Where to find office wear for small gals

I went ploughing through the forums in cozycot and flowerpod and made a list of all the shops selling clothes for petites. Quite useful if you are just keen on getting good deals during GSS. Just go Orchard and go to all the shops in one afternoon. I really dislike pushing past everyone during the sales only to find that most stuff doesn't fit me at all.



1. Osmose

One of my favorites, it sells formal wear in size 1 & 2! I usually wear 1. For suits I take size 2 as the material shrinks slightly after wash, so do keep this in mind when you buy your suits there. The clothes there can be slightly dressy and more towards the hong kong / Taiwanese fashion style. But they do have pieces that are stylish and good for the office. The pencil skirts there are also well cut to fit petites. The price range for a jacket is often aroun $40+, the tops around $20+ so i think the price is pretty okay. Decent for the quality and the fit that I get.
www.osmose.com.sg


2. Iora
Iora sometimes carry XS. But sometimes their XS is still too big for me. So it really depends on their cutting. I still visit them for a try or two sometimes, you never know what you can find. I don't really like the style they are carrying now. the colors are sometimes a bit too loud for me and the clothes can look quite mature so I can't really carry them off. But I'll still visit them cos they carry XS!
www.iora.com.sg

3. Tangs! Tangerine

They carry good value, quality shoes for the size 3 feet and their designs are so nice and comfy. I bought this pair of shoes from them during the sales for like... $16.90 and saw URS selling the exact at $23+ (i think) after discount! SO regret not buying more. I always make a pilgrimage to Tangs during sales to stock up on shoes. They have formal heels for work and dressy heels for parties.

Some of the designs can be found at Mondo. They look quite similar. but I think the Tangs shoes are more lasting. my mondo shoes give up after 3-4 months. So i've learnt my lesson, pay a little more for better quality. more comfort and less effort sourcing for shoes overall!

4. Le'Range
You find this in most Isetan outlets and BHG outlets. I go there for the simple lycra tops. They have nicer designs compared to U2, Bossini & Giordano and most important, they fit! I can never fit into Giordano's top. The tops are usually $13, cheap and affordable and easy to match. Wake up just grab one top and then head off to work. They also have very sweet dresses but I don't buy those. Too girly for work and besides I can get cheaper girl dresses from Far East or Bugis street or Chatuchek market in Thailand, Wheee!

5. FashionLab!
I LURVE their clothes and designs. But they can be more steep then Osmose. Also, they don't usually carry XS sizes BUT their clothes are usually slim cut and very flattering if they fit well. I do wish they cater for shorter people though. Their clothes seemed to be designed for the tall and slim. *sob So far, havn't been able to buy too many pieces from them.
www.fashionlaboratory.com

5. Zimple (Far East Plaza)
You can find them at the basement level of FEP just right opposite RED at the entrance to FEP. They sell very nice satin pencil skirts ($49) for office and very dainty office wear for ladies. They minus point: they are pricier compared to a shop i found in Bugis street selling exactly the same clothes!

6. Popteen apparel (Far East Plaza)
You can find them at the basement of FEP alone the Nova shoe shop lane. Sell similar clothes to Zimple but is slightly cheaper. The designs are not as polished (my opinion, check it out yourself) but still very nice and stylish for office wear!


7.HoneyBee (Far East Plaza)
There's a shop on the 2nd or 3rd floor of FEP. You can't miss it, it is the first shop when you step out of the escalator, they sell very nice working tops but for the quality it can be a bit pricey. If you are all for designs then you'll be very happy with this shop they have very nice stripy working tops and wrap arounds and skirts and blouse-jackets for work. Just that most of the stuff needs to be ironed and i'm a lazy bummer. Wanna just grab, wear and go!

8.Paragon Metro
Believe it or not... Some of the kids nowadays are bigger than me! i went to metro paragon and found some pretty sun dresses for kids that are bigger than me! Wheeeee! Also checked out their zara kids range... but nothing good so far.



Wahhhh! very tired liao... more to come! stay tune...

p/s: do let me know if you have any other lobangs!