On my annual "spend-all-my-xmas-money" trip to the mall this week, I decided to stop into Delia's. If you've never been, it's a lighter version of Wet Seal. I checked out their jean wall and to my surprise I saw stickers that said "petite" and those that said "short." "Huh?" I thought. What's the difference? Surely a store wouldn't carry TWO petite-length inseams. "It's probably a difference in the rise, then," my mom suggested.
Well, I thought hell had frozen over when the salesgirl told me the difference is 2-inches. Petites are 26" inseam and short are 28" inseam. Not to mention that they carry down to size 00, which was pretty tight on me, and I'm only 95 lbs or so.
So, Delia's made my day. I walked out with a fab pair of Bailey low-rise flares in size 0-petite for $40. And they felt great, too - not stiff like many other new jeans I've bought.
Turns out they've had down to a 26" inseam for the past year, but I've never noticed. So right now there aren't many on their website (www.delias.com) but I'm sure they'll have more when the new season starts up just before spring.
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Here's a list of Delia's store locations.
Happy Shopping! 