"Plus Petite" sizing — Beyond Talbots?

July 29, 2022 11:01 AM

I’m short (5'1) and plus sized (16/18ish) and do get some of my clothes altered. But blazers are hard (and expensive) to alter. I’d love a new blazer for fall and figured now would be good time to start looking.

Ideally I want a tweed blazer, but I am open to looking at any and all blazers in my size. In my Canadian city, there are no stores that seem to carry "Plus Petite" sizing specifically and the only online places I have found are Talbots, Lands End and LL Bean — which I like ok, but would love some more variety. What other online stores carry "Plus Petite" sizes. "Plus" and "petite" are not hard to find — but "Plus Petite" really seems to be!

posted by Lescha to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (11 answers total)

Can you get Peter Hahn in Canada? They are really amazing for sizes and fitting. A bit conservative for my taste, but I definitely go to them for business type clothes.
posted by mumimor at 11:39 AM on July 29, 2022

Universal Standard had a petite section. I only see 1 blazer currently, but thought I'd link the whole section. (I do have one of those referral code things, if you want a discount memail me). I usually only buy their clothing on sale, but have been very impressed by the quality, fit, and construction.
posted by atomicstone at 11:56 AM on July 29, 2022

It's not a huge selection, but Lane Bryant has a few petite/plus blazers.
posted by loop at 11:57 AM on July 29, 2022

Any luck at Laura Petite? For some reason I (size 14, 5’11”) get an unreasonable amount of Instagram adds for them, so while I am not their target market, perhaps there is something that could work.
posted by Juniper Toast at 12:05 PM on July 29, 2022

Ureshii is a Canadian company that specializes in custom-measured clothing. I've never personally ordered from them but I've seen them recommended here before.
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 12:07 PM on July 29, 2022 [1 favorite]

LLBean, Landsend, Gap, BananaRepublic, Loft and EddieBauer have petite sizing. I htink they all have .ca sites, did not verify. I haven't been seeing much tweed, but really have not been shopping.
posted by theora55 at 12:39 PM on July 29, 2022

I know you said not Talbots but they do a truckload of tweed blazers every year even when they’re not specifically in. It may not be the only place you want to shop but for tweed blazers specifically it’s a pretty good place to start.
posted by jeoc at 1:17 PM on July 29, 2022

Workwear for plus-sized petites, as of Feb. 2021 at Corporette (scroll down)
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:33 PM on July 29, 2022 [1 favorite]

Eddie Bauer was my thought too.
posted by esoteric things at 5:18 PM on July 29, 2022

Jcrew is incredible for blazers and you can get almost any size in petite.
posted by kapers at 9:40 AM on July 30, 2022

Eddie Bauer may have petite sizing, but it is made for very fit people. It's clientele are more 'outfitter' style.
posted by itsflyable at 2:16 PM on July 30, 2022