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I am currently spending a few days in Falmouth (where my eldest is at university) with my three daughters.  The only way to pack for such a trip is with layers, allowing you to adjust for the climatic changes around you.

I thought I would take the opportunity to tell you a little about my business.  It's easy to think that I head up a great big organisation, although I am working very hard on it.  My company is based on my passion and personal investment and I design and produce quality garments that make us Petites, whatever our size, look good and feel fabulous.

What could be a better gift on Mother's Day? 

A Gift Voucher for the Karen Gillam Petite Collection or a bit of pampering for Mum with a booking for Petite Indulgence Event.

Lift your colour palette to put "Spring" in your step. As I look out of my window at the petite snowdrops and think of beautiful crocuses and daffodils to come along with my elegant Spring Collection, I want to give Spring a little encouragement by selecting lighter and or brighter clothes as I dress on these lighter mornings.

Have you got the Feel Good Factor? Feeling good about ourselves comes from a positive harmony between our inner self and how we reflect who we are on the outside. Many people, beautiful on the inside, go through their lives unable to fully express how beautiful they really are because they don't know how to make the most of themselves.   

These are some of the clothes I reach for on these cold mornings when I want to be warm, comfortable and of course stylish.

Trousers, a basic staple of anyone's wardrobe, and yet so many of us complain that they don't fit well - Who does the high street make them for I wonder? Tummies, thighs, high waisted low waisted.... the list goes on.

Inspiration on the M41.

I drove to Leicester early November, mentally finding the words for my blog... I haven’t quite got the hang of my voice recorder yet! I find the journey long but great for mulling over thoughts and decisions. I’m going to visit my pattern cutter, and hopefully after two long years will be able to sign off on my perfect trouser pattern and pass it to the factory for production!

August brought us riots and the depressing news that half of the UK could be obese by 2030. For the riots we suspect that greed, lawlessness / lack of discipline and a ‘broken society’ are the causes. Could it be the same factors that lead to obesity?

From my Petite Perspective I would put the cause as low self-esteem. The expectation of ‘all our school leavers going to university’ or us being ‘a size zero’ is just too high whilst everyday people are constantly reminded of these, and other ideals on the TV, in magazines, newspapers on the internet,.....and become wannabe’s and wannahave’s as they become frustrated with their own lives.

Before I developed my own Karen Gillam label of clothes to fit and flatter the petite figure, I found packing to go away a complete nightmare. This was because in trying to find clothes to fit, I ended up with clothes in my wardrobe that not only didn't co-ordinate in colour but didn't compliment in style enough to work together.

Trying to find clothes to fit us has always been a bug-bear for Petites. My collection brings you clothes that not only fit but flatter your petite frame. So all you have now to do is the fun bit.

Petites too can have Navy and White Polka Dots all for a great price.

Sabina models the new Eliza Dress, as our first "Real Petite" guest model. Find out more about the models I use for my petite clothing collection. 

It's taken me a while to get the gist of things, so as a techno-phobe myself I thought it might be useful to share with you what I have learnt in this techno-phobes guide. I hope that this might help you to overcome any barriers to using these really useful tools on the internet and as a fellow petite you will join me on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter.

When I was in my twenties I don’t remember, as a petite, it being that difficult to buy clothes. What has changed?