As a petite woman, I’m always on the look out for petite brands, especially ones that are petite-exclusive. Back in the summer, I discovered the website for Lotus Premium Denim, founded by California girl, Sarah Coronado. This line of jeans fits both short and average-height women up to around 5’6″, and is available online. And […]
Gambita, the online-only, petite-exclusive store (we profiled them earlier this year) is holding a model search for an upcoming photo shoot! This is probably one of the few chances shorter women under 5’4″ would ever get a chance to model (unless, of course, they’re celebrities like Lady Gaga), since many contests and agencies that claim […]
I was recently at a beauty-related event where models were used to show off the product. Most of the models there were of the fashion variety – very tall and extremely thin. This is quite common at non-fashion events I’ve attended and I’ve always pondered on why it is. After all, the models there were […]
Again, bigger media outlets are focusing on larger sizes when they discuss body diversity. Yesterday, a Jezebel post about a protest in San Francisco outside a Victoria’s Secret store zeroed in on larger people (even if they did mention all sizes, including short and smaller framed people) in their post. This was especially true in […]
…or merely annoying? Yes, this is coming from someone who, at one point, ran a petite-focused blog (Shorty Stories is technically still “live” but no longer updates). I follow several Facebook pages, including Endangered Bodies, Adios Barbie, Any-Body (the UK chapter of Endangered Bodies), and to a certain extent, Jezebel, and find many of their […]
Recently, I had the chance to speak with Caroline Misan Alvo, founder of Gambita, an online store for petite women. The website, which launched just this past January, after she left her job in the non-profit sector, is a play on being tiny – “gambita” means “little shrimp” in Spanish. At 4’9″, Caroline’s fashion woes […]
In the May issue of Marie Claire (US edition), there was an article about juice cleanses and why they aren’t that great for you. I think this is one of the first major publications that talked about it, and yes, I am very surprised. I would have thought that newspapers and blogs would have had […]
Just thought I’d give you a teaser of what’s to come in the next week or two (depends on how busy I get covering New York Fashion Week remotely from my desk)… The dress is from petite careerwear brand, Jeetly Petites, based out of the UK. I’m hoping to get some better photos (this was […]
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Wow, it’s been almost a month since the last DelectablyChic! Closet post! I’ve been concentrating a lot on the main site’s posts, thus didn’t have much time to take pictures of new outfits that I have purchased over the last few weeks. I finally was able to take some pictures last week, but didn’t get […]
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An article in the Telegraph in the UK published on Monday said that the way we have calculated BMI for years is actually inaccurate. It made taller people (over 6′ or so) seem heavier, while shorter people (under 5’5″ or so) were seen as slimmer. The new method reverses the fact, so that those who […]
