Professionelle is not meant to be a blog about petite clothing, but every once in a while I come across a petite solution too good to pass up. I'm 5'0" and approximately 100 lbs so it's very difficult for me to find clothes that fit. Recently, I've been on the hunt for petite yoga clothes.
Like everyone else in America, I LOVE Lululemon. Every time I walk into one of their stores I find at least 5 items to buy. They offer free hemming so it seemed like a petite girl's dream come true. But Lululemon has outdone itself in the form of its girl's line, Ivivva.
The girls' section can be a petite woman's best friend. Especially since girls these days are so...bold. Not to mention curvier. This means girls' clothing fits more like women's clothing, just with shorter inseams and smaller sizes.
I'm typically a women's 00 or 0 (hello size inflation!) and a girls' 12 (I try to ignore the age implications of girls' sizing metrics...and the fact that the model has braces...). Ivivva size 12 fit well in pants and tops but the jacket was a little large. I ended up exchanging it for a 10.
In addition to being cheaper than Lululemon, all Ivivva pants can be cut to length at home. In order to prevent your pants from unraveling after you cut them, Ivivva sewed additional bartacks along the pants.
What's a bartack? It's basically a horizontal stitch that keeps the seams together. So, if you cut just below the bartack that fits your inseam the best, you'll have a custom pair of pants in less than 5 minutes. Brilliant. Amazing. So impressed.
Rhythmic Tight II (56.00)
Record Breaker Jacket (78.00)
Rhythmic Crop II Gym (48.00)
