As soon as I heard that Olympic gymnast, Simone Biles was only 4’9″, an idea popped into my head. Simone as a model for petite lines of clothing. True petite models – that is, a model who is 5’4″ or shorter – are almost NEVER used. The petite section of ANY clothing brand, features the […]
The other day, I trekked from my barre class at the King/University area to the Eaton Centre. Whenever I’m at that mall, I make my usual stops, which often includes J. Crew. After the December holiday season, I noticed that the store started carrying a small selection of petite sizes. Good news for a short […]
A while back, I said that I was NOT going to get any new skinny jeans. I already had a huge collection, and there was no point. But that collection mostly consists of black and dark blue pieces. I was okay with colour. And when Edeleman, LOFT’s PR company contacted me about the opportunity to […]
Most people who care probably have already heard the news, which was all over the business pages on Monday – Ann Inc., which owns Ann Taylor and LOFT, was purchased by Ascena, the company that owns Lane Bryant and Dress Barn for $2.2 B. According to resources, the deal will close in the second half […]
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 […]
…but not before a media preview, which was held on May 30. I wasn’t able to stay very long at the event due to a Junior League dinner, but still didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to snap a few shots and browse items before the store opened the following day. As with […]
Petite sizes, especially petite-exclusive collections, while growing, are hard to come by. Often seen as something for a very mature market, many petite women avoid them like the plague. However, things are changing, especially with Jeetly, the newest entry to the petite-exclusive market. Founded by 5’1” Jess Jeetly, the small UK-based collection of work-appropriate dresses, […]
Last month’s question asked you what percentage of your closet is made up of petite sizes. I was NOT surprised to find out that for many of you, it occupies a good chunk of your wardrobe. 33% of you said that petite sizing occupied 80% or more of your wardrobe (I guess this means there’s […]
I walked into the Yorkdale store expecting disappointment, that it was going to be like last time, where there were NO PETITES AVAILABLE. Turned out I was wrong. Sort of. As noted in the earlier post, there were only three dresses – two dresses inspired by Joan and one by Betty – on the racks. […]
The number one complaint for the last Mad Men Banana Republic Collection collaboration that launched in August 2011 was the lack of petite sizing. This time, however, is a different story. The collection, which has fewer pieces this time (and no shoes), includes petites in pretty much every item (except the cardigan – the Canadian […]
