The continuing adventures of Michelle, the girl too short to live.

[plasmoids]

Dear short people of my flist (and beyond): Where do you buy your jeans? (And when I say short, I mean short - If you're taller than 5'3, I don't mean you.) Where do you get pants that honestly fit you: petite sizes, short inseams, etc? A specific store? Online somewhere? Perhaps for not ridiculous prices? I know about Delia's, but since leaving the east coast, it's harder for me to attain their clothes. (And shipping, Jesus Christ.) And I'm sure as hell not going to look on eBay.

Thanks in advance. ♥

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[hamlet]

I bought my last pair of jeans that I JUST DID NOT TAKE OFF BECAUSE THEY WERE SO AWESOME at the Gap. I ordered them online. They were this pair, I believe. I'm 5"2' and their regular inseam fit me perfectly, probably because they're skinny leg. But they're so, so comfortable, and I literally wore them forever until I snagged them while in a hurry to get off the bus last week, and tore a hole in the knee.

Problem is, the Gap is kind of pricey (those jeans cost $70 normally), so you have to kind of wait for sales. AND WHEN SALES COME, THEY USUALLY DON'T HAVE YOUR SIZE. Like, right now they have those jeans for $30, which would be really awesome, but they don't have my size. Or anything close to it, haha.

This post reminds me that I need to buy a new pair of jeans, too. Since I tore my aforementioned pair, I've been wearing dressy pants everywhere because that's all I have left.

[hamlet]

LMFAO THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 5'2" JESUS I CAN'T DO THE CUSTOMARY SYSTEM I'M SORRY.

[plasmoids]

LOL, it's okay, I knew what you mean. XD

[plasmoids]

Hmm, I'll have to look into them. Maybe a skinny legged petite length would fit me. I'm a bit shorter, around 4'11, and they're advertising their petite inseams around 29" to 30", which is about 3/4 inches too long for me. XD I need about 26", but if you say the regular inseam of skinnies fits you, at 5'2, maybe they're worth looking into!

I'll definitely look out for sale stuff, but I know what you mean! The good sizes are always gone by sale time. @_@

Lol, good luck on your quest to find new jeans as well! If you find anything particularly magical, let me know. :)

[hamlet]

I used to have the length problem before I started buying skinnies. I used to be big on boot cut jeans, and they were always too long for me. And then I'd try on the petite and the length would be fine, but the pants would be too tight because I'm... not really petite, LMFAO. But then I started buying skinny jeans and bought that pair, and another similar style pants from the Gap, and didn't have fit issues.

LMAO, I really have no time to go shopping anytime soon, so I'll be wearing my dressier pants casually now, as I've been for the past week. I really dread buying new pants/clothes. My problem seems to be that I shop mostly in sales, and THERE ARE NEVER GOOD CLOTHING IN MY SIZE. Last time I went to Lord&Taylor, their sales rack had maybe six items for size 2, a dozen or so for 4-6, AND THEN A WHOLE FUCKING RACK FOR 8-10. MAN, I WAS PISSED.

[plasmoids]

Yeah, I've been avoiding skinnies lately because all of my old jeans were skinnies and I was sick of the style, but I might have to go crawling back. And lol, I promise you petite sizes are supposed to be about length. I really need to let some store in on this knowledge, though. Definitely need to get myself to the Gap, though, that's for sure.

Ugh, tell me about it! It's like they always sell out the size you are when sales happen! Why does it work like that?! I went to Ann Taylor last week, and they were having a pretty big sale (like, 60% off already marked down, etc.), but of course nothing was in my size! I could scream.