Clothing, fashion and style for petite women 5’3″ and under.
As a petite woman, there’s nothing I love more than a great cropped blazer. Blazers and jackets are extremely tricky items to shop for when you’re petite and curvy. Does the jacket fit at the shoulders? Great, expect it to be too long on the body, too tight at the waist, and have sleeves that… Read More The petite riding jacket
This is part of a series on Kibbe style types and how they apply to Petites. Not sure what your Kibbe type is? Check out the intro post here. What is a Kibbe Dramatic? Dramatics are described as “extreme yang” — sleek, angular, tall, and distinct. Two words to describe Dramatics at their best are… Read More Kibbe for petites: Dramatic
When it comes to fashion or style, it seems like we women have forever been trying to fit ourselves into little boxes. Are we apples or pears? Are we summers or winters? Are we adventurous or conservative? Kibbe is seemingly the latest (not really; it’s from the 80s) craze along these lines. I’ve had a… Read More Kibbe body types for petites
I’m a petite who also happens to be pear-shaped or A-shaped. What that means is, I have proportionally narrow shoulders and wider hips, which leads to my overall shape suggesting the letter A. When you have narrow shoulders, clothes won’t drape or hang properly. Add to that being short, and most of the time, clothes… Read More Petite fashion challenge: Narrow shoulders
The snow has melted, the buds are on the trees, and the flooding state of emergency is in full force in Montreal. Yup, it must be spring. I’m actually in the midst of packing for a move this year. So I’m in wardrobe-purge mode more than in shopping mode, trying hard to limit the acquisition… Read More Spring into spring 2019
Yes, I know that January is nearly over, so it seems a bit silly to be publishing a Black Friday post right now. But, as past years, the bulk of my shopping this year consisted of purchases I made in the US and shipped to the border. I only managed to pick up my items this… Read More Petite vendredi fou: Black Friday 2018 Part 2
The news this year that retailers like Amazon might be banning shoppers for returning items too often launched a huge media storm and sparked a debate about how many returns, exactly, constitute “too many”. Does returning 20% of orders count as excessive? How about 50% Or 80%? Are there different categories of items where it’s… Read More Retailers banning customers for excessive returns?
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
I’ve written at length about the challenges in finding a petite-friendly winter coat that’s warm enough to tackle Canada’s winters. When I heard that Canada Goose, one of the world’s best known and most prestigious outerwear brands, had released a new petite-friendly fit called Fusion Fit, I was intrigued and just had to check it… Read More Review: Canada Goose Fusion Fit
Another year, another set of Black Friday deals. Or, as it’s referred to here in Quebec, “vendredi fou”. Just like last year, I opted to do a fair amount of my clothes shopping for the year over this week and weekend. For one thing, it meant I could get it over with all at once… Read More Petite vendredi fou: Black Friday 2018 Part 1