A Love and Hate Relationship with H&M

Today I braved the post-Christmas rush at our local mall, and let me say that I'm glad I quit retail a long time ago! I stopped by Express, Forever 21, H&M, Macy's, Nordstrom's, and Sephora. After trying on countless garments as well as a perfume and body cream testers, I was only able to narrow them all down to one purchase - a black H&M belt with a buckle. Since I'm very petite with curvy hips and a small waist, finding a fitted belt has been tough. Below is my purchase:


Approximate measurements:

• Total length: 32.5 inches
• Smallest hole setting: 22.75 inches
• Largest hole setting: 30.5"
• Each hole distance: 1 inch

As you can see, this belt is very petite friendly, especially for those of us with smaller waists.


I also tried on the smallest knee-length skirt I could find. I know that Jean from Extra Petite discusses how fitted H&M size 2 skirts are. Unfortunately, I didn't have any luck, and most of the smaller sizes were raided. Here's the fit on me. And yes, those are salonpas (plasters?) on my legs.



Verdict: I prefer fitted skirts that sit at my belly button or higher, and hit right above the knee. I like that the there's a zipper in the back, but I would need to hem the length as well. The slight ruffly fabric is quite nice though. It's not itchy, and has a bit of stretch to it. Even when this skirt sits at my lower waist (hip bone), there's too much waist gap, to the point where I can fit at least one fist at the elastic waist. I would need to take in the hips as well, since it's a little too loose for my liking. This is great for petites who are a bit larger than me in the waist, hips, and butt.