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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not necessarily. More and more, petite has just come to mean short. Not more narrow and not slimmer. Look at specific reviews for items you are considering purchasing for your daughter. J couldn’t figure out why petite items were huge on me until I really scrutinized reviews and realized most purchasers are short 5’ to 5’3” but also quite busty or husky (DD, large waist, or over 125 pounds). [/quote]

I'm a middle-aged petite woman and I believe PP is correct. BHowever, this is more true of the Size 10 and up cuts.  There is no point in Petite 0-4 being for busty, husky women.  That would be delusional even for vanity sizing.

I regularly see Size 0-2 petite clothes on the sale rack and they are for small, skinny ladies.

That said, it's common for petite clothes to be sized wrongly.  I'm 5'2" and I often find petite pants that are 4" or more too long.  The upper end of petite is 5'4" so that's kind of crazy.

For skinny tanks, you can try (no guarantees):

Uniqlo (not petite, but Asian customer fits)

Talbots Outlet (if you have one near you)

Lands' End petite might also work

LOFT has petites
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But vanity sizing persists even in petites. From this list, LOFT petites are maybe the best in terms of accurate sizing. Lands' End petites are huge - I tried both their clothing line and swimwear. Uniqlo is also good, but keep in mind the current trends are for baggier/boxier/slouchier cut clothing, so that's what they carry. [/quote]

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