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Im only 5'0" and a size 10. So everything i buy is way too long and/or doesn't fit around my bust. I really hate shopping.

I literally got the short end of the stick because my 3 sisters are all 5'6" and over and can share clothes AND shoes. How depressing.

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Originally Posted by bittersweet_emily I am a size 6 but I look fat, and SAs are always surprised when they give me a 8 or 10 and it is super baggy on me
I have the same problem- I am really small but have a tiny waist so my hips and legs look bigger than they are. I generally get the size 10s or 8s given to me even though they are always too big. Most SAs look at me as though I am telling fibs when I ask for something smaller.
For example... in cr the other day (actually it was months ago) and had a skirt on in a 4. The SA told me that it really needed to be a bit smaller and that she would go look for a 6 (thinking it was an . She kind of balked when I said it was a 4. Anyway it shouldn't even be labelled as a 4.
I just have a really small waist. It's kind of weird really. A lot of jeans don't fit me because they are too small around the legs and too big around the waist. I can't wear sass and bide. I go for bettina liano mainly as the jeans are stretchy. I'm sure there are worse problems in life than having a small waist though so I shouldn't complain.

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I am not as tiny as some of you girls height wise i'm quite tall (about 172cm) but i'm also a size 6 and have had similar issues with clothing Luckily i'm only a B cup and have broad shoulders so most tops are fine but almost all tailored pants are too big for me!
This is why i've largely swapped to just getting designers I know do true to size 6's now (ie. alice mccall, sass & bide, camilla & marc, shakuhachi etc) As at least I know they'll fit, although I have had some problems lately with Zimmermann etc being big makes... chain store brands like sportsgirl etc are just a nightmare, their xs is definately bigger than a size 6... for work pants i've found review to be good and cue. I have the opposite problem to you with jeans petiteprincess Mine are usually too tight around the waist and too loose around the legs (I have tiny calves...)

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Originally Posted by lulu82 Outrageous that is outrageous! You need to find yourself one alterationist that you can rely on and wont rip you off. I've been going to the same lady for around 6 years now. I live for her. She knows what she needs to do before I have even put something on. She takes everything in and up and this and that. I have a about 13 things for her this week. Can't wait to see her tonight.
I went to the doctors yesterday and ended up in tears. Instead of putting on a few kilos which I have been trying like hell to do I've lost 2kgs and on my tiny frame 2kgs is a big deal. I now weigh 42kgs and I'm 160cm so I'm going off to cry and eat the rest of my Godiva chocolate bars. i hear you Lulu, im 166 and 45 kgs. I have just bought all these lovely new clothes from cue, and im trying to set aside the money to get them altered.... i only ever buy there when they are on sale because otherwise they cost a REDICULOUS amount.
i vowed just yesterday that i am going to learn how to alter my own clothes so that i dont have to wait to wear them or spend any extra money!
i this thread!

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Sw4y I went to my alterationist (Nina - she's like a mother to me) last night and I gave her 22 pieces of clothing. I always tell her I wish I knew how to sew but she's just laughs at me. I don't even try on half the stuff because she knows my body so well.
You guys should all find a regular alterationist. Nina will probably charge me around $250-$300 for all that stuff. I have them taken in and taken up everywhere. She even redesigns stuff for me but because I have given her so much business of the years she doesn't charge me as much. She went away for a few days once and I needed a shirt altered ASAP. I took it to an alteration store and they wanted to charge me $35 to take it in. I flipped it and left.

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I'm about a size 7 - weigh 50kg and am 164cm tall....
I have most problems finding knee length skirts and 3/4 pants to fit cos my legs are short and they always make everything SO long!
Not to mention I have broad hips but a skinny waist and legs so I have to get a larger size to fit on the hips but then its too big everywhere else.
I liked Cue but they're too big. Size 6 Sportsgirl is massive, CR I dont even bother....S&B, 24 is too small on my hips and 25 is too big on my waist.
The best fitting jeans I own are my Bardot Rio thin legs. Perfect length and great around the hips.
I love my Nobody's but they're too long and a quite big around the waist, but they're perfect around my bum....Does anyone know if they come smaller than an 8?
As for tops - I've not found a shirt that fits properly - they gape at the back. I'm pretty average up top, 10B/C boobies
Oh and I find Kookai fit okay but its way too expensive for what it is.

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Originally Posted by lulu82 Sw4y I went to my alterationist (Nina - she's like a mother to me) last night and I gave her 22 pieces of clothing. I always tell her I wish I knew how to sew but she's just laughs at me. I don't even try on half the stuff because she knows my body so well.
You guys should all find a regular alterationist. Nina will probably charge me around $250-$300 for all that stuff. I have them taken in and taken up everywhere. She even redesigns stuff for me but because I have given her so much business of the years she doesn't charge me as much. She went away for a few days once and I needed a shirt altered ASAP. I took it to an alteration store and they wanted to charge me $35 to take it in. I flipped it and left.
Wow, where did you find someone like that?
I would love to know a good alterationist. I have had a few things altered in the past year (not because I'm petite ... don't know what I'm doing in this thread actually as I'm a size 12! I guess it's interesting) and there are loads more things I'd love to get altered but it's always so expensive that I keep putting it off.

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Originally Posted by lulu82 Sw4y I went to my alterationist (Nina - she's like a mother to me) last night and I gave her 22 pieces of clothing. I always tell her I wish I knew how to sew but she's just laughs at me. I don't even try on half the stuff because she knows my body so well.
You guys should all find a regular alterationist. Nina will probably charge me around $250-$300 for all that stuff. I have them taken in and taken up everywhere. She even redesigns stuff for me but because I have given her so much business of the years she doesn't charge me as much. She went away for a few days once and I needed a shirt altered ASAP. I took it to an alteration store and they wanted to charge me $35 to take it in. I flipped it and left. oh if your in sydney i would love her contact please
i need a ton of jeans shorten

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I tried on some of the new things in Sportsgirl and they are HUGE - the little dresses with birds on the front. I really like them but the neckline almost goes down to my waist. I'm glad this winter's fashion also includes short dresses as they will look like normal length dresses - I might just have to take the straps up......

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I often need to take straps up.
I wore a new dress, it's a white sundress with broderie anglaise straps and it needs to be sewn in a little. My mum said she'd do it for me.