They live in a world where all persons fit in the 'average' box. Which is true of maybe a quarter of my co-workers. t 5'2" I'm the shortest person here by five inches or so, and the shortest woman by about six.

The only items of clothing that I have bought for myself using a non-eBay store this year have been socks, shoes, and undies. When I use ebay, I can go through the trousers sitting down, instead of walking around 'Petites' holding them up so that the bottom covers my toes and discovering that every single pair is long enough that the waistband is higher than my nipples.