Text: Stephanie Chee
I have always been quite small, more vertically than horizontally though. Standing at less than 1.6m, I have never been able to:
1. find a pair of jeans that fit without needing to alter them
2. pull off midi skirts - unless I wear them as tube dresses
3. pull off jumpsuits and maxi dresses (I just look like a runaway bride with my ‘train’ lumped around my ankles)
So imagine my delight when I found a maxi dress that fitted me like a glove, from the junior section (in Perth) of course. Since then, I have been actively shopping from the children’s section, and apparently, have absolutely no shame talking about it too.
I was looking for a cream knit cardigan a few months back, but to my dismay, I drowned in even the smallest size.
Then I found it - the perfect cardigan for just $30 from H&M Kids. And I didn’t even need the largest size. The 140 suited me just fine.
Just for fun, my bestie (who is just as, or maybe even tinier than me) and I also tried on these utterly adorable jumpers (which were only $10?) meant for boys aged 4-8, only to find them fitting us perfectly.
Yupp, yet another act of sorcery.
And, if you're still not convinced,
Kids:
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Adult's:
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Similar pieces, both of which are from ZARA, but one at less than half the price. Plus the adult model is 176cm, which means that I am probably just going to drown in that coat as usual.
Well, maybe being petite isn’t so bad after all?
I have always been quite small, more vertically than horizontally though. Standing at less than 1.6m, I have never been able to:
1. find a pair of jeans that fit without needing to alter them
2. pull off midi skirts - unless I wear them as tube dresses
3. pull off jumpsuits and maxi dresses (I just look like a runaway bride with my ‘train’ lumped around my ankles)
So imagine my delight when I found a maxi dress that fitted me like a glove, from the junior section (in Perth) of course. Since then, I have been actively shopping from the children’s section, and apparently, have absolutely no shame talking about it too.
I was looking for a cream knit cardigan a few months back, but to my dismay, I drowned in even the smallest size.
Then I found it - the perfect cardigan for just $30 from H&M Kids. And I didn’t even need the largest size. The 140 suited me just fine.
Just for fun, my bestie (who is just as, or maybe even tinier than me) and I also tried on these utterly adorable jumpers (which were only $10?) meant for boys aged 4-8, only to find them fitting us perfectly.
Yupp, yet another act of sorcery.
And, if you're still not convinced,
Kids:
Adult's:
Similar pieces, both of which are from ZARA, but one at less than half the price. Plus the adult model is 176cm, which means that I am probably just going to drown in that coat as usual.
Well, maybe being petite isn’t so bad after all?