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It feels surreal to finally share with you guys a project that’s been years in the making and a small labor of love! I started this blog over a decade ago as a creative outlet, posting my trials and errors as I learned how to dress my body type. As a fresh college grad working in a male dominated field, building a closet of polished, well fitting pieces was always about so much more than just shopping. Dressing well sparks confidence, brings a little joy to my day, and helps me put my best foot forward for others to take me seriously.
While my style needs and tastes have evolved over these years, I’ve kept a running list of classic pieces I’d love to add to my wardrobe, but have been challenging to find in the right fit or quality. I’ve also kept close track of the types of pieces I get the most frequent reader requests for, but can rarely find.
And so with Edited Pieces, we’re starting small. Making small edits to timeless styles that we’ll want to wear for years to come. Each style is either handmade or produced in limited quantities at small factories, and undergoes countless rounds of sampling and testing. We’ve taken extensive measurements, pain points, and info from YOU guys, from a detailed survey that thousands of you helped fill out 2 years ago, to the wonderful readers around Boston who have been helping fit-testing and share feedback on each piece.
I wanted to keep the EP initials of Extra Petite in the brand name for a couple reasons. One, while everything we make will be petite-friendly, we didn’t want it to feel petite-only. Every body truly is different and comes in different proportions that we hope to be able to cater to as we grow. And secondly, as a nod to this blog, my first passion-project turned career, which has connected me to this incredible community. Thank you for being here along the way and for helping me realize this dream.
Very happy for you! My friend and I have been following you for years and we chat about you and what we’ve seen on your page as if you’re an old friend. Appreciate your authenticity and style. Such a great niche for us petite people! Wishing you great success!
Gosh. I cannot be more excited and proud and inspired by your hard work these last 13+ years. I can’t wait to buy all the pieces. Let’s celebrate together soon (like maybe this winter if we can get up there lol). xo
I’ve been following you for years! Congrats on your new project. So excited for you!
Wow congrats! I’ve been following for a while and love your style. I find it difficult to find similar pieces in Europe (The Netherlands) so hoping you’ll ship here as well. Looking forward to the launch 🙂
Jean – I could not be more thrilled for you! This is making me nostalgic for when I started my bag brand. It truly is a labor of love perfecting the details and launching your “baby”, but I have no doubt that your curated lineup and its growth will be as successful, fabulous, thoughtful, and beautiful as you (and your blog) have been and continue to be! I am super excited to see the line. Congratulations! 🙂
Gwen K
Love love love this post! Congratulations!!
Love you style
Clean and super elegant
Congratulations!!!
I have two kids and be certain you are doing great job
Congratulations Jean! I’m a long time reader and toddler mom, and have loved following both your professional and personal journeys. Cannot be more excited for this launch, and look forward to adding EP’s no-doubt thoughtful pieces to my (and maybe my daughter’s?) closets. Best of luck and can’t wait!
Yay!!!!! This is the best news!! What a wonderful thing it is to realize your dreams, congratulations! You have inspired me and my family so much, from Billy bookcases to Cameron pants and tucking sweaters into skirts….NEVER would have thought of that lol. Thank you so much for your passion, impeccable style and dedication!
How exciting! Can’t wait to see, been following for a few years now!! Congrats, wishing EP many successes~
Congrats!!! So great to hear. Realize I’ve been following your blog since around 2013! Have always loved your sense of style and your eye for chic, cool, feminine and professional pieces.
Like you I was a college grad when I started reading this blog and now am a working professional, wife and mom – and have even tread the IVF path on the way to motherhood as you did. have loved following along through all of it.
Your sucess is well deserved! Looking forward to seeing your project come to life!!
Congrats Jean! So excited for you and this new venture. Can’t wait for the full debut!!
So, so excited for you! Congratulations Jean!! Wow, what an amazing journey these 10 years have been. Can’t wait for the launch. Much love!
I was thinking about this the other day1 I’m SO EXCITED for you. Looking forward to seeing this new project flourish!
Congrats Jean. Can’t wait for the launch. That photo of the coat looks so nice and luxurious. Hope it’s one of the items too.
How exciting! I’ve been reading your blog longer than I can remember now, and am so happy for you. And perhaps you and Khatu might someday team up for an EP collection? 🙂
So incredible to see the development of your passion, care and blogging expertise launch into something like this! I can’t wait to follow along for another 10 years!
Yay!! This is awesome, can’t wait to see your designs!
Bring on the narrow calf boots!
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Awesome!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Thank you Carla!
Amazing news!! Cannot wait for this! I have been a reader for many years and I’m so excited to shop your pieces. Congrats, Jean!
holy moly, I’ve been reading your blog for almost 10 years! Congratulations on the launch. Can’t wait to see and hopefully get to buy.
Still trying to figure out how the past ten years have flown by so quickly, but thank you for being here and sharing your support! xx
Just great!!
I appreciate it Constance!
Hope the clothes are manufactured in the USA! If so, I’ll be buying!
We will have jewelry made locally in the USA and clothing will mostly be made at specialty factories near my hometown in China
This is so exciting!!! I can’t wait. Congratulations Jean!!
Thank you Janie!!
Looking forward to seeing more
So excited to share more!
Congratulations! I’ve been following you for 8 or 9 years and I’m so excited about this! Can’t wait to see your first collection!
So grateful for all of your support over the past decade!
I have followed you before you got married, loved all your tips and the way you match outfit. being 5 foot with shoes size of 4.5 and mother of two kids as well, you have inspired me so much! Only thing is I live in Canada, alot of the store has closed in Canada and the online shopping require shipping fee or the sale coupon code doesn’t apply for any of the itmes you recommend to Canada online store. I always ended up not ordering those lovely items for this reason. Hopefully we have Canadians friendly online store to be recommend by you. Xoxo.
I’m so grateful you’ve followed along for so long! I’ll definitely keep that in mind regarding Canada. I know BR, Nordstrom, ASOS and H&M tend to have Canadian stores, or offer shipping there, and carry petite friendly sizes
So happy for you, Jean! I can’t wait to see (and buy!) the pieces!!!!! Lots of love and success!
Fernanda
Thank you 🙂 Can’t wait to share the pieces with you all!
Congratulations Jean!!! This is so exciting!!
Thank you!
Congratulations!! I’ve been following EP for almost a decade and somehow (luckily) synced up with you in life milestones of engagement, wedding, and babies. Your blog has dressed me and my family this whole time and, as weird as it is to say this to someone I’ve never met IRL, I’m so happy for you!
That means so much to me, thank you! I’m so grateful for this community and all of the support I’ve received over the years xx
AMAZING – congrats Jean! I’ve been a long time follower and couldn’t be more excited for you. Looking forward to your launch!
Thank you for sharing in our excitement and for your support over all of these years xx
Yahoo! I had a feeling this might be in the works when you had asked for those measurements for narrow calf boots awhile back. So exciting – congrats!! Like some of the other readers here, I am petite in height but curvy/hourglass, so look forward to seeing if there is anything that will work for me too. 🙂 Petites are so often ignored by retailers. Can’t wait to see!
Yes! It’s been in the the works for a while and I’m so glad to finally be able to share 🙂 We’ll definitely keep different figures in mind! We only have a few pieces to start but hoping to expand our offerings as we grow
Congratulations, Jean! How exciting!! I am so looking forward to supporting Edited Pieces! 🙂
That means so much to me, thank you!
Congratulations, Jean!! Absolutely love the name of your new line, the elegant logo, and the backstory to keeping the link to Extra Petite. Can’t wait to see the first pieces!
Thank you Leslie!
I have followed you for a long time and remember you dropping once that when you were younger you thought about going into fashion but gave it up for finance, thinking that was more practical. Sounds like your first dream will come true, if maybe in a different way than what you expected. As a 5’0 person, I’ll be watching with interest and wish you the best!
You have a good memory! Thank you for following along all of this time, it feels surreal to be sharing this finally and I’m so excited to keep you all posted when there’s more to share
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Congratulations. Jean! I’ve been following your blog for some time and your style and practicality has always resonated with me—especially when I moved from Cali to the east coast! So excited for this next phase for you! Can’t wait to support it!
That means so much to me, thank you for your support Jewel!
Congratulations, Jean! So excited for you! 😊
Thanks so much Nicci!
Will you ship to Canada? 🙂
We definitely want to be able to! Just looking for the most affordable but reliable options
Hi Jean,
Congratulations on the upcoming launch of your own clothing line!
Just wanted to let you know that I tried to register to be on the shortlist but the error message said I failed the reCAPTCHA validation. Was there an error on my part?
I think I had the same error as well. Nonetheless, so excited for you, Jean and really looking forward to see where you’ll take this!! Congratulations ❤️
Thank you, Sam! I believe we’ve fixed the sign up issue on the site xx
Thank you, Janet! So sorry for the trouble with that (one of the learning curves and growing pains as you get a new venture off the ground!) We went ahead and removed the reCAPTCHA validation so it should hopefully allow you to sign up with no issue this time. I’m relinking the Edited Pieces website here 🙂
This is really exciting! Congratulations!
Thank you!
I’m so excited for this! I definitely followed your journey in my early post grad days figuring out where to buy suits that fit and not look like a frumpy school girl. Will be keeping my eyes peeled for edited pieces updates! Congratulations!
Thanks so much Amy, can’t wait to share the pieces with you all!
So happy for you, congratulations!!
Thank you xx
Congrats!! I can’t wait to see your brand. It must feel like you’re birthing another child! 😉
I hope your brand is inclusive of all sizes. While I am petite, I also wear larger sizes. Also, I hope it consists of clothes that are affordable but made of good materials and fabrics.
Thank you, Debbie! We only have a few pieces to start but are definitely keeping in mind different size types and proportions as we grow
WOW, how cool! I’ve been a reader since I started blogging myself many years ago, and it’s been so fun to watch you grow and reach your dreams!!! Congratulations on your newest baby! xo
I really appreciate that Kimi, thank you for reading along throughout the years!
Congratulations!! I’ve enjoyed reading the blog over the years and this is such a milestone! Wishing you ALL the greatest success in this venture!!
Thank you, Karen!
Congrats!! This must be such an exciting and monumental next step for you, but it makes perfect sense. You’ve introduced me to so many great pieces, so I’m really looking forward to the launch of a line that encapsulates your admirable style! 🙂
Thank you so much Christina! I’m so excited to share it with you all xx
How exciting!!! Congratulation, Jean!! Looking forward to learn more!
I can’t wait to share more!
I’ve been following you for a few years now, and love to continue to watch you and your family, plus get tons of amazing advice from the topics you share. And despite not having a personal relationship with you, I do feel like I have found a virtual friend in you (especially through pregnancy). Now, I have to say that all I feel is pride. Pride that you’ve reached a goal and dream of yours. Price that you had the guts to take that leap. And pure happiness that you continue to work on what you love. I’m so happy for you!!
Yara, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your kind words and support over the years! I’m so grateful to have this online community in my corner xx
How exciting!! Congrats Jean 🙂
Thank you, Lisa!
Congratulations on this milestone! 🙂
Thank you!!