Alison is a fashion contributor with over a decade of experience covering everything from personal style to shopping recommendations and emerging trends. She is also a travel writer, having covered ...

Online shopping can be particularly challenging for petite shoppers. Droopy sleeves, sagging hems and the general feeling of drowning in your own clothing are common complaints among the short stature ...

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And more importantly, how do you know if you are petite? Well, officially, you are classified as petite if you are below the height of 5ft 4 inches (or 1.65 meters, if we're talking metric). But, if ...