Petite Styling Tricks to Look Taller

Should you’re petite or simply need to look and feel taller, this submit (and corresponding video) is for you! I’m sharing 15 suggestions that can assist you look taller and really feel extra highly effective. The following pointers are geared towards petite girls, which implies 5’4” and below…however they’re relevant for anybody, actually. I’m 5”4’ so I’m on the excessive finish of the petite vary, however I’m nonetheless petite. I’ve discovered so many helpful tips through the years to assist elongate my body and look taller and slimmer. I wish to look taller as a result of it at all times makes me really feel extra assured and highly effective. Let’s dive in…

Tip #1) Match Sneakers to Pants

 We’re going to start out on the ft and work our approach up. So first, we’re speaking about matching your sneakers to your pants. It’s a seemingly small element but it surely actually does have an effect. Within the look on the left, I’m carrying a beige bodysuit with white denims and a few brown booties. This look is completely fantastic but when I need to look taller, swapping the brown booties for a pair of beige booties is the best way to go. The beige is in that white coloration household that goes with the remainder of the outfit and makes my legs look a lot longer.

Word: Do not forget that there’s nothing flawed with the “earlier than” outfits…I’m merely exhibiting you tweaks you may make with the objective of wanting taller.

Tip #2) Pointed-Toe Sneakers

This may increasingly seem to be one other small tip that doesn’t matter. However if you wish to maximize the size of your legs, a pointed-toe shoe will actually assist. Extra particularly… a closed-toe, point-toe, matching-tone shoe. You possibly can see within the look on the left, I’m carrying a pair of high-rise denims with an open-toed, contrasting-colored sandal. It breaks up the size of the denim. Should you swap the gold sandals for a pair of black pointed-toe pumps (proper), the sneakers form of disappear, and my legs are elongated by no less than two inches. This can be a tremendous easy approach so as to add size to your body! Should you can’t put on pointed-toe pumps, you will get the identical impact with an almond-toe, round-toe, or square-toe…so long as it’s closed-toe and in the identical coloration household as your pants or denims.

Tip #3) Put on a Low-Reduce Shoe

Carrying low-cut sneakers with skirts or clothes versus high-cut or ankle-strap heels will make your legs look for much longer. On the left, I’m carrying a mini costume with some very excessive, black platform heels with an ankle strap. Regardless that these sneakers add 5”, they’re reducing off my leg on the ankle. The colour can also be truncating the size of my leg. Once I swap these out for a pair of decrease heels with a decrease reduce within the entrance (center), it seems to be so significantly better! The look is extra streamlined, and my legs are elongated although the heel is technically shorter than the platforms.

Ankle Strap Tip

Ankle straps basically will reduce off the legs. However if you wish to put on ankle strap sneakers, be sure to go together with a pair that’s in your pores and skin tone so it form of blends into your legs. You possibly can see above on the far proper that the wedges I’m carrying are nearer to my pores and skin tone and aren’t breaking apart the lengthy line of my legs just like the black ankle strap platforms are.

Tip #4) Match Your Sneakers to Your Pores and skin Tone

Much like what I discussed within the final tip, you need to at all times take into consideration the colour of your sneakers. While you put on skirts and clothes particularly, you must put on sneakers that extra carefully match your pores and skin coloration. You possibly can see on the left that the black heels nonetheless reduce off the leg and make them look shorter. On the correct, I’m carrying sneakers that match my pores and skin extra carefully and make my legs look for much longer.

Tip #5) Put on Excessive-Rise Pants & Denims

Now that we’ve coated shoe decisions which might be finest for petite girls…let’s transfer on to pants and denims! These subsequent two suggestions are crucial on this complete submit…put on high-rise pants and denims versus low-rise! While you put on high-rise pants and denims, you create the phantasm of extra size and longer legs. (Word: this doesn’t imply you put on high-rise denims after which cowl it up with a tunic…you need to put on the high-rise denims with a high that also highlights the waist.) Some rises will look completely different for various physique shapes as a result of all of us have various lengths of legs and torsos. You might be petite with lengthy legs or petite with a protracted torso. It actually simply relies upon. So, it’s essential so that you can discover what rise works finest for you. On the whole, high-rise ranges from 9” and up, mid-rise is round 8”, and low-rise is 7” and decrease. You need to keep within the mid to high-rise vary to create probably the most size.

Tip #6) Leg Silhouettes

Be sure your pant or jean silhouettes are straight, bootcut, huge, or flared. These leg shapes will fall additional to the bottom…it seems like a no brainer. However when you’ve got this longer silhouette, it creates the look of an extended leg. Once I need to really feel actually tall, highly effective, and assured, I pull out a pair of high-rise, dark-wash, huge, straight, or flared denims. On the left, I’m carrying a pair of ankle-length pants with a cropped shirt and black booties. On the correct, I’m carrying the identical high and sneakers paired with some high-rise, dark-wash, straight-leg denims and I look SO a lot taller!

Tip #7) Put on Comparable Colours from Head-to-Toe

I’ve talked so much about carrying monochromatic outfits up to now. For this submit and video, I needed to deal with spring and summer season colours, however you’ll be able to put on a head-to-toe look in any coloration you like. However I do problem you to strive a monochromatic look in some spring/summer-like colours as a substitute of the standard black or navy.

Within the look on the left, I’m carrying a pair of vivid pink high-rise, flared pants with a stunning white crocheted sweater and a few pink pumps. To make myself look taller, I swapped the pants for a pair of high-rise wide-leg white denims and neutral-colored sneakers. One in all my greatest suggestions for monochromatic dressing is to fluctuate the tones and textures of no matter coloration you’re carrying. You possibly can see on the correct that my sweater, denims, and sneakers don’t all match completely…and that’s okay as a result of it provides extra depth to the look and is rather more trendy.

Tip #8) Attempt a Jumpsuit

That is certainly one of my favourite suggestions for petite girls. Jumpsuits might be tough when you’ve got a protracted torso or are actually tall. However they’re nice for shorter girls! You may need to get a jumpsuit hemmed relying on the way it matches you, however there are such a lot of cropped jumpsuit choices now too. Plus, they’re SO flattering and might make you look actually tall. On the left, I’m carrying some separates…a pair of Mom wide-leg denims, an Ulla Johnson shirt, and a few heels. This look is fabulous however there’s room for enchancment if I actually need to look taller! On the correct, I’m carrying a cushty Paige jumpsuit that’s excellent for spring, cropped, tremendous mushy, and so stylish. It’s one piece so it creates one lengthy, lean line. I paired it with some impartial, low-cut heels to proceed the road and add much more size.

Tip #9) Put on a Shorter Hemline

For petite girls, carrying shorter hemlines is rather more flattering than carrying longer midi-length hemlines. Generally, a maxi hemline could make you look taller, however a mini costume or skirt is sort of at all times probably the most flattering. On the left, I’m carrying a midi-length costume that hits me at mid-calf. This actual costume is impartial, so it does elongate my body a bit. However a midi costume will truncate your legs. On the correct, I’m carrying a mini costume by Maje that has a extremely flattering vertical print (one other tip: at all times go for vertical stripes versus horizontal stripes to look taller). You possibly can see that the shorter hemline makes my legs look a lot longer than they do with the midi costume.

Tip #10) Cropped Jackets

The subsequent tip is to put on cropped jackets versus mid-length or lengthy jackets and blazers. On the left, I’m carrying a Veronica Beard jacket that’s mid-length and involves my higher thigh space. I love this jacket SO a lot but it surely does form of separate the physique and make me look shorter. There are a couple of choices…I can put on the jacket open and tuck my high or shirt into my denims and add a waist belt to intensify the waist. OR…I might put on a cropped jacket to essentially spotlight the waist! On the correct, I’m carrying the identical jacket, however I zipped off the underside half to make it a cropped jacket. Yep, it is a convertible, 2-in-1 jacket…SO cool and stylish!

Tip #11) Tuck In Your Prime

Tucking in your high will make your legs look longer. However I do know that a lot of you both don’t wish to tuck in your high or really feel you can’t due to the stomach space. In that case, put on a high that’s shorter (not tremendous lengthy like a tunic), after which add that cropped jacket we simply talked about to assist intensify your waist. Should you can tuck your high, I extremely suggest it. Then, add a waistbelt, and BAM…legs for days!

By the best way, I’ve executed a complete video on methods to conceal a tummy when you’re you’ll be able to watch that right here.

Tip #12) V or Scoop Neck Tops

Should you’re petite, it’s higher to put on a V or scoop neck shirt versus or crew or mock neck high. They V or scoop are extra elongating for the torso and minimizing for the bust (when you’ve got a giant bust). It’s not a massively impactful element, however if you add this to a few of the different suggestions I’ve shared, they actually add as much as create the proper, lengthening look! On the left, I’m carrying a crewneck tee I like. However on the correct, you’ll be able to see that the v-neck is rather more elongating.

Tip #13) Small to Mid-Dimension Purses

For these of you who’re shorter, you in all probability need to carry a extra mid-sized purse versus an enormous, outsized tote. You possibly can undoubtedly nonetheless put on your massive totes, however for higher proportions, smaller is healthier. On the left, you’ll be able to see I’m carrying a large Fendi tote that I purchased for journey, and love how a lot area it has. BUT, if I need to look as tall as doable, I’d go together with one thing like what I’m carrying on the correct!

Tip #14) Put on Heels

One of many best and most impactful issues you are able to do to look taller is to put on heels. It’s a fail-safe approach so as to add some inches. Should you don’t love carrying heels, attempt to discover a pair which might be tremendous comfy and make you’re feeling supported like wedges, block heels, or smaller platforms. On the left, I’m carrying a pair of Sam Edelman metallic flat sandals and there’s nothing flawed with this look or these sneakers. However the wedges I’m carrying on the correct undoubtedly make me look taller!

Tip #15) Tailor-made Clothes

Should you’re petite and also you put on one thing tremendous outsized, it may well swallow you up and make you look shapeless. I’ve discovered that usually, girls put on these billowy outsized items to cowl one thing up. However sadly, these outsized items have the alternative impact. You possibly can see that on the left, I’m carrying a stunning zebra print Sezane costume that I actually do love, but it surely doesn’t provide plenty of form for my body. I might add a belt or some outerwear to make it work for me, however I needed to indicate you an instance of a costume that’s even higher. On the correct, I’m carrying one other costume by Sezane that has the identical quantity of protection, continues to be billowy, and nonetheless feels summery. However as a result of this costume is a bit more tailor-made within the shoulders and waist, it creates extra form, is extra flattering, and makes me look taller and leaner.

By the best way, I shared a bonus tip within the corresponding video to this submit so be sure to head over to YouTube and watch that! 😉

Which certainly one of the following tips are you going to strive subsequent? Is there a petite styling suggestions you employ and love? Please share within the feedback under!

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