Use our shop guide to find a stylish coat, tailored business outfits, and jeans that promise the elusive perfect fit—no matter what your stature.
Coats and Trenches
Lines that offer petite sizes:
Burberry, burberry.com
Ellen Tracy, 888-269-6080
London Fog, Macy's, 800-622-9748
Marvin Richards, nordstrom.com
Department stores with petite sections:
Bloomingdale's, 800-555-7467
Saks Fifth Avenue, 800-347-9177 for stores
Nordstrom, nordstrom.com, 800-695-8000
Neiman Marcus, neimanmarcus.com, 800-825-8000
Lord & Taylor, lordandtaylor.com, 800-223-7440 for stores
Macy's, macys.com, 800-622-9748
Go-to-Work Clothes
Lines that offer petite sizes:
Ann Taylor, anntaylor.com, 800-342-5266
Lauren by Ralph Lauren, ralphlauren.com, 888-475-7674
Anne Klein, anneklein.com for stores
Lafayette 148 New York, lafayette148.com, 877-324-5148
Jones New York, macys.com, 800-622-9748
Liz Claiborne, lizclaiborne.com
J.Crew, jcrew.com
Banana Republic, bananarepublic.com
Jeans
Lines that offer petite sizes:
AG Adriano Goldschmied, agjeans.com for stores
David Kahn, nordstrom.com, 800-695-8000
J.Crew, jcrew.com
Joe's Jeans, joeseshop.com
Lee, lee.com
Shorter lengths available from:
Gap, gap.com, 800-427-7895
Levi's, levis.com
Online:
searchbyinseam.com
Dresses
Lines that offer petite sizes:
ABS by Allen Schwartz, Nordstrom, 800-695-8000
Maggy London, nordstrom.com
Michael Michael Kors, macys.com, 800-622-9748
Nicole Miller, Nordstrom, 800-695-8000
Regular labels that run small include:
Miguelina, 212-400-3100
Rebecca Taylor, rebeccataylor.com, 212-966-0406
Shoshanna, neimanmarcus.com, 800-825-8000
Theory, theory.com for stores; Tory Burch, toryburch.com
Tracy Reese, 212-807-0505, tracyreese.com for stores
Online:
edressme.com