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A tailored jacket on a dress stand with two pairs of ruled lines across it. A solid line marks where a redrafted block places the armhole and the waist; a dashed line marks where a uniformly graded pattern places them. The gap between each pair is shaded and closed by a measurement mark.
Petite Fit

Petite Range or Petite Block? The Label Does Not Tell You

A petite label proves a range exists. It says nothing about whether the pattern changed. This is how to tell the two apart from a brand’s own size guide, using four brands that publish enough to compare.

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