Mulheres Petite: como a adaptação do vestuário infuencia a experiência do vestir

Abstract

This article is a survey to broaden the discussion about the difficulties that petite women encounter when buying clothes. It aims to present the petite public in Brazil, to show through comparative information what are the points that bother petite women the most during the process of buying clothes, to point out some anthropometric adaptation difficulties and what problems also appear in ergonomics when basic clothing adjustments are made. This research is dedicated to theoretical foundations and research that deals with the ergonomic problem and the adaptability of clothing for petite women, in order to focus on alternatives that provide better experiences in the process of acquiring a garment.The study explained who are the petite women are in Brazil and what are the main difficulties in the process of buying clothes due to the variations in size charts and lack of smaller sizes available on the regular fashion market.