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[Bonkers1]

#cjm61

Mostly pants and dresses.

[Bonkers1]

#febe

So true.

[Bonkers1]

#celticcrafter

According to QVC vendors most garments are only addressed

in the length.

[Jazzycat1]

I am 5'1" plus 1/2" . I have messaged QVC many times about the newest sizing, petites are now for 5'3 to 5'5". I find it frustrating to shop for tshirts by any vendor.  27" is just too long. Yesterday Amy did a center tuck with a sweater that she really was too short to wear. It looked terrible. I don't know if it was labeled petite or misses. I look through the items offered but rarely buy clothes at QVC. There are several stores that still carry clothes for petites no matter what their weight and that's where I shop. I am 116 pounds, not heavy nor slim. My petite size is a small or a medium, pants are a 4 or 6. 
I miss the days when I could shop at QVC.

[Carmie]

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@Desertdi wrote:

I would prefer it if ladies' pants used measurements like menswear:    waist size, then length.

(A very few do it that way)

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That would not work for me.  I have a small waist and wider hips and plenty of junk in my trunk. If I bought pants by my waist size, they wouldn't fit elsewhere.

Women are not built like men.  Some are straight up and down with a flat bottom and some are curvy. We have different shapes.  It is very frustrating to find pants that fit.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Jazzycat1 wrote:

I am 5'1" plus 1/2" . I have messaged QVC many times about the newest sizing, petites are now for 5'3 to 5'5". I find it frustrating to shop for tshirts by any vendor.  27" is just too long. Yesterday Amy did a center tuck with a sweater that she really was too short to wear. It looked terrible. I don't know if it was labeled petite or misses. I look through the items offered but rarely buy clothes at QVC. There are several stores that still carry clothes for petites no matter what their weight and that's where I shop. I am 116 pounds, not heavy nor slim. My petite size is a small or a medium, pants are a 4 or 6. 
I miss the days when I could shop at QVC.

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@Jazzycat1 

Question for anyone who knows ...

Do you know of any retailers (petite or regular lines) that have banded bottom blouses or shirts?  (I've already tried Amazon; not so fabulous.)

i'm 5'2' and very short waisted.  Any top longer than 24 inches on me looks ridculous.

Years ago I had some banded bottom (nicely adjustable) hems and I wore them until they practically fell apart.  

Has anyone seen any lately?   

[Desertdi]

@Tinkrbl44 

We are the same size.    

Anyway, even the B&M stores are goofy with sizing.    I carry a tape measure on my key ring, and measure EVERYTHING.   It seems 4 & 6 measure the EXACT SAME now...which are a little big on me.    I couldn't get a 2 over my shoulder or hip bones.

I remember back in the 90's when the garment union had "universal sizing"...     I guess unions are gone now.     di

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Desertdi wrote:

@Tinkrbl44 

We are the same size.    

Anyway, even the B&M stores are goofy with sizing.    I carry a tape measure on my key ring, and measure EVERYTHING.   It seems 4 & 6 measure the EXACT SAME now...which are a little big on me.    I couldn't get a 2 over my shoulder or hip bones.

I remember back in the 90's when the garment union had "universal sizing"...     I guess unions are gone now.     di

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@Desertdi 

And shoes aren't any better!

There was a time when every pair of shoes I owned were size 7 1/2.  Now, the well-fitting shoes I have in my closet range from sizes 6 1/2 to 9! 

How is that even possible?  

[Desertdi]

@Tinkrbl44 

Oh, it's all over the place now.    I recently bought a shower rod that didn't fit my tub.    Ummm, tubs are a standard size...6 feet.    

I've got a small car...and at some places the parking places are so narrow, it won't fit in.    Thank heaven I also have a handicapped tag...     di

[Seminole2]

I am 5'1" and 28 inch inseam is perfect for me.