Hey Shorty

In this post I mentioned that I'm on the petite side. Like a little over 5 feet with my tallest heels on petite. It can have it's pluses, people always want to help me carry things, and no one ever forgets "the short one." However, when it comes to fashion the list of pros can be pretty short (ha, no pun intended). We are bombarded with images of leggy models looking like fabulous bean poles. Well for most of us that look is not a reality. Some words on who is petite.

"According to the fashion industry Petite is defined as 5′5″ inches tall and under. In the United States petite women represent 70% of the female population. The average height of a U.S. female is 5’3″.  There are approximately a hundred million petite women that are categorized as fit, curvy and plus-sized domestically. "(source)


Luckily I found Bella Petite magazine about a year ago. At the time they were under major construction but they have now relaunched and have a preview issue up on their site. They cover health and fitness, fashion and shopping, lifestyle, and offer an outlet for petite models. The editor-and-chief also hosts a weekly podcast. Here is a little on their mission.

"Bella Petite’s objective is to create a high-quality fashion forward web community and publication. Featuring innovative content, while promoting the petite woman’s image to the mainstream media and creating real solutions for petite women in fashion.

Our goal is to enrich the lives of petite women by expanding the opportunities in the fashion, modeling, beauty and the business world. At the same time we are breaking down the negative stereotypes about height, body style and age. It’s time the fashion industry takes notice and welcomes all women to enjoy fashion!  And it is time petite women are represented in a positive fashion and establish market place identity in the fashion industry." (source)

I'm really excited about this magazine and I've already learned some great fitness tips! Check it out and let me know what you think!