Petite Clothing

"Ultimate Style & Shopping Guide to Stylish Womens Petite Clothes "

Women's Petite Dress from Marks & Spencer

If you're 5'4 (162cm) or shorter, then you might want to take a look at petite clothes. Womens petite clothing are designed to fit the smaller and/or shorter figured woman.

Tip: If you have short legs or torso compared to the other half then you'll be sure to find something from the petite section that will fit your perfectly!

You've probably noticed how "regular" sized clothes make your arms, waist and legs shorter. Or how much work you have to spend on shortening hemlines and sleeves to fit your frame. Sometimes you might look like you're a small child wearing grown-up clothes! No pun intended, I'm petite sized myself :-)

Luckily, those days are over! This page will provide you with fashion advice, tips and guide to dressing your frame. And of course, you'll also find some of the best online stores to buy stylish as well as essential womens petite clothes, from dresses to pants to skirts to sweaters.

Let's take a look at the topics I'll be covering:

Guides to Womens Petite Clothing and Fashion

Shop Womens Petite Clothing Online

Miss Selfridge's is a UK store who provides trendy and affordable clothes for petites

Dorothy Perkins is UK-based and offers lots of cute tops and other clothes for petite sized women

Nordstrom is another store that brings you the best of sophisticated designer clothing for your petite height

Gap provides quality petite clothing -- offering many of this season's must haves for smaller figures

New York & Company has a limited but good selection of suits, pants and jeans for shorter women

Macy's provides you with a wide range of stylish and low-cost womens petite clothes

If you just want to browse and shop, here you'll find the best deals on womens petite clothes:

Shopping tip for international readers: Expensive worldwide shipping? US store doesn't ship to your country? Save up to 50% off retail price in your home country and gain access to the goodies. Try a mail forwarding service!

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How to Dress Your Petite Body

The size and shape of prints, the hemline, necklines, cut and fit are important factors to keep in mind in mind when shopping for clothes.

When shopping for petite dresses, always take note of the length of the dress, make sure the hemline doesn't hit the thickest part of your legs -- the calves - which will only make your legs and your petite frame look stubby.

And when it comes to long summer dresses and maxi dresses, look for the perfect cut, that means, go for a dress that sits close to your body.

One of the downsides of regular sized tops and sweaters is the length of the sleeves. They are often a little bit longer than your arms, making them and your overall frame look obviously shorter. Buying tops that are specifically made for petites is a way to avoid the kid-wearing-her-mom's-jacket-look.

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• Guide to How to Dress Your Body Shape
• How to Take Accurate Body Measurements
• Style & Shopping Guide to Womens Plus Size Clothing and Fashion