A Petite Spring/Summer 2014

The summer is fast approaching so I have collaborated all of my favourite petite items for the coming months. As always I think Topshop have taken this summers trends and transported them into every day wearable clothing but New Look and Dorothy Perkins have surprised me this year with some key on trend pieces which I will be investing in. 

Here are my Petite key pieces for the summer months...

Pastels is one of my favourites and i'm so happy its has been set as a trend for this summer. The colours encapsulate the season so well bringing summery vibes to a rainy day which will most likely occur on more than one occasion here in the UK during the summer season.

Florals for summer? Not exactly ground breaking but none the less perfect for adding some femininity to an outfit and evoking those summery days whether its abroad on holiday or relaxing in your garden at home.

Tribal print seems to be around every summer, but you cannot exactly blame this as repetition as throwing on a tribal print always makes me feel that little be more like an eclectic traveller. I will definitely be investing in a tribal piece to take away with me on my holiday.

The tropical trend is a nice change for this summer with the introduction of bright and loud prints. My personal favourites are the bodycon dresses from Topshop and Miss Selfridge bringing just the right amount of colour and print to make a statement but not go jungle crazy.

All images were taken from the retailer website stated

Petite Fashion Week

This weekend I ventured down to London to attend a networking event organised by Petite Fashion Week. Although I made the journey with a prime focus of gathering research for my dissertation, being petite myself it was fantastic to see a room full of other people passionate about driving the petite industry forward.

The night gave allowed me to meet retailers who began their businesses solely to provide an answer to petite issues they had come across. Whether it was Jeetly and their workwear designed for the petite shape or The Petite Shoe Boutique, who as the names suggests, custom makes shoes for petite feet. All the retailers were keen to showcase their uniqueness of catering for petite consumers and were thoroughly interested in my business concept which in theory would promote their businesses on a wider scale in order to generate more customers for them.

Creating contacts from the night has expanded my research for my project and built confidence in myself of attending events such as these in order to further my knowledge of the industry and evolve my repertoire.

Image: Authors Own

Image: Petite Fashion Week

Petite Picks

Being a petite, I am constantly looking for new products that have been brought out in the petite range. But although there are many retailers who now offer petite ranges, the amount of product out there specifically designed for petite women is still lacking in numbers of products compared to standard ranges. But I have found a few of my top picks from Topshop and ASOS petite for this week...

 Topshop Petite Textured Bodycon Dress

£24

Topshop Petite Linen Mix Stripe Tee

£18

ASOS Petite Exclusive Top in Abstract Burnout 

£36

ASOS Petite Structured Waffle Knit Dress

£45

ASOS Petite Exclusive Wrap Skirt in Crepe

£35

Topshop Petite Tile Flocked Treggings

£28

All images taken from retailers websites