…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 […]
Many of us know about the 360 on What not to Wear, used by hosts Stacy and Clinton to show how awful an outfit looks on a makeoveree. Now you too can get a 360 view of what something looks like on you. Fitiquette, an online virtual model site has just launched in beta. This […]
Screen handle: Kate (aka: Petite Adventures) Twitter: @PetiteAdventure Website: petite-adventures.blogspot.com Where are you based? Ottawa, ON Why did you start your site? After moving to Ottawa in the middle of winter, I was looking for a creative outlet. I love fashion and fashion blogs, and I love to write, so I thought “why not”. I […]
From shorty-stories.com: I first saw this on Refinery29 yesterday and again today on Jezebel. Basically, My Body Gallery allows you to input your height, weight, body shape and dress size and then find other people who are similarly sized to you. It’s supposed to improve women’s perceptions of their bodies since they’re able to see […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz We read about it constantly on websites, blogs and message boards such as the Huffington Post, Jezebel and For Those About to Shop about the need to diversify fashion, both in size and in looks. Every time there’s a post about a plus size model, it’s riddled with comments that are the same each and […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz ***UPDATE: J.Crew emailed back to say that both skirts should be $108. Correction pending*** Not sure if this is a mistake J.Crew made but one of their latest arrivals, the ripple stripe pencil skirt costs $10 more if one purchases the petite (5’4″ or shorter) version (see screenshot below). Are they trying to […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Bloggers in the petite blogging community, which is growing each day, started to post regular “petite fashion challenges” back in late August. Participants are encouraged to find and put together outfits, take pictures of themselves and post them on their blogs. The host blog will then post links to participants’ blogs on […]
