Wearable technology and small wrists: The ever-present frustrating quandary. A call for more inclusive design Tech design is notoriously male-centric, and most tech is designed for the average-sized (white, straight, cis) dude. If you’ve ever struggled to use your phone one-handed and wondered what happened to slimmer phone design, you’ll know what I mean. Smartwatches,… Read More Fitness trackers for small wrists
I’ve been waiting to post this one for a while. I got married earlier this month, after a drawn-out pandemic engagement. And while I actually shopped for and purchased my wedding dress over a year ago, I couldn’t share any of this until now because I didn’t want to ruin the surprise. But now that… Read More Wedding Dress Shopping for Petites
After a couple of years of pandemic hiatus, weddings and events have slowly started to resume in 2022. This month, I got to attend the wedding of two of our best friends as one of the members of the bridal party. I’d like to share my experience with Azazie bridemsaid dresses as a petite pear,… Read More Bridesmaid dresses for petites: Azazie Review
Today marks two years since COVID shut down the world we used to know and launched us into this weird pandemic “new normal”. Hopefully by now, you’ve long ago ditched your cloth mask or your baggy blue surgical mask for a proper, well-fitted N95/FFP2 or equivalent mask that actually offers a reasonable amount of protection.… Read More Face masks for petite faces: 2022 update
Happy 2022! I hope everyone is staying safe and well through these crazy times. The need for cheans We’re coming up on two full years of pandemic time. With so many of us working from home pretty much permanently now, dressing for comfort has become a top priority. As the months of isolation have turned… Read More Review: Democracy “Ab”solution Petite Jeans
Here we are nearly two years into COVID, and it’s shown no signs of letting up. I’d had high hopes when the US border reopened this year just in time for American Thanksgiving, that it would mean I could place a US order and get it shipped to the border. But alas, the threat from… Read More Black Friday Haul 2021: Banana Republic Petite & Old Navy Petite
Like two thirds of adults, I wear glasses. For us petites, especially those of us with small or narrow faces, finding a pair of eyeglass frames to fit can be a big challenge. Most of the world’s glasses are made for people with average-sized faces. But glasses are part of us; the first thing most… Read More Petite eyeglasses for small faces
For petite women with smaller-than-average heads, finding a hat that fits can be an exercise in frustration. How many times have you grabbed a cute sunhat off a rack and tried it on your head, only to have it fall down well past your eyes, covering your face? Or have you been issued a safety… Read More Hats for small heads: Wallaroo Petite review
Spring has sprung, but the pandemic is still in full force here in Canada. After nearly fourteen months of lockdown and working from home, I’ve purchased almost no clothing (other than masks) because, quite frankly, I haven’t needed much. But the other day, I was browsing the petite collection at Boden, a UK brand I’ve… Read More Spring 2021 haul review: Boden Petite
More spring 2021 online shopping hauls! Can you tell I’m going a bit COVID stir-crazy? I ordered a couple of items from Next, which is yet another UK brand I’ve previously reviewed before on this blog. Conveniently, Next localizes its pricing and shipping to Canada, includes all taxes and duties in the final price, and… Read More Spring 2021 haul review: Next Petite
