The Truth About Petite Sizing

If you are under 5’4”, I’m sure you already know you are petite and the best practice is to look for petite sizing. Regular sized clothing (also called Misses sizing by some designers or department stores) are made to fit women of average height (5’4 and above), thus will not fit petite sizes properly.  Petite clothing stores are made for women under 5’4″ and they are designed differently in order to fit short girls.

Because of our shorter height, petite women have some body traits in common. Generally speaking, petites tend to have shorter neck, and shorter limbs.

Now the question is do you really understand petite size chart?  How are petite sizes different from regular sizes? I have summarized the key points in this video, but be sure to read the full article after you watch it in order to get all the details.