As a petite person (officially 5’3”) I liked your illustration on how dresses for taller or even average height folks don’t work on me. I’m curious if you feel like tailoring can overcome this? I shop petite often when it’s offered and then I rely on my trusty sewing machine or tailor for everything else.
As a petite person (officially 5’3”) I liked your illustration on how dresses for taller or even average height folks don’t work on me. I’m curious if you feel like tailoring can overcome this? I shop petite often when it’s offered and then I rely on my trusty sewing machine or tailor for everything else.
I think it really depends on each garment and how it's constructed. If the proportions of all the elements in the overall piece are key, than to disrupt one by altering it is risky, e.g. a jumpsuit where there are distinct details delineating the top and bottom, or a cinched dress at the natural waist. Also, it can get expensive! e.g. trying to reconstruct a corseted bodice designed for a certain torso length would be an expensive.
Having said that, I think a lot of clothes give a lot of room to worn by a large range of heights, especially if you're open to moving outside of "traditional proportions".
There's enough clothes out there that I don't think you need to rely on "petites". Look at the measurements of pieces and compare them to yours. Some pieces are made to be a bit more cropped, or shorter here or there. I hope that sort of answered your question?
Yes!! It did!! I get myself in trouble altering certain dresses and I realized it’s because they often have those details you mentioned that are meant to hit specifically. It’s also the cost of altering that gets most annoying for me.
As a petite person (officially 5’3”) I liked your illustration on how dresses for taller or even average height folks don’t work on me. I’m curious if you feel like tailoring can overcome this? I shop petite often when it’s offered and then I rely on my trusty sewing machine or tailor for everything else.
I think it really depends on each garment and how it's constructed. If the proportions of all the elements in the overall piece are key, than to disrupt one by altering it is risky, e.g. a jumpsuit where there are distinct details delineating the top and bottom, or a cinched dress at the natural waist. Also, it can get expensive! e.g. trying to reconstruct a corseted bodice designed for a certain torso length would be an expensive.
Having said that, I think a lot of clothes give a lot of room to worn by a large range of heights, especially if you're open to moving outside of "traditional proportions".
There's enough clothes out there that I don't think you need to rely on "petites". Look at the measurements of pieces and compare them to yours. Some pieces are made to be a bit more cropped, or shorter here or there. I hope that sort of answered your question?
Yes!! It did!! I get myself in trouble altering certain dresses and I realized it’s because they often have those details you mentioned that are meant to hit specifically. It’s also the cost of altering that gets most annoying for me.
Yeah, I think some pieces are best left unaltered. Fortunately, there are lot of fish in the sea!