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PETITE IS FOR SHORTER WOMEN

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Q: What is the difference between misses and petite sizes?
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What is the difference between misses and petitie sizes in women's clothing?

petite sizes are for shorter women


What is the difference between petite and petite plus sizes?

The plus sizes are for full figured women.


What is the difference between misses and junior sizes?

nothing.


What is the difference between women's and misses sizes in women's clothing?

Womens's are the plus sizes and misses are the in shape one. I have no Idea why the separate the womens from the misses in my own opinion I believe that women's and misses are all the same things.


Difference between a women's size 12 and a women's petite size 12?

petite sizes are for short women that would need to hem regular sizes because it fits too long


What does misses' sizes mean?

When you see clothing that says misses' size it means it is slightly more petite than a normal woman's size. These sizes are generally for people who have smaller frames or short statures.


What is the difference between misses and talls in womens clothing?

Misses sizes are for heavier women or women with larger bodies and tall sizes are just longer. Sometimes the two body types coincide.


What is the difference between regular and petite jeans?

Regular and petite in jean sizes refers to the rise in the jeans. While the leg length of regular jeans is longer than that of petite jeans, the main sizing difference is in the length from the crotch to the waist.


Who Should Shop the Petite Clothing Department?

Many women go from shopping in juniors departments to shopping in misses departments. Women should not overlook the petites department when transitioning from adolescent to adult clothing sizes. Petite sizes are not just for people who wear small sizes overall; petite sizes are usually based on height. Women's petite departments generally carry clothing for women who are under five feet four inches tall. The same size range that is available in misses departments is available in petite departments, but with shorter lengths. Women who prefer short inseam lengths can shop in petites and avoid getting their pants tailored for length.


What is the difference between size 18W and size 18?

18W is in Women's sizes, (fuller cut) and 18 is in misses' size (slimmer cut).


What is the difference between jeans for petite women and jeans for juniors?

Junior sized jeans are indicated with odd numbered sizes and are designed for women with narrow hips and waist. Jeans for petite women are indicated with even numbered sizes and typically a "P" to indicate a shorter inseam.


If a girl wears a size 3 in junior sizes what is the size in women's sizes?

Junior sizes are a slimmer cut and typically fall between the misses so a size 3 jr would be a misses 2 or 4. Misses are a little fuller cut so I would suggest the smaller size in misses.