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Petite

Booby01prize — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:29:41 GMT

Big Wish! Petite pant sizes do not just include the length of the pant. The rise length is very inportant. I end up with the waist being upto the band of my bra's. I finally tried Kim Gravel pants, same problem. Same goes for D&C, Susan Graver, Isiac. I can't believe I am the only person who shops with QVC that has this problem. Actually, years ago D&C pants fit perfectly, short rise included.

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haddon9 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:46:36 GMT

Everyone is different. I'm 5'1" and like my pants to be 27 or 26 inches depending on the style. However I like the rise to just cover my waist. Some petite pants are too low for me.

If you check the "click here" for the exact measurements for each item it will usually tell you the front & back rise for pants. It's under the description.

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Icegoddess — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:49:31 GMT

I don't think you can get a true petite pant on either QVC or HSN. Pants are my total nemesis. I hate a droopy crotch. I've been wearing the same ones for years since I can't find a good fit or the drape I want, even in my local stores. So, I just settle for what I've got.

I don't have as much of a problem with jeans since they are cut differently, so I can usually wear a Short in them. But, they are labeled Shorts, not Petites, so lthe jeans manufacturers know the difference.

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Travone — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:36:56 GMT

I haven't ordered pants from the Q in years because everytine I did if the waistband was at my waist, the crotch was a few inches too low. For years I thought it was just me, but I started watching the prentations and most of the pants don't fit the models correctly either.

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Franell — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:50:42 GMT

I wish there was an extra petite offering. I need a 25"or 26" length. Most petite jeans start at 28". I would also suggest being able to search the website by inseam which would save a lot of time, and lastly when hosts present pants give the inseam at the beginning of the presentation. It is frustrating to sit through a presentation for an item only to find it's not your required length.

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Icegoddess — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:54:27 GMT

@Travone wrote:
I haven't ordered pants from the Q in years because everytine I did if the waistband was at my waist, the crotch was a few inches too low. For years I thought it was just me, but I started watching the prentations and most of the pants don't fit the models correctly either.

@Travone Like this?

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Carmie — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:58:18 GMT

Many pants sold as petite are actually just short. I can't wear short, I need petite.

Land's End, Appleseeds's and Christopher and Banks all sell petite sizes that have a petite rise, narrower shoulders, shorter sleeves, etc.

I buy there. I buy very little clothing from QVC.

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SportyShorty07 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:26:24 GMT

@Franell I'm 4'11" and I want "extra petite" lengths too! My inseam is 24 1/2" and I've found that Express brand high waisted ankle length skinny jeans in the "short inseam" are my absolute perfect fit- I love them so much that I have over 40 pairs of them in different color washes. When something makes the most of every inch of my petite/short frame, I defintely buy multiples in different colors .

I've found that cropped jackets and tops are the perfect length on me and a lot of junior brands work well on me. At 35, I've found that I've aged out of Forever 21, but Express has great jeans and tops and Macy's also has a great petite department. There's a French brand called Equipment that makes great silk blouses that fit me nicely right off of the rack. If you like watching Youtube, there's a great youtuber named Chi Li who has a petite fashion/styling channel on Youtube called "Petite Dressing" she gives great tips for styling petite bodies from head to toe and I've learned some really great tips from her channel! .

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Squirrels Are Trash — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:58:29 GMT

@SportyShorty07 Just wanted to thumbs up the awesomeness of Equipment shirts. Also, they can be gotten on eBay at good prices.

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SportyShorty07 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:14:40 GMT

@Squirrels Are Trash Yes!!! I absolutely love Equipment blouses and I exclusively buy them on ebay!!! I just got a super pretty and flirty Equipment silk leopard print blouse on Ebay a month or so ago for under $30- that site has so many great deals.

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Icegoddess — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:21:08 GMT

I used to get Kim Rogers pants at Belk and they came in Average, Shorts, and Petites. However, I checked on Belk today and while she still had all those options, all of the pants were pull-on which I don't want.

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SportyShorty07 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:47:54 GMT

@Icegoddess I like your outfit/makeup of the day posts in the outfit of the day thread- you look fantastic! Do you have some favorite petite brands?

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Boehm Collector — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:05:41 GMT

I don't normally purchase clothes from QVC. But I need a 28 inch length in petites.

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Icegoddess — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:17:48 GMT

@SportyShorty07 Thank you. No, I don't currently have a favorite petite brand. A lot of my pants are old and are Kim Rogers. But, unless that brand brings back zipper openings, I won't be buying them.

In the last year, I've bought some of the Marla Wynne pants. Those would be the more just below the ankle length pants you'll see me in. They're not petite, but at least the crotch didn't hang down and I did have to have them hemmed. She is now bringing in more petite pants. Whether they're truly petite or not I wouldn't know. She's also changed her sizing and seems to be embracing pull-on pants, so I don't know if I'll be buying her. Prior to getting those I hadn't bought a pair of pants, besides, jeans in years since I just couldn't find any in the stores I have locally.

I generally have to look at pant pricing and then add in alterations before I buy since I know I'll probably have to at least have them hemmed. I've even had the waistband dropped on some which then brings the crotch up. I haven't done that in awhile, so I don't know what that costs these days.

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Sooner — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:23:06 GMT

Petite pants? Talbots! At least for me.

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SportyShorty07 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:21:31 GMT

@Icegoddess Thank you for the petite pants brand recommendations- those brands have a very nice assortment of colors and silhouettes, If you're ever in the need for jeans, I highly recommend the brand called Express- they have great cuts of denim in a ton of different washes. I'm 4'11" and I've never had to have any of their jeans shortened when I purchase them in the petite or short inseams. I have over 40 pairs of their high waisted ankle length skinny jeans and I love them..

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Icegoddess — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:36:49 GMT

@SportyShorty07 I just took 3 pair of pants to be altered. One pair is a simple waistband too large on a pair of pants I got at Costco. That's a common problem for me.

2nd pair were a simple hemming for some Guess jeans I just got. Hemming prices have gone up to $20 now. But, I do appreciate Guess sizing in that they size by waist measurement much like men's pants. Years ago I bought several cargo/carpenter-style pants in the men's dept. in 30/30, so I knew I could wear a 30 waist. And jeans crotches are shaped differently, so I've never had a problem wearing non-petite in them. I usually buy Shorts, but these were clearance and Shorts were not available. I'll be wearing them with heels, so not so much had to be taken up.

3rd pair needed the crotch taken up AND hemmed. That ended up costing me more than I paid for the pants. That's why I pretty much only buy pants on clearance.

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Gorgf — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:58:24 GMT

I just measured two pairs of NYDJ jeans in Petite. One was 26 1/2 inches a light wash and another dark wash 29 inches. Luckily I am close to 5'4"... 5' 3 1/2 " so can make do or they would be going back. Another black denim NYDJ was barely 26 1/2 inches. All ordered at the same time and Petite? I think they were all to be 28 inches? I can hem my own but when I order In would hope they are correct as described. I really need a short now that I have lost height due to aging. What a toss up?

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SportyShorty07 — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:37:26 GMT

@Icegoddess That's a good idea to buy pants on clearance to defray the cost of having them hemmed! It's good that you have brands that you like to wear, I also stick to the brands I know and rarely deviate from them. I think that petite dressing is all about trial and error and rolling with what looks good and getting it in a few different colors per item .

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why again — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:45:27 GMT

I am 5'4 but need petite pants but regular tops because I have short inseam. The rise is always a problem because of that, but my biggest problem is that QVC had apparently decieded a petitie inseam is 28, which is is not for the majority of petites unless they walk around in high heels all the time. I refuseto have pants hemed pants because of the extra money it costs in time and cash just because a vendor decieds that they need to cut off short inseamed people from purchasing pats. If you keep buying they keep doing the same thing