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Dressing a petite frame is all about proportion.
TIPS:
1. Elongate: Your best pant should be narrow through the leg and flare slightly into a boot cut. It will make your legs look long and lean.
a) Avoid Capri pants! They will make your legs look short and stumpy.

Perfect for the petite frame

Petite items in this observation:

  • Ambition Short Trench Jacket @ Nordstrom
  • City Style Empire Tie Top @ NY and Company
  • Classiques Entier Floral Top @ Nordstrom
  • Petite Boot Cut Jeans @ Anny Taylor Loft
  • Claudia Ciuti ‘Yuliva’ Pump @ Nordstrom

  • 2. Define your waist: Jacket, sweaters, and tops should be tapered in at the waist. It will define your tiny frame. If you want to wear one of the ‘trendy’ flowy tops that are in right now, make it sleeveless.
    b) Avoid boxy cut jackets and tops.

    Petite 2

    Petite Pieces in this observation:

  • City-fit Super 120s classic trouser @ J.Crew
  • BCBG Silk Top @ Nordstrom
  • Luichiny Sima High Heel @ Zappos
  • Nina Nguyen Nymph Necklace @ Max and Chloe
  • Nine West Fold-Over Clutch @ Macy’s
  • Steve Madden Stand Collar Jacket @ Norstrom


  • 3. To the knee or slightly above: Skirts, and shorts should fall at your knee or just above. You don’t want your legs to get lost in a skirt.
    c) Avoid skirts and pants that fall mid- calf.

    Petite 3

    Petite Pieces in this observation:

  • J. Crew Original Fit Chino
  • adidas Originals Sl 72 @ Zappos
  • Nina Nguyen Glowing Beauty Necklace @ Max and Chloe
  • Marc by Marc Jacobs Satchel
  • Alexander McQueen Skull Scarf @ Net-a-Porter
  • J. Crew Perfect Fit T-Shirt
  • Insulated Jacket @ EMS


  • 4. Fitted on top: If you want to go for a fuller casual pant, wear a fitted tee on top.

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    • Barchbo
      GREAT advice! Just posted it on Kirtsy!

      When I was a wardrobe consultant I had so much difficulty separting petite women from their capris - THANK YOU for reinforcing. Why do so many petite women love capris and boxy jackets?!! One of the world's great mysteries.
    • I think they gravitate toward capris b/c they don't have to deal with length - they won't have to get them altered etc. Thanks!
    • I couldn't agree more about petites and capris, however, I recently went shopping for pants with my sister, who is petite, and even IN the petites section we found MOSTLY CAPRI pants! What is up with that?
      Also, about defining the waist, this might not be the right move if, like my sister, you are thicker in the middle. She has thin legs and hips, but no waist to speak of, so she usually goes for swing jackets and fitted pants and pencil skirts with pointy toe heels. She can also get away with mini shift dresses better than us pear shapes.
    • Good point - Apple shapes have a hard time defining their waist. She's smart to play up her legs then. I should probably do a post on body shapes Pears - apples etc. Thanks
    • you are so good at dress yourself. come here, i can provide you something you want.
    • good post
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