topic Re: PLEASE offer petite items and use petite models as often as plus models are used in Fashion

PLEASE offer petite items and use petite models as often as plus models are used

ellaphant — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:02:19 GMT

sooooo tired of no petite items and no petite models...yes, at times both are presented. I am a petite woman- 5'1" - 107 lbs. PLEASE STOP SAYING 'this item is not too big for petites" - because it is!

Re: PLEASE offer petite items and use petite models as often as plus models are used

Perkup — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 13:43:21 GMT

I totally agree. I'm 5'1", 111 pounds. Need at 27 1/2 inch inseam or a 28 inch with a slightly high heel. (I don't do 4 inch heels.) It costs about $18.00 to get a pair of plain pants hemmed. Twice that if the pants are lined. I've never tried to hem a top that was too long, and usually can find skirts and dresses that are an appropriate length locally.

You're right. Not everything works well on a petite - especially not if you are comparing it to how it looks on someone who is fairly big boned and 5'10". I don't know who they think they are fooling, but certainly not you and me.

Re: PLEASE offer petite items and use petite models as often as plus models are used

lakesfan — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:12:40 GMT

I agree! I would have ordered the Denim & Co. TSV in several colors if it had been offered in petite proportions. It's rare to see anything in a petite on QVC. Tops that are cute and flattering on taller women often look overpowering and even dumpy on shorter women. I can hem sleeves but I can't alter the entire lower part of a jacket/top/sweater that's too long.

Re: PLEASE offer petite items and use petite models as often as plus models are used

ellaphant — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:24:35 GMT

@lakesfan wrote:
I agree! I would have ordered the Denim & Co. TSV in several colors if it had been offered in petite proportions. It's rare to see anything in a petite on QVC. Tops that are cute and flattering on taller women often look overpowering and even dumpy on shorter women. I can hem sleeves but I can't alter the entire lower part of a jacket/top/sweater that's too long.

totally agree!!

Re: PLEASE offer petite items and use petite models as often as plus models are used

Shanus — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:58:15 GMT

@ellaphant wrote:
sooooo tired of no petite items and no petite models...yes, at times both are presented. I am a petite woman- 5'1" - 107 lbs. PLEASE STOP SAYING 'this item is not too big for petites" - because it is!

@ellaphant Amen, Sister!

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Lila4Now — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 04:00:59 GMT

I agree! At 5'3", a woman is just barely a petite. I'd like to see an average size 5' model, a true petite, wear some of these fashions. It's not just the length of the garment, sleeves on an average sized garment are far too long for a petite. It's rare to see a petite coat on QVC. Some tops you just can't alter, without ruining the design. Several lines, especially Isaac, offer 29" as a petite length in slacks. What they are really doing is offering two lengths for the average sized woman. They even say; " buy to lengths, one to wear with flats, and one to wear with heels." At 29", I have to wear at least a 3" heel , or hem them. I refuse to pay to hem slacks, when I can go to any other store and buy a true petite length pant. If a petite wears clothes sized wrong for them, those clothes often only look sloppy, I want to spend my money on clothes that fit, not on tops with sleeves that hang past my hand, and pants that force me to spend even more money in order for them not to drag the ground!

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ValuSkr — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 04:08:50 GMT

This is a fair request. Petite sizes get short shrift in the current environment.

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arrabella — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 21:02:35 GMT

There are so many places that offer petite size clothing so I rarely buy clothing from the "Q". I refuse to have to pay to have clothing altered and true petite size clothing are cut differently that regular sizes. I've been a member of the "q" for more years than I care to remember and women have been begging for more petite sized clothing for years and years. I just won't happen. The tall ladies are in the same boat.

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Spurt — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:38:06 GMT

@ellaphant

This is what irks me....on fashion shows where they have petite models what does Q's stylist do....put the models in shoes with a high heel....so it makes it difficult to judge how that petite garment will look on someone whose petite while wearing flats/sneakers etc with petite pants, skirts, dresses .......Just another reason I seldom shop for Q clothes anymore......... Like others have said, Im not paying for alterations...........

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jewel3 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 06:04:55 GMT

The specific garment measurements are the best way for me to determine the fit of a garment for me even with a model my height.

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LogoFan — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:53:31 GMT

I agree with everyone here. Frustrating to try and detemine what will work. I order a lot of Logo (not lately) but her tops are eighter too long, or when she does shorter tops they are most of the time too short for this plus size lady. I did recently speak with a customer service agent about the fact that I sometimes refer back to earlier purchases to compare garment measurements to what I may want to order. Now finding that "click here" measurements are no longer available to assist me. She told me if the item is sold out information would not be available. Hope they took my suggestion. Don't know if anyone else does this; but it is easier if I have an item at home that is a good fit and I want to refer to the measurements to assist me in decision.

I do love the fit on Logo pants even though I have to have them shortened lately. Have a closet full of her earlier pant/leggings that are perfect inseams for me.

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MarthaStewardess — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 16:01:10 GMT

I have the opposite problem. Not enough talls offered. It's very annoying when they say they have something for everyone, but only offer petite and plus sizes, or say order the petite and regular so you can wear flats or heels or talls can just have ankle pants. Not good enough. They boast about how many homes they broadcast to, but forget a big portion of viewers.