A Guide To The Best Jeans For Petite Women

.disclaimer{width:90%;margin-bottom:1rem}.disclaimer__lines{width:100%;margin:0 auto;border-bottom:1px solid #999;padding:0;max-width:150px}.disclaimer__copy{width:100%;max-width:355px;font-family:Brown Regular,sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:300;line-height:1.3em;color:#333;padding:0 0 .4rem;margin:1rem auto;text-align:center} All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission. As a person who stands at 5’3″, I understand firsthand the struggle of finding a solid pair of petite jeans that doesn’t need further alteration besides the usual cuff. While I’ve personally become very comfortable with buying regular-length denim and slicing the bottoms with a pair of fabric shears, I get that not everyone is into the frayed hem look. Additionally, not everyone has the budget or time to take their pants to a tailor who can preserve the original hem.You’ll always meet fashion people who swear by a certain style of jeans or only wear ones from a particular brand, but even when you compare and contrast denim with other short-legged folks, the search for the best petite jeans feels like a never-ending game of trial and error — after all, what works for one body type won’t necessarily work for another. (Though we always love fantasizing about a Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants moment.)So, ahead — at the recommendation of fellow short fashion colleagues, friends, and shop reviewers — we present a list of our current favorite petite denim styles. This isn’t a perfect or complete list by any means, but we did aim to cover brands that offer denim styles in an array of washes, fits, stretch levels, and silhouettes that are specifically suited for those who are 5’4″ and under. These jeans are also designed to be worn straight off the racks with no tailoring needed. But, before you embark on your denim search, I highly suggest you first find your inseam and keep it handy in your Notes app — this number will be immensely helpful when looking at the size and fit details of a product. To determine your inseam, grab your favorite pair of (non-drop-crotch) pants and measure the distance between the crotch and bottom hem. For a true petite style, this likely won’t be any longer than 27 inches, although some brands like to think that 30 inches is a petite cut — which, ahem, it’s not. (Most short folks I know have inseams in the 23–26-inch range.) With this inseam measurement, you’ll have the power to find jeans that’ll actually fit your bottom half; add an inch for a longer length or remove an inch for a high-water look. And be sure to flex the classic trick of searching for “cropped” or “ankle” jeans at any retailer that offers those filters — y’know, the jeans that are cropped on taller folks but full length on petites. Consider this an easy hack to quickly sort the short stuff. DashDividers_1_500x100 Universal Standard Universal Standard Seine High Rise Skinny Jeans Petite, $98A pair of good jeans for under $100? Yes, please. Universal Standard is known for being inclusive of all body types, including petite bodies. The brand crafted its best-selling jeans specifically for petites and offers them in sizes 00-40 all for under $100. Shop Universal Standard DashDividers_1_500x100 Good American Good American Good Petite Straight Jeans, $169Good American is the gift that just keeps giving, in addition to being size-inclusive, the brand is also height considerate with a whole line, Good Petite, dedicated to petite styles perfect for those 5’4″ and under available in sizes ranging from 00-32. Check out this pair with a specially crafted petite rise and a 25.5″ inseam. Shop Good American DashDividers_1_500x100 Mother Denim Mother The Lil’ Hustler Ankle Petites, $238We all know and love Mother Denim, but my petite friends, your love is about to get deeper after seeing Mother Denim’s LIL’Mother collection made specifically for petite bodies that are 5’4″ and under. Variations to its beloved denim collection include higher knee placement and shorter inseams so that every type of body can find its perfect pair of jeans. Just look how at how cute these high-rise flared jeans with a bit of stretch and an ankle-length inseam, are.Shop Mother Denim DashDividers_1_500x100 Abercrombie & Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch High Rise Skinny Jeans, $89A&F specializes in size-inclusive denim, with styles available in sizes 23–37 in extra-short, short, regular, long, and extra-long lengths. No kidding! (You can read more about the brand’s much-adored denim rebrand in our A&F review.) For petites, this is great news. For instance, this TikTok fave comes in both Short (25.5 inches) and Extra Short (23.5 inches). Writes one 5’1″ reviewer, “The material is durable and thick but has a little bit of stretch to it which is my perfect combo. It’s enough to make you feel sucked in but stretchy enough to not have that rigid,