ManidipaM 679230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you're an angel! Thank you for the encouragement, the examples and the reminder!</p> <p>I've been guilty of imposing a whole slateful of restrictions on myself because of being 4'10" --- but somewhere down the line, I (thankfully!) just got bored enough and rebellious enough to decide I would wear what I thought I looked good or felt comfy in even if I didn't look T-A-L-L in it! Yes, I need to work on keeping the silhouette streamlined sometimes, but mostly, I don't say 'it won't work because I'm too short' anymore --- SO freeing!</p> <p>Also, a salute from a former 2-incher and now mostly flats-wearing gal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679105 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:04:16 +0000 Jaime 679105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to the petite party but at 5'3" and a flats wearer it is wonderful to see these real life petite models looking so fantastic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679047 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:20:20 +0000 Angie 679047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My pleasure, ladies. </p> <p>It made my day that most of what was on this thread was super positive and empowering. That was the point :)</p> <p>ROCK ON PETITES. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites/page/2#post-679014 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:50:53 +0000 JulieJohn 679014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Walk tall, petites! If I didn't have built-in quirks like being short (5'nuthin) I'd have to invent them, so what a time saver! ha ha</p> <p>Angie, you make fashion accessible in all its shapes and colors. A very heartfelt thank you!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678993 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:37:52 +0000 Mochi 678993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. Thank you, Angie. Honestly, the pictorials of your three clients did much more to sell these looks to 5'3" me than what you see typically, an extremely tall model. I can't relate to that look at all (in terms of thinking it might work for me)... There should be room for images of shorter women stylishly wearing the clothes manufacturers want to sell to us! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678989 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:28:46 +0000 qfbrenda 678989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the encouragement, Angie! I'm 5'1" and love flats. I might let my height keep me away from boyfriend jeans--my short legs are a proportion issue--but overall, I like my height or lack thereof. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678981 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:20:24 +0000 Anonymous 678981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JR, I wear petite jackets, shortish arms, and I got a beautiful wool mix coat with cuff details, etc from Cleo this past winter, 40% off....fellow Canadian </p> <p>Keep a look out online, I bought it that way too, it fit but returns are fairly easy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678974 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:11:17 +0000 modgrl 678974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well this is getting me seriously excited about the NAS stuff I ordered! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678969 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:03:41 +0000 MsMary 678969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, petites! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678944 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:12:48 +0000 KathyL 678944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the shout out, Angie! I am guilty of letting my height limit what I wear. All your clients look wonderfully styled. How I wish I lived in Seattle so I could get your expertise in person. A move the northeast is not in the stars, but at least I have this blog and forum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678855 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:37:55 +0000 cciele 678855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for standing up for us shorties Angie and reminding us to keep our minds open. For example, I didn't think I'd ever get a midi but your encouragement to try styles that, at first glance, are "off limits" made me get over the hump </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678852 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:27:50 +0000 Suz 678852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie! Not really petite at 5' 4" (like Rae) but also always conscious of proportion. And, opposite to your clients, I weirdly find that shopping in the petites department (where it exists) can often be better for me - at least for jackets, button downs, and dresses. I guess that's because I'm short waisted. </p> <p>I agree that size (in either direction) should be no barrier to style!! Just bought a new midi skirt today! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678850 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:22:26 +0000 Aida 678850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hear here! And /highfives all around to my fellow petite ladies I heartily agree that with a little bit of tweaking we can certainly make a "tall" look work for us just fine, whether we're comfortable in 4" heels or floor skimming flats. I like both ^^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678823 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:36:49 +0000 Anonymous 678823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, your NAS outfit posts showing your masterful styling of petite clients prove your point. I think you've shown us that it's also true for age with your beautiful client Karen...a style can be manipulated to be appropriate. You can work magic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678720 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:22:27 +0000 Anonymous 678720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slightly off topic ... a side note from a tall gal.... It's not all it's cracked up to be!<br /> I have the reverse "problem". I'm almost 5'9" and I love heels...I'm bound to be towering people. I get my own climate up there:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678700 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:51:55 +0000 Anonymous 678700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here where I live, the so-called petite departments carry a very small inventory of "old women tourists from Florida" clothing that I refuse to wear. I call it that because I grew up in Florida and know from whence I speak.</p> <p>Because of this, I shop online where the selection is much better. If the department stores ever want me to darken their doors again, they need to listen up. My message to retailers is:</p> <p>There are plenty of petite women in the U.S. and all over the world who want to wear stylish clothing. The stuff you're displaying at the local malls is not stylish. I'd love to be able to go in a dressing room and try the clothing on before buying it; but, alas, there's nothing at the mall that I even want to take to the dressing room, much less try on.</p> <p>For some idiotic reason, the very same department stores who have practically non-existent petite departments at the mall have a wide assortment of petite clothing on their websites. So, like it or not, I have to order my clothing online and hope it fits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678679 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:12:47 +0000 Vicki 678679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just checking in to show my petite love and appreciation for your shout out to petites and the wonderful series highlighting them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678650 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:31:11 +0000 Sunita 678650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JR: You can find some Land's End merchandise at Sears. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678635 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:03:36 +0000 rae 678635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hooray, petites! I eek into "average" height at 5'4", but I still feel very conscious of leg length and body width because of my stature. It is so nice to file away stylish, flattering outfits to copy without having to re-calculate and re-imagine how the look will change after removing 6" heels and another 4" of leg. I very much enjoy viewing outfits on tall, leggy, heeled models, too, but it's so much easier to envision on gals closer to my size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678628 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:52:51 +0000 Sylvie 678628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, thank you so much for the shout out to the petites. *waving my petite flag high* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678623 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:44:28 +0000 JR 678623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sunita, no, I've rarely ordered anything, even from within Canada. I will slowly venture out in that area in the future, but I'll probably start with Canadian companies, to keep the complexities down. Thanks for the suggestion though. Do they have retail outlets? I do get down to the States now and again. I'm not the most fashion forward person - classic would suit me just fine, especially in coats.</p> <p>Angie, I've been very happily surprised in recent years to see how much more is available for petites. It was a blissful day when I bought my first pair of pants that didn't have to be hemmed, let me tell you. The coats, at least at a reasonable price point, just seem to be lagging behind. Hopefully the selection will continue to widen. I've never been a standard size and shape, and have been settling for ill-fitting for way too long. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678612 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:31:19 +0000 morethanbeige 678612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the boost, Angie! And here at YLF, I have tried so many things out of my comfort zone and have then become enamored with the look! Things I thought I *couldn't wear* I am now sporting with confidence! Thanks YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678602 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:19:28 +0000 Aziraphale 678602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the boost, Angie!</p> <p>It probably seems like I whine all the time about being petite, but actually I'm very comfortable with my stature and I agree with you that it's certainly not an obstacle to style. Being small is part of my identity. What I'm really whining about is the frustration of, time after time, finding awesome clothes that do not fit my body! But in this frustration, petite women are not alone -- if you're tall, plus-size, full-busted, etc, you've got similar problems. :-)</p> <p>I also agree with you about manipulating the variables to make a look work on a petite frame. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to do the midi skirt because it would make me look stumpy. Well, it turns out that if I keep the length to not too far below my knee, and I wear the right shoes, both narrow and full midi skirts can look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678594 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:00:38 +0000 Sunita 678594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JR: Have you looked at Land's End for coats &amp; blazers? Their stuff isn't terribly cutting-edge, but they make good quality stuff, have decent petite options, and ship to Canada.</p> <p>I bought a nice magenta wool swing coat there, and it's still going strong 4-5 years later. I'm pretty sure others here have tried &amp; liked their puffer coats.</p> <p>If you sign up for their e-mails, they often have great deals (their free shipping deals may only apply to the US though). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678579 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:48:20 +0000 Angie 678579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:0) @ JR!</p> <p>I know we always want more stuff to fit us straight off the rack ladies, but I have to really stick up for US retail here. It's the country that gives petites it's own department and the widest assortment. Nowhere in the world is the petite more looked after than in US retail. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678566 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:40:07 +0000 JR 678566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:o)</p> <p>I just wish manufacturers would make more coats and blazers in petite sizes, especially when there is cuff detailing. Even Reitman's, which has a great petite section, doesn't carry petite coats. I'm afraid I can't buy the really high-end stuff, just don't have that kind of budget. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shout-out-to-the-petites#post-678518 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:58:16 +0000 Sunita 678518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the boost Angie...ha, ha! It can be harder to find styles and sizes that work for petites. A good tailor helps. Plus a certain je ne sais quoi attitude to carry it all off. </p>