Dressing for Your Body: Pants for Petites - Stylehive

Although I personally am not €˜petite,€™ I can definitely empathize with the plight of petites when it comes to finding the perfect pants. If you wear pants that are too loose, you can look like you€™re drowning, too long, and you'll look sloppy and short, too tight, and you can look especially teeny and shapeless. Length and fit are of utmost importance- a golden rule that applies to ladies of all body types, but is especially crucial for petites. Since your body type is significantly smaller than the average woman, finding a good tailor is ESSENTIAL when it comes to looking amazing.

Here are some additional tips to help all you petites wear pants perfectly:

-Wide leg- pants and chunky platforms give the illusion of added height since you can't see the shoe. Make sure these pants only graze the floor and don€™t sweep them. The back of the pants should gently hit the floor and there should be a break at the toe allowing the shoe to pop out just a bit. Look to Ashley Olsen in the above image as a guide to get it right.

Pencey Wide Leg Trousers, $288

- Skinny and straight-leg pants elongate the leg length, especially when worn with pointy heels. Flared-jeans are less flattering for petites since they cut you off at the knee once they start flaring. Skinny jeans, however, captivate the eye till it hits the floor where the jean ends.

Paige Premium Denim Blue Heights Petite, $179

- When it comes to high-waist pants, look for a rise that hits just above the belly button, any higher and you're torso will look non-existent.

Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent Rib Waistband Trousers, $242