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La Petite Poire

Fashion, lifestyle and rant blog by a short n' sassy Canadian woman

Category: Shopping Guides

Shopping guides for petites. Updated semi-regularly.

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Activewear for petites: Working out while short

December 28, 2020

In 2020, the year of COVID, we’ve all been stuck at home. The gyms are closed, we can’t go anywhere, so we bake bread, sit on the couch, and binge-watch old episodes of the Great British Bakeoff. And this holiday season, since we can’t see our family or friends, we all seem to have replaced… Read More Activewear for petites: Working out while short

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UK Petite Brand Roundup: A shopping guide for Canadians

December 17, 2018

It can sometimes seem like British petites are spoiled for choice when it comes to clothing. So many UK brands carry petite sizes in styles ranging from classic to trendy. A recent shopping guide in The Independent highlighted many of them, from Asos to Topshop, from Jeetly to Bomb Petite and everything in between. Are… Read More UK Petite Brand Roundup: A shopping guide for Canadians

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A Canadian petite’s guide to cross-border shopping

August 14, 2017

Cross-border shopping is a fact of life for most of us Canadians. Ninety percent of the Canadian population lives within 100 miles of the US border. Most of us have grown up taking shopping trips to exciting border towns like Burlington, Albany or Plattsburgh in search of more product selection at lower prices. Many of… Read More A Canadian petite’s guide to cross-border shopping

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Car shopping for petites

May 25, 2016

I recently bought a new car. And with all the research that goes into such a major purchase, I couldn’t help but notice that it was all geared towards taller drivers — mostly men. For those of us women who are significantly shorter than the average, jokes about “headless drivers” abound. A car is a… Read More Car shopping for petites

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Just a 5’1″ MontrĂ©alaise writing about fashion, issues, and the occasional frustrations of being a short woman in a tall world.

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Note: All product reviews are 100% honest, based on products I’ve purchased with my own funds. I have not received any free products, promotions or credits from the companies I mention, nor am I associated with them in any way. There are no affiliate links anywhere on this blog.

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