Being a petite woman

mollybird · 07-10-2014 11:22PM #1

Anyone out there like me and living the small lifestyle. Im currently at the min shopping shoes for my friends wedding where im a bm. i found out last year that im offically a size 2.5 in shoes. Have you ever heard of the like :eek:

How does anyone find being small? Sometimes i must say i do love it. My husband is really tall at 6'4 so sometimes it can work for us being the opposite height.

Im 5ft and find it impossible to find any trousers to fit or shoes. Anyone know of any places to get smaller length trousers/jeans and tiny ass shoes that don't cost the earth???

Mars Bar · 07-10-2014 11:27PM

I'm just a small bit shorter than you and trousers...sweet mother of jesus it is a pain.
I could do with losing a three or four inches around the waist and hips though so really suit my frame.

The upside is that kids shoes and clothes are cheaper!

jaja321 · 08-10-2014 06:50AM

Am 5ft 1.. jeans used to be an absolute nightmare for me and always had to get them tailored.. but since I've started wearing skinny jeans its much easier as the ends don't trip you up and if you need to you can kinda just turn them up at the end and they still look cute (depending on the jean)..highwaisted is also good for shorties! Cigarette trousers might also be a good option?

Can't help on the shoes I'm afraid!

Caprica6 · 08-10-2014 06:54AM

There is nothing wrong with being small

...it is a bit a annoying getting pants to fit....and I have to say some shops petite ranges are just awful looking. Some are even to long in the leg. Your better of sticking to children's clothes. A wear aren't to bad for jeans though

Penny Tration · 08-10-2014 06:55AM

Same as jaja, I'm 5'1 and found it impossible to get jeans. Skinny jeans are grand though.

My friend is 4'7 and has size 1 feet. She gets all of her jeans taken up, and gets shoes in the kids section

Caprica6 · 08-10-2014 06:59AM

Also you could try tk max for shoes or a boutique type place. I am a five and half in a shoe but noticed lately in some places I could be a six and others a three

depends on the brand I guess. Had an awful time trying to get nice looking shoes a while ago either miles to big or a bit tight

rainbow kirby · 08-10-2014 09:25AM

Caprica6 wrote: »

and I have to say some shops petite ranges are just awful looking. Some are even to long in the leg.

5'6" here and I have some pairs of jeans from petite ranges. Fecking madness, how the hell are shorter women supposed to shop if I can wear those?

Dark Phoenix · 08-10-2014 09:56AM

I'm 5'2" but bizarrely I have size 6 feet?!

Jeans - go to forever 21 they are the only place I can find some to fit. They are often €7 and the best bargain ever. They also have a denim section on the top floor of the one in jervis centre and they have petite size jeans that have the shorter leg.

I am just raging I didnt but two pairs of my favourite ones - dark navy jeans that come exactly to my ankle and have a little zip on the calves i adore them.

I am no use for you on shoes im afraid

Mars Bar · 08-10-2014 10:11AM

Skinny's have been a life changer for me too. I don't look as frumpy and now save a fortune on getting jeans turned up.

Sunny Dayz · 08-10-2014 12:35PM

I'm 5'1", size 8/10 on top, 10/12 on bottom and size 4 feet. It's great to buy runners in kids sizes, even for other shoes I do look in the kiddies section for flats!

I sometimes find it hard to get dresses to fit correctly, I do find that some are long in the body which doesn't sit well as then the proportions are out on my body. Maxi dresses! They go on for ever - you could nearly chop off the ends and make a skirt with them! Also found I needed to wear v high shoes with them. I got a petite one from Boohoo and it's great - I can wear it with flip-flips / sandals.

I tent to wear bootcut jeans (I know, so out of fashion!) with heels to try and elongate my legs. I agree with the comments above about skinny jeans, although I think I do look a bit stumpty sometimes.

I do like being short though - I dunno I think you can get away with looking a bit younger

eviltwin · 08-10-2014 12:43PM

I'm 5ft 2, size 14 - 16 and have an E cup. Its impossible to find decent clothes. I live in jeans and baggy tops.

Caprica6 · 08-10-2014 06:11PM

eviltwin wrote: »

I'm 5ft 2, size 14 - 16 and have an E cup. Its impossible to find decent clothes. I live in jeans and baggy tops.

Dunnes stores petite collection are good for curvy sizes my mams nearly the same as you, but she manages to get nice stuff in there

or A wear

Penny Tration · 08-10-2014 06:49PM

eviltwin wrote: »

I'm 5ft 2, size 14 - 16 and have an E cup. Its impossible to find decent clothes. I live in jeans and baggy tops.

5'1, size 14, H boobs.

Forever 21 all the way! Their jeans and tops are a great fit on me, although not their dresses. For dresses, i go to new look.

confusticated · 08-10-2014 07:37PM

Caprica6 wrote: »

Dunnes stores petite collection are good for curvy sizes my mams nearly the same as you, but she manages to get nice stuff in there or A wear

You know AWear has been closed for a few months?

08-10-2014 08:12PM

Sub 5fter here and I'm very slightly built to boot (6st at the moment). Some European countries cater for very small girls with good ranges of sizes 4 -6, but a larger size would probably be very hard to find in petite fittings. The best place for clothes is the USA, where most big cities carry large size ranges to reflect the diverse ethnicity of the populations. My height and size wouldn't be unusual amongst Asian girls and many large stores carry sizes to suit. It's slim pickings in the UK and Ireland though. And skinnies are a life saver, as has been said.

I'm a size 3 shoes and get most of them online. I just bought some lovely boots on Amazon that were half the price of the more common sizes so there are some advantages to being miniscule!

CathyMoran · 09-10-2014 06:35AM

I would be 5ft 1in but I find normal length jeans are fine as i have a short top section - I do get some clothes in the children's section though, they are cheaper too! I have size 7 feet though and it is sometimes harder to get them.

Rubberlegs · 09-10-2014 07:31AM

I'm barely scraping 5 foot, size 10-12 on top, 8-10 on the bottom, size 4 feet. Jeans, or any kind of trousers are a nightmare to find

. Most petite ranges are still too long. I wear bootcut jeans, and end up shredding the ends of them, walking on them. Skinny jeans look absolutely woeful on me, they bunch up around my knees and ankles, and make me look even shorter. I don't wear heels, and they just look terrible on me with flats. I'm actually at the stage now where I badly need new jeans. Our A wear is gone, but I found their petite range, while it used to be perfect, seemed to get longer. I absolutely hate buying clothes online, as usually end up having to send stuff back:'(

Rubberlegs · 09-10-2014 07:55AM

confusticated wrote: »

You know AWear has been closed for a few months?

I may be wrong but think I heard at the time that about 3 or 4 reopened?? Not our one though:'(

Teyla Emmagan · 09-10-2014 08:09AM

eviltwin wrote: »

I'm 5ft 2, size 14 - 16 and have an E cup. Its impossible to find decent clothes. I live in jeans and baggy tops.

You are basically me then. I live in dresses from m&s and sometimes zara. Knee length size 14 ones that stretch over the boobs but still aren't the size of a tent. I have over 25 dresses of that description just for winter. Small heels or knee boots in a 4.5, good tights and a chain. It's basically my uniform. You don't have to get the dresses taken up, you can get yhem in petite lengths and you can wash the hell out of them. That's me six days a week. Looks neat but doesn't swamp me.

athtrasna · 09-10-2014 10:22AM

I'm 5'1", size 35.5 shoe (that's a proper 3, yet some shops insist on branding a 36 as 3 grrrrrrrrr). Size 8 but with a D cup chest.

Most of my clothes come from America, the short fits there fit way better than most petite ranges here. My jeans are Calvin Klein ($50 in the outlets) and they fit perfectly. Tesco short length are OK too.

Shopping here is hard work when you're petite, thank God for the Internet!

M&S and Next do 35.5 shoes as do Nine West. Most high street shoe shops brand 36 as 3

Precious flower · 09-10-2014 08:29PM

Debenhams and Marks and Spencer are pretty okay for petite ranges except that the clothes can be a bit expensive for a student like me, I only get maybe two pairs of black jeans or something once in a while.The petite range is about 5'4-5ft and I'm 5ft so there's still a number of inches left over in some trousers but still it looks a lot better. As someone else said here I wear normal length skinny jeans because the extra length just bunches up at the end and when your wearing boots no one would really notice.

I hate being petite. I really wish I was an average height, I just feel so stumpy (not that I'm overweight, I'm 8 stone but I feel like my body looks less slim and sleek) and not as attractive or pretty as a girl who is an average or tall height, they always seem to look so much nicer in clothes.:( I'm always also convinced that I look about 12!:o Being small is hard!:(

jos28 · 09-10-2014 09:48PM

Another 5ft er here and I find trousers the worst to find. Like Marsbar I love the skinny jeans and leggings. Must check out Forever 21 for €7 jeans :eek:

I learned to sew a long time ago and it makes life easier. I have to take everything up and I manage to do skirts/dresses/trousers myself, I leave coats to the professionals. I'm a size 4 shoe which is fine, a friend with size 2 always shops online using Asian sites for small shoes.
I think the hardest thing about being small is grocery shopping. I look like a maniac in the supermarket. Stuff on the top shelf rarely makes it into my trolley. My options are limited, I can stand and wait like an eejit for a tall person and ask them, I can drag those heavy roundy step things the staff use to my chosen destination, I can scale the shelves like an mountaineer until I reach the top, or my favourite one is to wallop stuff off the top shelf using a baguette or any long implement I can find

:D

lukesmom · 09-10-2014 09:55PM

I'd love to be small and petite. I'm 5 foot 8 and can't wear heels or I look like a giant. I've friends who are short and can wear the stunning heels, really high and I'm very envious of you all

camoramo · 09-10-2014 11:37PM

New Look have a great petite section. I'm kinda stuck in the middle cause I'm about 2 inches too "tall" to fit the petite range but it's great for jumpsuits which would never fit me in the normal section!

Salty · 10-10-2014 01:01PM

I'm 5'2" and live in skinny jeans. I have 2 pairs from River Island which are perfect lengths for me. I find their short leg to be spot on! I was on a J-1 over the summer and picked up 2 pairs of American Eagle jeggings which I'm in love with, they are a perfect fit.

I've never had trouble getting clothes really though. I'm a size 8-10 and a 3-4 foot. Maybe I'm just lucky with the stuff I find? I wear a lot of knits + jeans + ankle boots/converse kind of outfits and always feel I look fine in my clothes.

I buy most of my clothes in New Look, H&M, River Island, Vero Moda and Penneys.

I love fitted, high-waisted pencil midi skirts too, the ones that come to just below the knee. With a pair of heels, I feel I look a bit more elongated !

Mars Bar · 10-10-2014 01:40PM

_meehan_ wrote: »

I'm 5'2" and live in skinny jeans. I have 2 pairs from River Island which are perfect lengths for me. I find their short leg to be spot on! I was on a J-1 over the summer and picked up 2 pairs of American Eagle jeggings which I'm in love with, they are a perfect fit. I've never had trouble getting clothes really though. I'm a size 8-10 and a 3-4 foot. Maybe I'm just lucky with the stuff I find? I wear a lot of knits + jeans + ankle boots/converse kind of outfits and always feel I look fine in my clothes.

I buy most of my clothes in New Look, H&M, River Island, Vero Moda and Penneys.

I love fitted, high-waisted pencil midi skirts too, the ones that come to just below the knee. With a pair of heels, I feel I look a bit more elongated !

I found the petite section in JC Penney's pretty decent when I was in America!

mollybird · 12-10-2014 07:09PM

oh girls ye have no idea how great it is to hear im not alone in the world. like a few of ye i wear boot cut jeans also. I think they do make my legs look a bit longer as shorter on the legs than on the top.

Im a size 10-12 on the top and a size 10 on the bottom. i def going to take a look into forever 21 for jeans.

Can anyone recommend a place to get trousers/jeans online that don't get couriered as both me and my husband work so no one at home during the day. if they can get sent by an post and i could pick up at the postal depot would be perfect. seen lovely jeans on the littlewoods site but they courier and no good for me as have no other address to send package to.

also someone mentioned an asian site to get shoes could someone send on the details for that id love to have a look. im not a heels kinda gal anymore im afraid, my poor feet just cant hack it anymore. for summer flats kids section is fine but for more winter boots and going out shoes kids section is no good.

athtrasna · 12-10-2014 07:18PM

mollybird wrote: »

oh girls ye have no idea how great it is to hear im not alone in the world. like a few of ye i wear boot cut jeans also. I think they do make my legs look a bit longer as shorter on the legs than on the top.

Im a size 10-12 on the top and a size 10 on the bottom. i def going to take a look into forever 21 for jeans.

Can anyone recommend a place to get trousers/jeans online that don't get couriered as both me and my husband work so no one at home during the day. if they can get sent by an post and i could pick up at the postal depot would be perfect. seen lovely jeans on the littlewoods site but they courier and no good for me as have no other address to send package to.

also someone mentioned an asian site to get shoes could someone send on the details for that id love to have a look. im not a heels kinda gal anymore im afraid, my poor feet just cant hack it anymore. for summer flats kids section is fine but for more winter boots and going out shoes kids section is no good.

Why don't you use Parcelmotel?

Penny Tration · 14-10-2014 06:15PM

mollybird wrote: »

oh girls ye have no idea how great it is to hear im not alone in the world. like a few of ye i wear boot cut jeans also. I think they do make my legs look a bit longer as shorter on the legs than on the top.

Im a size 10-12 on the top and a size 10 on the bottom. i def going to take a look into forever 21 for jeans.

Can anyone recommend a place to get trousers/jeans online that don't get couriered as both me and my husband work so no one at home during the day. if they can get sent by an post and i could pick up at the postal depot would be perfect. seen lovely jeans on the littlewoods site but they courier and no good for me as have no other address to send package to.

also someone mentioned an asian site to get shoes could someone send on the details for that id love to have a look. im not a heels kinda gal anymore im afraid, my poor feet just cant hack it anymore. for summer flats kids section is fine but for more winter boots and going out shoes kids section is no good.

Last time I used asos and boohoo, delivered by an post.

Some of ye seem so down about being short. Tbh I can't ever imagine being unhappy that I'm short. Yeah, buying clothes is a pain in the boobs, but I genuinely love being short! I don't know why, I just do. Every boyfriend I've ever had has loved it, too, even the 6'10 giant who had to pick me up to kiss me :pac:

camoramo · 14-10-2014 07:05PM

green_screen wrote: »

Last time I used asos and boohoo, delivered by an post.

Some of ye seem so down about being short. Tbh I can't ever imagine being unhappy that I'm short. Yeah, buying clothes is a pain in the boobs, but I genuinely love being short! I don't know why, I just do. Every boyfriend I've ever had has loved it, too, even the 6'10 giant who had to pick me up to kiss me :pac:

I think asos' s petite section has really tiny clothes , never tried boohoo.
I'm 5ft 5 and quite like my height but people do say I'm small so I wouldn't mind being an inch or two taller. My best friend is 5ft 8 and well over 6ft in heels , I look ridiculous beside her. But yeah I've gone out with men a foot taller than me and they loved how short I was so it's not a problem. I think tall girls get a bit pissed when we steal their men though :P

Penny Tration · 14-10-2014 09:42PM

camoramo wrote: »

I think asos' s petite section has really tiny clothes , never tried boohoo.
I'm 5ft 5 and quite like my height but people do say I'm small so I wouldn't mind being an inch or two taller. My best friend is 5ft 8 and well over 6ft in heels , I look ridiculous beside her. But yeah I've gone out with men a foot taller than me and they loved how short I was so it's not a problem. I think tall girls get a bit pissed when we steal their men though :P

5'5 is small now?! Isn't it about average for women?

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