And it is even more of a problem for 12-year-old south Belfast girl Cara Mailey.
Cara loves singing, dancing and above all fashion, but at 3 5 tall, her height-restricting condition achondroplasia means she cannot get what she wants to wear.
Her answer to the problem? Design your own.
She has teamed up with two top London designers to create the UK s first clothing range for children who, like her, have dwarfism.
Cara, whose mum Tricia and younger brother Noah also have achondroplasia, will be familiar to CBBC viewers from previous appearances in The Dengineers and Craft Party. She said the chance to work with London-based fashion designers Amanda Rabor, founder of Mini Mode and Global Kids Fashion Week, and Tara TJ Hanif has not only given her a range of new outfits, but also the confidence to be herself.