Style Counsel

/in /by

DatebookStyle Counsel

The challenge: dress slacks for a petite woman

Tara Fields

  • The budget: $200 or less
  • The adviser: Tara Fields Ph.D., (pictured) TV and radio therapist
  • Among the possibilities: Ralph Lauren Slim chocolate-brown wool/Lycra slacks with costs (for petites), $168, at Macy’s
  • The solution: Banana Republic slim black wool/Lycra pinstriped slacks, $148, at Banana Republic, Mill Valley
  • The reasoning: “The regular sized 2 fit just like a petite 4, which I’m used to buying, but with one very important exception — they were long enough! I need pants that look professional and are comfortable enough to sit in all day when I see patients and do a three-hour radio show. And the pinstripes are classic.”
  • The last word: “As any petite woman can tell you, just because we are vertically challenged doesn’t necessarily mean we all have short legs. When it comes to finding slacks that fit, unfortunately, most are so short they’d only be good for waiting through the El Niño floods.