Petite skinny jeans are different than regular skinny jeans because of the size of the woman the jeans are made for.  Petite garments in the fashion world are made for women five feet three and under.  If one were to try to alter a regular sized garment to fit a petite woman, it would more than likely be very unflattering.  When clothing is made, the torso measurement is all important and if you don’t alter this correctly, you can have unsightly seams and you may destroy style elements added to the garment in order to flatter the taller woman.  Petite clothing is manufactured with the shorter woman and her figure in mind.  Many times, style elements are added to help give these women a longer leaner look, thereby adding to the illusion of height. In skinny jeans, the petite size has an inseam of twenty nine to thirty inches. A regular size inseam is thirty two to thirty four inches depending on how tall you are.  

There are quite a few brands and styles of these petite jeans.  Some of the more popular ones are Paige, J Brand, Forever 21 and true religion.  For many petite women, The Paige petite skinny jeans seemed to have fit the best.  They say this brand has the best all around fit. For many the other brands fit in some of the important areas but not in others. For instance, some may have fit great in the waist and seat but didn’t fit in the legs and thighs.  A lot depends on your body type of course. The Paige brand does tens to run a size smaller. You will want to try on a pair before you buy them.  There is nothing worse than buying a pair of jeans that are not at all comfortable.

There are many options to buying petite skinny jeans. You can buy them online. You can also buy them in a department store near your home.  The Paige brand skinny jeans can be found at several local department stores such as Nordstrom’s and Bloomingdales.  You can also buy them online at websites like zappos and even Amazon.  If you have found a great deal online and you want to order them.  You will probably want to go into a Nordstrom’s, grab a pair of skinny jeans and try them on. This way when you get home, you will know exactly what size you want.  Of course you can also just buy them from your nearby department store.