Shorty Stories

August McLaughlin’s Beauty of a Woman Blogfest: February 9/10, 2012

January 17, 2012 By CynthiaC 1 Comment

ShareI found August’s blog recently and came across The Beauty of a Woman Blogfest post. August is encouraging people to post about what they define as The Beauty of a Woman on February 9, 2012, which can include any of the following: – When do you feel most beautiful? – The most beautiful you’ve ever [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, DelectablyChic! Tagged With: August McLaughlin, beauty, Beauty of a Woman, Blogfest, bloggers, body image, dress sizes, female, media, petite, plus, press, self-confidence, short, size 0, size 18, size issues, tall, women

What? No Size A, Joe?

November 30, 2011 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

Share Size B is the smallest size of tights Canadian brand Joe Fresh sells, fitting women who’re 5′ even to 5’6″ and 110 lb to 140 lb. While 5’6″ at 110 lb is very skinny, 5′ even at 110 lb is pretty average for that height. It’s as if they’re considering more average-heighted skinnies, but [...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: affordable, body image, Joe Fresh, Loblaws, petite sizing, size A, size A tights, sub 100 lb, tights

New Webitor’s Petite and Petite-Friendly Picks From DelectablyChic!

November 16, 2011 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

Shareandtvhcvx38 Have you seen DelectablyChic!’s video with her picks from Joe Fresh and J.Crew yet? What do you think?

Filed Under: Body Image, Lookbook, Petite Shopping, Shopping, Style, Video Tagged With: DelectablyChic, J.Crew, Joe Fresh, petite friendliness, Shopping, style, videos, Webitor's Picks

Donatella Says ‘No’ to Real Women…

November 15, 2011 By CynthiaC 4 Comments

ShareAccording to Stylite and New York Daily News, a photo shoot involving “real women” (all recent university graduates) wearing pieces from the Versace for H&M collection has been cancelled because all press-related Versace images must go through the authorities and Donatella doesn’t approve of using non-models.OOOKKKAAAAYYY. Both publications also reported that they sent Donatella and [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, Style Tagged With: body image, Donatella Versace, fashion, H&M, media, New York Daily News, real women, Stylite, Versace, Versace for H&M, women

Petites at LG Fashion Week: Day 3

October 20, 2011 By CynthiaC 1 Comment

ShareAnother busy day at LG Fashion Week, Wednesday. I went to five shows yesterday, including LABEL, Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh. I saw quite a few dresses (especially at LABEL) that looked extremely short on the models. If the pieces stay that length in final production, then yes, they would indeed be very petite-friendly! For [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, Petites at Fashion Week, Style, Toronto Fashion Week Tagged With: body image, height, LG Fashion Week, petite, petites, Petites at LG Fashion Week, Toronto, Toronto Fashion Week

Petites at LG Fashion Week and What I Wore – Day 1

October 18, 2011 By CynthiaC 1 Comment

ShareIt’s that time of year again – time for LG Fashion Week. For the upcoming season, we are back in tents, and this time, at David Pecaut Square on King and University. And while DelectablyChic! is covering all of the shows, you can find some behind-the-scenes pictures here. As usual, we are posting pictures of [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, Fashion Week, Lookbook, Petites at Fashion Week, Style, Toronto Fashion Week Tagged With: bloggers, body image, fashion, looks, media, outfit pictures, petites, Petites at LG Fashion Week, street fashion, style

Dear Globe and Mail: ‘Tiny’ Isn’t Just a Small Size!

October 17, 2011 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

ShareThe Globe and Mail published an article called “Why being called ‘tiny’ isn’t all it’s sized up to be” today. While yes, I agree that it’s not the greatest thing, I also think the writer, Katrina Onstad, like many others, doesn’t understand the term “petite.” She mentions the petite section, but it seems that she [...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: body image, Globe and Mail, Katrina Onstad, petite, petite sizes, petite-plus, plus, plus sizes, size identity, sizing issues, tiny, vanity sizing

Vintage J.Crew (Circa 1996): Size 2

September 27, 2011 By CynthiaC 3 Comments

ShareWhen I was 16 years old, I went to Chicago and purchased a gorgeous J.Crew skirt (above), which was, at the time, a bit too small for me (but the size up was too big – the salesperson recommended this size. Don’t know why). Believe it or not, it was a size 2, the smallest [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, Lookbook, Shopping, Style Tagged With: 1990s sizing, fashion, J.Crew, non-petite, Shopping, size 0, size 2, size shifting, skirts, small, vanity sizes, vanity sizing, vintage sizing

My Banana Republic Mad Men Cigarette Pants Have Arrived….

August 22, 2011 By CynthiaC 4 Comments

Share…and it ISN’T GOOD. Since the pants don’t come in petite, I had no choice but to order them in a regular. They also don’t come in 00 (these are size 0), not even on the US site. Just as I thought, they were way, way, way too big. I think they’re going to be [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, Entertainment & Media, Lookbook, Shopping, Style Tagged With: alterations impossible, bad fit, Banana Republic, cigarette pants, fit, huge, Janie Bryant, Mad Men, Mad Men at Banana Republic, not petite friendly, vanity sizing

Site Lets You See People With Similar Body Types

August 9, 2011 By CynthiaC 4 Comments

ShareI first saw this on Refinery29 yesterday and again today on Jezebel. Basically, My Body Gallery allows you to input your height, weight, body shape and dress size and then find other people who are similarly sized to you. It’s supposed to improve women’s perceptions of their bodies since they’re able to see people who [...]