PETITE STYLING

Does your petite stature bother you? If yes, then let me tell you that there is nothing wrong with being a little short on an average. Being short, shouldn’t delimitate you from wearing what you like. There are so many exalted personalities out there who are petite. Starting from Shakira to Emilia Clarke the list is endless. However, many times short girls find difficulty in picking up the right apparel and somehow continue to stay confused. Well, one should know that the ability to choose the right kind of clothing shouldn’t depend on your height. Instead, it should majorly depend on your body type.

Then again, if you still want to look 5’3 despite being 5’1, then here are some tips to help you out.

1) WEAR EVERYTHING HIGH-WAIST!

If your jeans are high waist, then it will elongate your body really well. It would make you look slimmer as well and ensure that you look totally faddish. Always, look out for the perfect fit(measure your waist!) and make sure that the material is good.
Recommended brand- TOPSHOP(Joni Jeans).

2)TRY FLARED JEANS

By lifting the top of the flared jeans to your waistline, you are literally adding inches to the visual height of your legs. Always try to pair it up with a good pair of heels so that your jeans don’t skim across the floor. And for the top, you can either tuck it into the pants so that you are revealing the top section of the jeans or you can simply pair up the lower with a crop top to show off the waist.

3) CHOOSE THE RIGHT HANDBAG

Try to choose a handbag which is proportionate to your size. Yes, we all love to carry over-sized totes but finding something which is a little bit smaller is going to make you look taller. On carrying oversized bags, you add visual width to people’s eye line. Therefore, having something which is more proportionate to your frame is going to make you appear a lot taller.

4) TRY MAXI SKIRTS AND DRESSES

Just like your flared jeans, in this case again you are raising the waistline to a higher height and maxi skirts/dresses give a beautiful long flowy shape to the bottom half of your body. Such an outfit can be paired up with either flats or heels and you are good to go.

5) MAKE A TOP KNOT

It might sound silly, but a high ponytail or a high messy bun not just looks cool and smart but also adds the needed inches to the top of your frame. In addition, it simply looks very elegant and also shows off your face really well while highlighting the neck and collar bones.

 6) TRY V-NECK

A v-neck top will not just elongate your torso but also show off your neckline. So, you will be creating one long clean line which will really slim down the top half of your body.

 7) SPORT MINI SKIRTS IN VERTICAL PRINT

When you think about your leg in maximizing the visual length, you don’t want to chop it right in half. Instead, go for either full-length dresses/skirts or mini skirts which cut at the mid-thigh region and exposes the length of your actual leg.

Last Updated on July 2, 2017 by Himani Rawat