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Clothes that fit!

styleguru — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:25:14 +0000

It is always important to go for the best possible fit and in today’s day and age if you are petite you do not have to compromise and go for more regular sized clothes and have them resized as there are many companies out there that do cater for petite smaller framed people.

These clothes would be shaped all over for that body frame and you would be far more likely to get a better all over fit.

It would be harder to suggest what shape certain items should be as petite women can have the same fitting issues as taller or middle of the road people would have. You can still have longer legs shorter body or shorter legs, longer body or be top heavy, bottom heavy etc.

The only real ever true way to find your own perfect fit is to buy for your body size, and try things on. Taking advice from any available personal shoppers is also a good idea as would be ready some style books or magazines for ideas for your shape. Take a good long look in the mirror whilst naked, truthfully assess your shape and size but trial and error is the only real way to find what is good for you!

Clothes that fit!

styla — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:24:43 +0000

For every tall and willowy woman, there’s a tiny sister. Few of us fit the ‘average’ label, and this is why it’s so important to have petite ranges of clothing for women who are 5′ 3″ and under.

For years, we smaller women have been told to wear ‘smart separates’ as if the glories of fashion are somehow to be denied to us. It didn’t work, of course, we still looked as if we’d been in Mummy’s Dressing Up Box even when we were way beyond an age to do such things!

Now there are great ranges from labels such as Ann Brooks and Principles Petites. Other high street stores, such as Wallis and Richards have realised that their customers really can’t face another jacket that falls off our shoulders or a pair of trousers that trail on the floor.

As a result, there’s much more choice for petite women – and we can at least dress as if we’re adults, even if we never quite made the requisite height!

Shopping on line pros and cons

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:38:10 +0000

There are pros and cons to shopping both online and in store and I think women benefit from having access to both.

online shopping is 24/7 meaning you can beat the hustle and bustle of the first day of sales, stay in bed to shop, shop whilst your on holiday or unwell and it also means you can go into as many ‘virtual shops’ as you like, without having to walk potential miles amidst other stressed shoppers/angry and bored husbands/screaming children.

Shopping online also means women can buy their ‘true’ size, not the size they tell their friends and the shop assistants they are, which means they’re buying clothes that fit them better which is always good. Shopping online gives women a huge amount of freedom and is very quick and easy. It also means that you have to convenience of someone delivering it to your door or to your work.

My favorite thing about shopping online is the fact you are in control of your spending. Shops are set out in a way that makes you want to spend more then you have with the added temptation of store cards. Shopping online means you can plan outfits, consider what you actually need and browse lots of websites until your happy.
Of course the downsides are the postage charges and the unfortunate instances where the garment is ‘not right’ or doesn’t fit. I think for special occasions, women benefit more shop reality shopping as opposed to virtual, meaning the important outfit can be tried and tested against skin tone etc. women who buy important outfits like wedding dresses (!) need to be given a stern talking to!

Online shopping means you can pick up the odd bargain, take your time and even shop naked of it takes your fancy! However there are definite pluses to reality shopping too, being able to try thing on, seeing what else is available and of course the thrill of shopping itself which, it has to be said, is always more enjoyable when your in a shop, as opposed to in your bed/on the bus late at night and shopping. The actuality of shopping makes us feel happy and I think for sure than ‘going shopping’ on a spree is one of the most enjoyable experiences for a woman.