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.
Petite fashion seems to be something of a mystery at times, even to women who wear petites clothing. Separate myth from reality and learn the misconceptions about petite fashion.
There are four figure shapes of short women. Knowing your figure type helps you select clothing that will accentuate your best features and minimize areas that you want to de-emphasize.
Petite means short when it comes to women's clothing sizes.
Here are the size ranges for petite fashions in misses' petite and women's petite.
Body measurements for petite and regular clothing with the same size number may differ.
Lots of women who wear regular sizes might fit better in petite sizes.
Petite and regular clothing differ in more ways than length alone.
Most petite women have a short back waist length.
A woman could need a petite for a top and not for pants or vice versa.
Short, petite women may also have small feet and hands. They may need very small and hard-to-find sizes in shoes, gloves, rings, and bracelets.
Petite clothing is for the woman who is 5'4" or under, regardless of size. To fit properly, petite clothing must not only be shorter, but it must also be proportioned differently than misses' apparel.
