Petites, We See You!
Glamour|November 2017

And Glamour’s Ana Colón has your wardrobe strategy figured out.

Lauren Chan
Petites, We See You!

You probably can’t tell by this photo, but I’m only 4'11". And like many petite women, I know that being short comes with its fashion woes: searching endlessly for options in stores, because they either don’t exist or are hidden in a department in the back; having to shell out again and again for a tailor (sometimes even for “petite” clothes that have been made without adjustments for shorter inseams, narrower shoulders, or smaller arm holes); hearing maddeningly outdated advice on how to “elongate my figure”; and, my favorite, being told to shop in the kids’ section—I’m a grown-ass woman who deserves grown-ass clothes!

To state the obvious: I’m not alone. The average height of women in America is 5'3". So I asked a few fellow fashion influencers how they tackle these issues. Behold our solutions.

This story is from the November 2017 edition of Glamour.

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