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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, in your mid-50s, with a leadership role and a lot of public speaking, you need to spend money on your clothes. Some of the brands mentioned here scream entry-level to me.  (Talbots?? Banana Republic?)

Go to Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Saks or another high-end store and get a personal shopper. Make an appointment and plan to spend some time there. They will have you try on clothes from multiple top designers to get a feel for what you like and whose clothes look best on you. You do need to buy something there, but agree with another poster to start looking at the high end brands on resale.

Think quality, not quantity. Invest in top-line suits, shoes and mix/ match skirts, jackets, dresses, blazers etc.  Then you can start filling in seasonally with new tops, sweaters, blouses and other things that are less expensive.[/quote]

You are obviously not short. All of those stores you mentioned have basically gotten rid of their petite lines and will try to steer you into standard sizes which won’t fit well. I’m in the same shoes as OP except hourglass not pear, and it’s impossible.

Online, unfortunately, is the way to go and you really have to be open to all stores, because even ones you don’t like may have a piece or two that will work. Eileen Fischer, Nic + Zoe, Lafayette 148, Hobbes (may have to order from the UK), Boden, Me + Em (also UK), White House Black Market, those are some to try. For mall stores, your options are Macys (Ralph Lauren specifically), Chicos, Talbots, J Jill, Ann Taylor. Even Banana doesn’t carry petites in person anymore and they used to have a whole freaking petite store at Tyson’s. [/quote]

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