Tips to look tall and slimmer at same time
- Wear fitted clothes: The way you dress says a lot about you and also determines a lot more than your look for the day. Loose clothes can make you look like a tent and tend to make you look shorter than you actually are. Wear well fitted clothes to give an elongated look.
- Wear a single color top to toe: Go monochromatic. Wear clothes using only one color to look tall and fab. Wearing a single color gives a cohesive look. The co-ord sets are perfect to look stylish as well as tall and I love wearing them. I have about 5 co-ord sets and it always feels stylish in them.
- Wear short and fitted jackets: Avoid long and loose jackets as they make one look bulkier than what one is. Loose jackets blur the look and make the silhouette look odd. A fitted jacket gives a structured look and makes one look cleaner.
- Wear vertical stripes: Vertical stripes give an illusion of being tall so make them your good friend. Look for shirts or dresses in different colors and patterns to add length and glam to your look.
- Carry small to medium size bags. Your bag says a lot about you and your look. Go for small bags or a medium one. Avoid big bags. I love cross body bags and they look good on all heights.
- If you have a short stature, a crop top is a perfect choice for you. Combine it with high-waist jeans and you will be good to go! Another option is to wear a cropped top and skirt.
- Dresses above the knees work the best to make your legs appear longer. The short length creates space around your legs and draws attention above.
- I do agree that one trick to keep you looking taller is to pull your hair back and keep it off your neck. Long hair doesn’t help, but you don’t have to get rid of it. By pulling your hair off of your neck, you are opening up your neckline which gives the illusion of you looking taller. With scrunchies becoming a big trend again, pulling your hair back is now becoming easier and more fashionable.
- I’ve heard time and time again that petite women should avoid long maxi skirts at all cost because it makes you look shorter, and even sometimes you can be too tall to wear a maxi skirt and it ends up looking like a midi skirt which is not exactly what you were probably going for. I’ve found out that the idea of avoiding maxi skirts is a misconception. It actually can make you look taller. The trick? Bring up the waist only slightly so that you aren’t dragging the fabric on the ground & make sure to pair the skirt with a tucked in loose-fitting tee or a crop top. As a petite, I style maxi skirts in a specific way that make me look taller and accentuates my frame.
- Whether you’re wearing high waisted bottoms or bottoms that sit on your natural waistline, one trick to look taller is to tuck in your top. This creates a look of a longer torso and accentuates your waist. Any woman, whether petite, average size or tall, will create a few extra inches by just tucking in her top. My advice – make sure that it is a plain color top and possibly loose fitting. I guarantee you’ll see the change immediately.
- This tip is a no-brainer – a shorter hemline is your friend. Stick with mini skirts or hemlines that end at or above mid-calf. This will show off more legs, which will most definitely make you look so much taller. This tip can also be applied to shorts and rompers. Just alter the hemline, and you don’t have to shop the petite section to find pieces like this.
- Off the shoulder tops and shirts that show off your neck and shoulders are great for looking taller. And if you add the extra trick of pulling your hair back, you’ll create even more length. But if you’re a girl who likes to have her hair down, then this is the one thing that will help you to look taller without having to put your hair in a bun, braids, or ponytail. But try to keep your hair off your shoulders as much as possible because it will take away from your neck which is the key aspect of this elongating illusion.
- When shopping for tops and jumpers, add a couple of v-neck options to your shopping basket. V-neck tops and jumpers offer the illusion of a longer torso. You'll also look a lot leaner too, and that's always plus, right? Be bold and don a top with a plunging v-neckline for nights out to really amp up your vertical appeal.
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