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Cos and J.Crew offer select petite sizing for instance, and more recently, Toteme, who has been making styles in XXS for a while now, just introduced a new DK30 (!) size, which would probably fit smaller frames even better than the DK32

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However, if you want to keep things up to date then opting for something with pleats or a relaxed/cropped leg could work nicely too

Mark Wilson/Getty Images First lady Laura Bush looks at her inaugural ball gown after it was set on display at the American history museum on January 20, 2002