So where do older 5ft ladies buy everyday summer dresses?

[happyinherts]

Wandered round a London mall today, and have to say I'm not impressed. M&S offering far too long, or high necks. Primark, slightly young in style.

Just want a couple of cheap day to day dresses to take me through summer. I'm just over 5ft. Where are you all heading? Perhaps High Street isn't for me, anymore.

I got a couple of nice inexpensive dresses last year from Next petite. I look terrible in anything on/above the knee though, so you might find them too long.

I’m 4’11 and Seasalt petite is good for me. Maybe mainly online? There isn’t a Seasalt shop near me, so not sure if they have lots of petite fit in the shops. Also some Fatface- I don’t find the Simone style too long. The full length ones look awful on me, even in short length though.

Thanks for this recommendation - I hadn't heard of this make before . I like the look of their plain cotton jersey dresses (possibly the one you have ) .

Boden do a petite range and some of their more 'staid' dresses are similar to Seasalt.

The other option is to have dresses shortened. I've bought a couple from John Lewis (they might be their And/Or range) and got busy with my needle and thread!

Very little petite on the shelves in Seasalt shops. Much better going online.

I find their dresses cut tight across the shoulders and back so stick to their stretchy fabrics.

I’m 5’1 and this year I love…

And/Or tiered dresses
Fatface Navi dress
Hush Elisa dress

I mostly pair dresses with wedges. A bit of height and the better posture heels gives me (pulls in your tummy slightly and shoulders back a bit) feels better to me than flats.

Hobbs Petite

Weird fish. Good quality cotton, doing good introductory offers right now. I picked up three really good dresses yesterday for £90.

I know from experience they will last two years with a lot of wear. So I think that's good value.

I was about to say Weird Fish. . They have some nice dresses but I couldn't wear them as too short for me (and I'm only 5'5")

I buy Nobody's Child Petite, ASOS Petite, M&S petite or short length, new Look Petite...obviously I have to choose carefully because not everything looks good on someone in their 50s. These are also affordable brands. Seasalt is lovely but a bit too pricey. Sometimes buy Boden if heavily reduced or on Vinted.

Boden petite and Hush mostly.

I'm taller than some of you at 5'3 but came on to say that I find Seasalt is designed for tall, broad-shouldered shield maidens !

Random small boutiques and department store concessions full of labels I've never heard of. I always find so much nicer stuff in there than the main chain shops!