I lived in the UK for a couple of months back in 2001 when I was studying abroad. During that time, I discovered that the UK had more to choose from when it came to petite clothes - 2001 was just before Banana Republic launched its petite line, which would remain unavailable in Canadian stores until 2004. As I've said in earlier posts, the UK seems to have more choice when it comes to younger petites - many more stores seem to sell ungrandmotherly clothes. Next, like Banana and Ann Taylor Loft, seem to be the most appropriate for a twentysomething woman who has an office job.
Here are a few of outfits that I like from their latest collection:
Ponte Dress
Green Mac
Blouse and pencil skirt
Origami blouse and grey stripe trousers
Watercolour print occasion dress
Cotton belted printed tunic (this looks a tad bit like something from BCBG though)
Next is also good news for petites looking for pants at a shorter length. Typical petite Next pants (ummm, I mean trousers) have an inseam of 27 1/2". This means that many petites may be looking at regular length pants if they are wearing heels. As for sizing, don't forget to subtract four numbers to get North American sizes.
