Comments on: are petite clothing sizes bigger than regular clothing sizes?

By: braves squaw

braves squaw — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:35:26 +0000

Petite clothing has a shorter leg length, a shorter waist length (waist to crotch) and it all depends on the manufacturer, style, price and your height.
I’m a petite, 5′1″ and wear petite clothes. And depending on the 4 guidelines above, I can fit into 3 different sizes.
My friend is 5′2″ and can wear petite and regular, depending on the style and manufacturer.
I never buy clothes on-line or from catalogs, because they never fit correctly.
Gap’s size 6P could be equal to Macy’s size 4P or 8P.
Besides, trying on clothes is half the fun of buying them.

By: : )

: ) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:26:51 +0000

In most stores, petite and regular sizes are the same measurements, just the lengths and inseams vary and the regular sizes will perhaps run from a size 0 to a size 14 and the petites will run from a size 00 to a 12.

But in some stores, even if the regular and petite sizes both have the same measurements, the petites are labelled with a bigger size then the regulars, i.e. a regular size 4 equals a petite size 6. In this case the range of sizes should be the same for both regulars and petites, i.e. 0-14.

Hope this helps.

By: The Only Real.

The Only Real. — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:20:01 +0000

Petite means smaller.

By: fishy

fishy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:11:42 +0000

petite is smaller than regular-petite people are smaller than average….

By: e m { i l y } ™

e m { i l y } ™ — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:34:27 +0000

..no. they’re smaller.