this thread is wonderful! how long have you been lurking (the comment about loving KSUViolet's posts "for years" made me wonder)?
/hijack rant
also, i COMPLETELY agree on the petite clothing issue. I'm in-between 5'0 and 5'1, wear about a size 3-4, and it's damn near impossible to find nice clothes that look classy and not cutesy and are age appropriate (I am not in the market to look like a petite grandma, thanks). Though I recently discovered that Old Navy makes jeans for petites that fit REALLY nicely
all my jeans though, have either had to be altered or they've had the bottoms destroyed by getting them stuck under my shoes constantly. and it's the worst when you get stuck in the rain, because it means the water soaks your entire leg almost immediately...
/end rant