Petite Fashion - By Category
What Petite Means
Petite refers to stature, not size. Petite clothing is made for short women. Petite Misses' and Petite Women's clothing comes in a range of sizes, all designed to fit the woman who is 5'4" or under.
Trends
Trends are the focus of this category: trendy fashion styles that will look good on petites and trends for petites to avoid; trendy accessories that work well for petites and accessories to avoid.
Style Guide
What styles petites wear best in clothing from dresses to accessories. Tops, trousers, jeans, sweaters, suits, activewear, swimwear, outerwear, lingerie, sleepwear, shapewear--all have special characteristics that petites can style to their best advantage. Help for petite brides and mom-to-be to overcome their own special design challenges.
How to Dress
Advice for petites on how to dress to look great for all occasions from work to play. How to dress appropriately and look fabulous for those special occasions.
Photo Galleries
Photo galleries of trends in apparel and accessories, designer fashion, clothing for petites from retailers, petite celebrities, and vintage fashion.
Celebrity Fashion
Petite celebrities' fashion choices from glamour to casual clothing. See what petite celebrities are wearing.
Dress for Less
No need to pay break the bank for your wardrobe when you can find great deals on designer clothes or buy the designer look for less. Find out where, when, and how to shop for fashion bargains.
Designers
Find out about the designers who have added petite sizes to their clothing lines and the growing list of specialty petite labels that are available. Learn about emerging new designers who have something to offer for petite fashion customers.
Alterations
Petites frequently need alterations to make clothing fit better. Learn about where to look for alterations' professionals or how to alter your own clothing.
Custom Fashion
You'll never have to worry about clothes fitting properly again if you wear custom fashion. Work with a dressmake or tailor or design and make your own clothes for a perfect fit.
Fabric Guide
Learn about natural and synthetic fabrics and blends, real and fake leather and fur, and how to care for your fashion fabrics, leather, and fur.
Fashion Personality
What's your fashion personality? Find out if it's classic, romantic, trendy, or casual.
Accessories
Accessories are just the ticket to enhance petite fashion style. Find out how to accessorize with shoes, purses, jewelry, belts, scarves, eyewear, hats, and gloves.
Vintage Fashion
Learn about vintage fashion influences in current fashion styles for petites, and find out where to shop for vintage-influenced fashion and true vintage clothing and accessories. See what our ancestors wore and what the styles and ideal fashion silhouettes of past decades were.
Shopping
Find out the best places to shop for petite fashions and fashion accessories and how to select quality garments. Take a virtual tour of world-class shopping destinations, both U.S. and international.