I was pleasantly surprised with the “Kourtney Petite” skinny denim in red. I tried a size 2 and the length was great — no hemming needed (I’m 5’3 on a good day). The “Smoky Paneled” leggings fit nicely too in XS. Again, no hemming needed. What confused me though was that both the denim and the leggings were $68. $68 for leggings is pushing it for me (especially at Sears).

The blouses fit terribly. I know the trendy thing to do is wear your blouses large and baggy but come on — I looked like I’d just thrown on my husbands dress shirt. The arms were so long I couldn’t even function without rolling them up half a dozen times. I wouldn’t call this one a “Kourtney Petite” by any means.

Everything I tried on can be found here. All in all, the tops were a disaster and the bottoms worked well for me but I didn’t walk out the door with any new clothes. Hope this helps. If you try the “Kollection” let me know what works and doesn’t work for you.

This was me this morning – disappointment and frustration at its finest.

I found out my ‘contact’ form for the site hasn’t been working for quite some time now. If you’ve used the form and it said “successfully sent”, it was lying – it never actually delivered your message to me. What the “successfully sent” message actually meant to say was “successfully sent to somewhere in la la land”.

I just wanted to apologize for the confusion and let you know it is back up and running now so feel free to contact me again

Thanks for understanding and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Hi Petites!

We all know that finding clothes for a small frame can be a challenge, but when you’re petite and pregnant the shopping experience can sometimes become even trickier. I’ve recently had a few questions from readers asking about where to find the best items for their petite pregnancy wardrobe so this is why I’ve decided to share with you some of my best finds for petite maternity wear as well as some great maternity looks for fall and winter 2011.

First things first, here are some great tips/rules to follow when shopping for petite maternity clothing:

1. Check for sales on sites before you shell out bucks for outfits you’ll only wear for a short amount of time.

2. Check for a description of each petite size to make sure clothes won’t be too long for your small frame.

3. Look for stores with easy return policies to avoid getting stuck with outfits that don’t fit.

4. Find what you want and check eBay to compare prices (you never know what you might find on eBay) plus, when you’re only wearing something for a couple months or so it can be nice to find a deal!

General fashion tips/rules for pregnant petite women:

1. Choose subtle prints instead of larger floral or geometric designs.

2. Avoid oversize clothing and clothing with excess fabric. Clothes that don’t fit properly add unnecessary bulk so instead, look for tops that don’t overwhelm your small frame.

3. Avoid tops with horizontal stripes (especially during your 3rd trimester).

Here are some links to my favorite finds for petite maternity clothing:

Bella Blu Maternity

Isabella Oliver Maternity

Thyme Maternity

eBay Maternity (goes directly to eBay maternity section)

Old Navy Maternity

Gap Maternity

Japanese Weekend Maternity

Trendy Tummy Petite Maternity

While sweatpants and sweatshirts are fine at times, make sure you grab some pieces that you really love and that make you feel your best! Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you have to lose your sense of fashion. Work that baby bump!

Here are some of my favorite 2011 fall/winter looks for petite maternity clothing:

Belted Wrap Jacket from Isabella Oliver – perfect for fall/winter weather and very flattering

Tailored Cigarette Pant from Isabella Oliver

Kimono Sweater from The Gap

Hi, I would like to buy some knee high boots, but my sister told me that knee high boots would make me look shorter, or they would make me look like I’m wearing granny boots, so she advised me to buy ankle boots. But my cousin who is a bit taller than me (4′ 11″) wore knee-highs and they look good on her.
What is your opinion?

-~Julie

Hi Julie,

Yes you can! Tall boots can be very flattering on petites. My advice is to have them come taller the mid calf, the best height is at the knee. Pair your boots with matching opaque tights or jeans. If you liked the knee-highs on your cousin, you could wear those underneath with matching tights under the socks (for colder winters). I suggest that you only wear ankle boots with pants, because they will definitely make your legs look shorter. It sounds like your sister meant well, but she got the advise backwards, because I could never imagine tall boots looking granny like.

Hope this helps!
xx

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