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Petite Maternity Pants?
Does anyone know where (online) I can order maternity pants in a petite
inseam? I want to order some cotton knit maternity pants in at least black and whatever other colors I can find. I don't want them to look like sweatpants OR "leggings", but rather something decent that could be worn to a business casual job, dressier family function etc- nothing fancy just looking for pants that come in small-medium-large sizing and also petite/shot length. When I normally wear this kind of pant I have liked some from Land's End or J. Jill- sometimes JJill's aren't short enough and run on the baggy side, but Land's End are pretty good and always come in petite as well. Land's End has maternity clothes- the problem is, they only offer the pants in "regular"! I don't want to have to have something hemmed (and also, sometimes, having something hemmed doesn't look as good as if it had come that short)... I am almost to the point where sizing up looks ridiculous, so, it's time to switch over to maternity soon. I plan to wear these pants over the holidays with sweaters and long sleeve knit shirts... |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
"Jill" wrote in message m... Does anyone know where (online) I can order maternity pants in a petite inseam? I want to order some cotton knit maternity pants in at least black and whatever other colors I can find. I don't want them to look like sweatpants OR "leggings", but rather something decent that could be worn to a business casual job, dressier family function etc- nothing fancy just looking for pants that come in small-medium-large sizing and also petite/shot length. Gap.com offers a 28" inseam. I remember from my last pregnancy that Motherhood (in store, I didn't shop online, but you could check it) had some stuff in petite. Mostly, for work clothes I wound up getting a lot of stuff hemmed. Nancy |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
Jill wrote:
Does anyone know where (online) I can order maternity pants in a petite inseam? Nope. I never had any luck. It seemed to me when I was pregnant that the makers of maternity clothes must think that all pregnant women are about 6' tall. :-( I do think that Lands End might have some now, or perhaps JC Penney. But your success will depend on what size inseam you need. Personally, the ONLY place that I have been able to find even regular non maternity pants in petite that aren't way too long for myself is Lands End (and even then only the 'custom length' ones. (Of course I need a 25" inseam) |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
"Tracey" wrote Nope. I never had any luck. It seemed to me when I was pregnant that the makers of maternity clothes must think that all pregnant women are about 6' tall. :-( I do think that Lands End might have some now, or perhaps JC Penney. But your success will depend on what size inseam you need. Personally, the ONLY place that I have been able to find even regular non maternity pants in petite that aren't way too long for myself is Lands End (and even then only the 'custom length' ones. (Of course I need a 25" inseam) Land's End has maternity but their inseams are 29-30". I am disappointed in this because all of their other clothing you have a choice. I found some flimsy but comfy and ok looking maternity pants at Kohl's in petite. But am still for the most part looking! |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
I can't help, but I do sympathise, in the UK once you are preganant you
are a size 12-18 with a 29 inch inside leg, I'm an 8/10 with a 32 inch inside leg, I was holding my trousers up with safety pins til the day the baby was born and displaying my ankles/socks. |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
Jill wrote: "Tracey" wrote Nope. I never had any luck. It seemed to me when I was pregnant that the makers of maternity clothes must think that all pregnant women are about 6' tall. :-( I think they think women ar 5'7". I'm 5'10" and maternity pants are all too short for me. I do think that Lands End might have some now, or perhaps JC Penney. But your success will depend on what size inseam you need. Personally, the ONLY place that I have been able to find even regular non maternity pants in petite that aren't way too long for myself is Lands End (and even then only the 'custom length' ones. (Of course I need a 25" inseam) Land's End has maternity but their inseams are 29-30". I am disappointed in this because all of their other clothing you have a choice. I found some flimsy but comfy and ok looking maternity pants at Kohl's in petite. But am still for the most part looking! I need 'tall' pants and I found mine at JC penney. They may carry petite maternity too... Mary |
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What also bothers me, I was looking at actual PETITE pants in the petite
(non-maternity) section today and decided to buy a pair of velour drawstring pants to get me through the next couple of months. I sized up a size thinking since I couldn't find petite maternity it would be better than nothing and at least petite. I tried them on at home and they were too long by 2 inches! Hemming wasn't a viable option because not only were they long but the ankles were very baggy. They looked ridiculous- but were comfy and soft. Grrr! |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
I bought nearly every pair of maternity pants I have at oldnavy.com
They usually also have free shipping with a minimum purchase. And their returns are really easy if you get something that doesn't fit or you don't love. Free shipping on returns and prompt credit back to your credit card. They have shorter inseams, which if I remember right were around 28". The pants with shorter inseams available are marked with a starburst logo thingy on the pants picture. Or go to the "Bargains" section and get an even better deal on closeout capris. I bought some cuffed capris for 12.99 which would be a perfect full-leg length if I unfolded the cuff. I live in Southern California which has been warm lately, so I just kept them at capri length... I don't think you mentioned how far along you are, but based upon belly size, I found that in the earlier stages of pregnancy, I liked the low-rise belly panel. But as I got bigger, I actually liked the full elastic tummy panel. It provided some nice extra support, and anything smaller tended to slip down and bunch up under my bump. Ouch. YMMV... I'm due in two weeks and have stoppped working, so all my nicer work clothes are probably done. I plan on living in the Old Navy casual knit pants and maternity yoga pants with nice stretchy waists until kiddo arrives. Happy shopping! Robin #1 EDD early December 2003 |
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Petite Maternity Pants?
"Jill" wrote in message m... Does anyone know where (online) I can order maternity pants in a petite inseam? I want to order some cotton knit maternity pants in at least black and whatever other colors I can find. I don't want them to look like sweatpants OR "leggings", but rather something decent that could be worn to a business casual job, dressier family function etc- nothing fancy just looking for pants that come in small-medium-large sizing and also petite/shot length. When I normally wear this kind of pant I have liked some from Land's End or J. Jill- sometimes JJill's aren't short enough and run on the baggy side, but Land's End are pretty good and always come in petite as well. Land's End has maternity clothes- the problem is, they only offer the pants in "regular"! I don't want to have to have something hemmed (and also, sometimes, having something hemmed doesn't look as good as if it had come that short)... I am almost to the point where sizing up looks ridiculous, so, it's time to switch over to maternity soon. I plan to wear these pants over the holidays with sweaters and long sleeve knit shirts... I am under 5' tall and had a hard time looking for maternity pants/jeans in my small city. The selection was either poor or very small, even in department stores at a solitary mall. So, I ordered pants on sale from Jcpenny.com. The prices to me are reasonable and they have a wider selection. They also have 28" in petite pant length if it's what you are looking for. You may have looked at it already, but here is the link: www.jcpenny.com. Make sure that you add www. before jcpenny.com, or it won't load correctly. Hope this helps. --- EDD: 2/16/04 Baby Girl Age 39 First baby |
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"Usenet Fan" wrote in message m... I bought nearly every pair of maternity pants I have at oldnavy.com They usually also have free shipping with a minimum purchase. And their returns are really easy if you get something that doesn't fit or you don't love. Free shipping on returns and prompt credit back to your credit card. What is the cut of Oldnavy's maternity pants like? I ask because non-pregnant, I can't wear their clothes. I feel like they're all juniors and I'm a misses. For my figure, they're too big in at the top of the rear but too tight in the hips and thighs. Are their maternity pants basically their regular pants with a tummy panel? Nancy |
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