Anyone know where good quality clothes suitable for a petite person can be found? !!

[Missimnot]

Its seems impossible to find petite good quality clothes .

I often read about brands like oliver bonas , em and me etc , toast, cos..
they are all too long .
I do not really like seasalt.

i just cant find good quality , interesting petite clothes !!
any suggestions please!?

Hong Kong is a petite person's paradise.

It's also the case that clothes tend to get longer as well as wider as they go up sizes. Things that would have been ok in the size 12 are far too long in 16/18.

Hong Kong - I remember needing to buy additional underwear while on holiday. And the shop assistant stood over me and pointed out I was looking at the medium briefs. I knew there was a veiled suggestion I need to look at other sizes. When I held them up I realised I need far far larger. Generally a size 8 here.

Oh, come back Debenhams. I’m just 5’ & I used to buy mostly from there, Anne Brookes Petit, Minuet, Principles Petit, so many other brands you could usually find something you liked that fitted, especially when they still used good fabric instead of the constant polyester.
You’re so right about the fit. An invisible hem is easy to do with hand stitching, far better than on a machine, but the shoulders never fit nor the waist or any shaping.

Uniqlo is a Japanese brand, and I think quite a lot of their regular ranges "sit" well on petite bodies.

I think that if you are 5'2" Uniqlo and Muji might be OK, as well as some petite ranges. Shorter than 5' might find the proprtions too long.

I also find the reviews on the Uniqlo website useful. They're international, but with a Google translate button. Because there are usually a lot of reviews per product, and they often given weight and height, it's relatively easy to work out how things will fit me.

Yes, it was good having it all under one roof, plus the franchises of Next and Wallis. I've still got a couple of Anne Brookes cardis in regular summer use.

I lived in the US for a couple of years around 1990, that was good too... yes, I've still got a few items from that era.

Debenhams used to be fantastic for petite people.

For me it's not only length (my mum can take up hems for me) but it's the shoulders (blouses that don't gape are too big on the shoulders) and where the waistline sits.

Marks & Spencers for trousers are quite good for me. Also some Mango clothes.

I used to like Rocha John Rocher, Planet, Manteray etc etc

I've loads of Mantaray tops, the sort with rollback sleeves so the length is ok. I stocked up when Debenhams looked like it was going under. Does anywhere else stock them? (Debenhams going down must have had a massive impact on that sort of brand)

Mantaray is a Debenhams own brand. It still exists on the website but now comes under the Boohoo umberella I think.

I’ve still got a lot from back then, Anne Brookes cardigans & V neck jumpers, jeans. Mantaray jackets & jeans. Even still got my mum of the groom Minuet suit & he’s been married twenty years!
You get loathe to throw things out when they’re classic styles, fit, still in great condition & nicer than much that’s in the shops. I’ve still got silk shirts & would you believe knitted pure silk twin sets ( short sleeved V neck top & matching long sleeved cardigan, very fine knitted silk) from M&S of all places back when they still sold lots of natural fabrics in the nineties.

If you're happy with Preloved, then try vinted or eBay for précis petite, debut, kaliko, principles petite. I'm very short and busty and I really miss Debenhams

It’s difficult!

The difficulty with petite ranges is that they are usually very limited and only available online. And sometimes the “short” versions are still quite long.

I have recently bought a dress, blazer and coat from the new whistles petite range. I am happy with those purchases although some of their petite range has been weirdly oversized.

I am pretty much always on the lookout for things that may fit me. e.g I have bought some Baukjen skirts on Vinted (from a few years back) that fit me perfectly - but their new skirts are super long.

recently I wanted to buy a midi leather skirt - I couldn’t find anything suitable! I did consider buying a long one and having it taken up but decided it would be too risky.

Im 5ft 2in and a size 14 and have found that the petite range in Roman fit me perfectly.

Is it available in Roman stores, or only online?

@myrtleberry Im not sure about in store, i have only bought them online so i could try them on in the comfort of my own home. Im quite self concious!

Just bought a denim jumpsuit from Whistles petit range - still too long but by a couple of inches (rather than 7) but the waist is in the right place, sleeves are the right length and I am just shy of 5 ft.

Following with interest.

I don't like buying clothes online except from lands end tops - CBA with having to return stuff that doesn't fit well.