Childrens Shoes

Every parent knows what a chore shopping for children’s shoes can be, going from store to store trying to find a shoe that is not only practical but stylish, not to mention the inevitable queues at busy times of the year, we have all been there.

But still time needs to be spent weighing up the different factors when buying shoes, like which materials they are made from, for example, leather will last longer than cheaper alternatives and threaded shoes will outlast their glued counterparts, the higher the quality of the materials used the more playtime the shoes will endure.

Getting the right size is obviously very important, also, it has been documented that children wearing the wrong size shoe can develop serious problems later on in life.

There are many ways to establish the right size for your child’s feet either by popping to a store and having them measured there or you could even print off a chart supplied by a lot of the online shoe stores and size that way, but whichever way you choose always make sure you measure both feet, quite often you will find one foot may be slightly larger than the other, if this is the case then buy according to the larger of the two.

As children get older they tend to want the more expensive designer label shoes to keep up with their peers, this is all very well and good but the price skyrockets. More often than not a better deal can be found online, it is always worth shopping around to save money, never more so than now.

Children’s shoes can help you take the load off, whether you are looking for school or designer shoes, trainers or even wellies. Forget bustling with other parents to get your hands on the last pair in the right size and save yourself time and money by buying online.

Petite Fashion Tips

Every style magazine or newspaper has constant fashion advice for the women looking for the latest look. Despite the majority of the nation being anything but a 6 ft size zero, they offer fashion tips based on these so called ideal looks.

Well, welcome to our guide on how to look good – for the Petite woman.

Petite Fashion Guide

First things first, be yourself.

Whilst other people may make judgements based on what you wear, you won’t be yourself unless you feel comfortable. So wear whatever you want .. perhaps just adopt it slightly to suit your shape, especially true for Petite women.

Petite women are often characterised as being ‘girly’, which has it’s place but you may also want to consider balancing your looks with a more refined look, one that evokes elegance and presence. A stylish women exudes confidence. This is true whatever your size.

More fashion tips for Petite women:

• wide open neck, v-neck or square neck lines help to give definition across the chest and neck, which in turn draws attention to the face and gives you a longer looking neck
• tailored or shaped t-shirts this will emphasise your breast without being indecent
• a wrap or cardigan will give a more slim line silhouette than a chunky jumper
• Bootleg trousers are great for enhancing the length of your legs
• Straight cut trousers made of soft fabric hang nicely and create a slim silhouette, therefore adding to your height
• Cropped trousers are great as it exposed your legs and creates an illuision of a long legs
• Mini skirts and skirts that hovers over the knee give the impression of longer legs
• Long skirts that flare at the bottom help to add to the height illusion

Think twice before wearing some of the following:

• sleeveless t-shirts, especially if you have chunky arms
• puff sleeves, it can give the impression that you have big arms, even if you don’t
• tops with frills or pleating, this adds extra volume and will likely to make you look bigger than you are
• extra long sleeves, this will just make your arms look short in proportion to your body
• baggy clothes, will make your upper top look a lot shorter
• tiny or very tight fitting clothes
• high and round-neck tops, will emphasize large chests in an unflattering manner
• big belts
• tight fitting trousers, jeans or leggings with shorter tops

What is Petite Clothing?

Petite clothing is designed for women under 5ft 4in. It is about height, not about weight.

Petite clothing can come in sizes from as small as a 4 or more commonly a size 6, right up to a size 16 or even size 18.

What is Petite Plus Clothing?

Petite plus clothing is also designed for women under 5ft 4in. It is the equivalent of plus size clothing for petite womens.

Most petite plus clothing comes in sizes ranging from size 16 to size 24.

What is the difference between Petite and Regular sizes?

Regular sized clothing is designed for a woman who is approximately 5ft 6in tall. Petite clothing have shorter sleeves, plus shorter length and torso measurements. Petite clothing is not just smaller versions of regular sized clothing, they need to reflect the overall differences in frame and be proportionate.

Welcome to Petite

Welcome to the Petite website and thank you for visiting. This is a temporary page whilst we develop the website. Don’t worry, it’ll look much better than this!

The Petite website will be a beautiful site that will be the place to find lovely petite fashion, latest news and somewhere to find petite clothing and shoes.

Petite women are beautiful, often admired but frequently overlooked. This is especially true of clothing and shoe retailers. Defined as being 5 foot 3 inches or under, sizes 6-8 are not necessarily suitable. Petite isn’t small and nor is it necessarily short. Our aim is to bring you the very latest in petite fashion, dresses to skirts, jeans to trousers and suits to sexy lingerie – all for the petite woman.