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08-06-2021 01:24 PM
@Desertdi wrote:I'm 4'10.......and your pants length......depends on HOW LONG YOUR LEGS ARE. (Long torso....short torso.) 27" works for me. However, I can't wear "extra petite" because the rise is too short.
You are certainly correct. My body is long and I have short legs. I am 5'1" now and have a 27" inseam. I know ladies who have long legs and short body that can wear longer inseams. I can't always wear petite because of the measurements in the body of the pant. That's why I appreciate Quacker Factory short length. Everybody is built differently and I believe manufacturers should think about that.
08-06-2021 01:29 PM
I agree with @Desertdi . Inseam is related to body proportion and height alone doesn't determine inseam needed. I am 5'2" and usually wear a 27" inseam. I check garment measurements before I buy anything. There are several designers I don't buy because their petite inseam is too long for me. Personally, I like to see a petite inseam at 27".
08-06-2021 01:43 PM
@Jk9 You are SO right about body "build". I am extra-short......and I have SHOULDERS like a defensive lineman (and not much else). I would really SQUIRM in a petite top!!! di
08-06-2021 02:03 PM
@Desertdi wrote:I'm 4'10.......and your pants length......depends on HOW LONG YOUR LEGS ARE. (Long torso....short torso.) 27" works for me. However, I can't wear "extra petite" because the rise is too short.
@Desertdi Exactly!
I'm 5'1" so heightwise I fall into the category but petites are too short for me because I'm long-legged.
08-06-2021 02:48 PM
I measure 5 ft tall and I wear a 23" inseam. Petites are always too long so I have to order crop pants to get a good fit but it is hard to do in the Fall and Winter. I used to have a 26" inseam but over the years with my back, hip and knee problems I just keep getting shorter.
08-06-2021 02:56 PM
I also wear Marla Wynn ankle pants from HSN. They normally come to my ankle but once in a while they are even too long.
08-06-2021 03:04 PM
28" inseam works for me if they are boot cut and 26/27" if they are straight leg. Some petites have longer legs. I'm just happy there are petites in retail. I remember the days when there wasn't and everything had to be shortened. That was quite an expense.
08-06-2021 03:21 PM
At five ft tall, I can wear 28 inch inseam with my one and a half inch heels. But 27 inch is best for my athletic shoes. But us petites have to be thankful for what we can get.
08-06-2021 03:27 PM
@GenXmuse, beyond 28 inches is dragging on us five ft and under gals. Thirty and thirty one inches is for regular heights I believe. Thirty two and higher is for talls.
08-06-2021 03:29 PM
Denim & Co's. Petites are mostly all 27" inseam. Usually when they do a 28" inseam, the 5'3" Petite model's are too long on her and she's usually got heels on.
The host Jane Tracy although 5'1 or 5'2", wears a Regular. She can do so b/c her wide hips stretch out knits and make the llength shorter. That's the case with a lot of people.
The Q's Petite models, mostly alwatys 5'3", always have heels and their pants are too long even with heels.
They do a 28" inseam so they won't miss anyone!!!
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