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The Perfect Dress Styles to Complement Every Petite Frame

Apr 16 2015 - 12:55pm

Finding the most flattering piece to add to your wardrobe is tough, but if you're under 5'2", that job can be a lot tougher. Our friends at InStyle searched high and low and found the most complementary dress styles for all the petite girls [1] out there!

When you are under 5'2", finding a dress with a flattering length is usually just the start of your issues. Shorter arms mean that cuffing sleeves is not a choice but an absolute must. What might be a well-placed waist seam on taller women magically becomes drop-waist on us. Standard armholes end up exposing rib cages, and scoop necks mutate into plunging neck lines. The list goes on.

Even the petites section can pose a major sartorial challenge, since many designs ignore our need for a silhouette that elongates legs and defines curves. With that in mind, we scoured the market to find the best styles for us "snack size" girls.

Head on over to InStyle [2] to check out more dress styles!

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