What size do you have to be to be considered petite?
Ava asked:
I am 5′3 and 130 lbs. Am I considered petite? I have a lot of trouble shopping for pants. Always have to have them made shorter.
FIDEL
I am 5′3 and 130 lbs. Am I considered petite? I have a lot of trouble shopping for pants. Always have to have them made shorter.
FIDEL
December 30th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Well there is not an actual size limit for being considered petite, but I’m pretty sure you qualify. I think petite is when you are under like 5′4″ I think. Well try shopping in petites and it will probably help in the pant lengths. Hope I helped, and happy shopping!
January 1st, 2009 at 3:49 pm
it really depends on your inseam. regular pants in misses sizes ave a 30 inch inseam. petites are 28 or 29 inches.
January 3rd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Yes i’d say you are.
It’s your height not your size, usually under 5′3 or 5′4 is petite Hope i could help!
January 6th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
5′3 and under
January 8th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
lol. yeah you are very very petite. I am also petite. Petite basically means short really lol. Yeah i have trouble shoppin for pants also they are always too long! I think 5′3 and under is petite. Hope i helped!
January 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I would say that it would depend on if the clothes in Petites fit you. I am 5′ 7″ but I wear Petites quite often. The reason is that with pregnancy my spine curved and shortened. Now I am extremely short waisted even though my legs are the same length. I can’t always wear the pants if they are too short, but the jackets, blouses, tops and certain suits are perfect for me. So again, you are a Petite if the clothes fit you.
One option that is sort of out of the box thinking… try the teens and girls sections. I have the opposite problem as you in that I need shorter tops and you need shorter bottoms. I’ve found that teens and girls have some wonderful clothes which fit me, and the good news, they are nearly always cheaper.