How to Shop for Petite Women’s Clothing

A major consideration in your fashion sense is the size and shape of your frame. That’s especially true with petite women’s clothing.  What’s the best part of your body?  Is it your legs?  How big are your hips?Think about the whole vision you are creating, Think vertical.

The term petite size really encompasses lots of body types, not just short and skinny. In general you terms “petites” means a woman who is under average female height, or about five foot four.But how tall you look is only one part of the formula.  Some short women have big busts, others practically none.Other women have legs that are shorter than the rest their bodies. Some have really long sexy legs. And then we have to talk about hips. I mean you can’t ignore them. Petite plus size women are a very neglected group in the fashion industry.

That’s why shopping for petite clothes is often harder than for any other size woman.Petite girls can easily get away with form fitting clothing, but stay away from clothes that are the least bit baggy. Alterations to your jeans and pants and the hems of skirts are often needed.

You can find everything you need if you remember one thing, and that is to try to create one straight line from toe to top of the head.Any fabric with a vertical print, like pinstripes, will be best.Shirts with a line of buttons and tops with V necks are also great choices. High heels elongate the look of your legs, and who doesn’t want to show off pretty legs?

Choosing a pattern can be tricky. Try to avoid big prints and motifs, and stay away from neon-like colors.It’s much more important to pick small or delicate prints and motifs.  Vary, instead your choice of fabric.Choose knits or charmeuse silk.  Let pattern rule. But never, ever wear horizontal stripes.Any pattern that lends itself to the vertical is much more acceptable.

Try to think of your image as a long single line. Don’t cut your body in two by choosing different colors for your top and bottoms.Achieving a unified look from head to toe is really the best way to go.  And wide belts?  We don’t think so.  Belts cut you in two, and again it’s a horizontal line, not the desired vertical line.  Tunic tops are great because they cover the waist and easily add visual height to your look. And choose figure-hugging dresses, rather than ones with full skirts.

Accessorize with a thin long scarf and necklaces of 18 inch or longer.knee length boots, but not short boots. Forgo the short sleeves if you have a choice and go for the long. Well, you understand. A knee length coat instead of a short jacket.

Shopping for great petite women’s clothing is much more difficult than shopping for plus size clothing, because the department stores don’t really cater to petites. If they do, they gear the styles toward teens and young girls, not women with careers and families.

Thanks to the internet shopping is simple.With online shopping, everything you can imagine is right in front of you.  There are lots of online stores that pull petite clothing from many other stores so that your available selections are plentiful.

Just remember to seek the vertical, downplay the patterns and show off your long legs.  You’ll look beautiful!