9 Best and WORST Ways to Dress if you are Short (or Have Short Legs)

the best and worst ways to dress if you're short or if you have shorter legs hi my name is Ast I'm five two let's get right into it blazers this is a regular lens blizzard that as someone short this lens is tricky because when you button it up which is what most people do now it makes it look like your torso is longer than your legs so instead switch to a crop lens blazer just two to three inches shorter but it makes a whole world of difference now it makes your torso look shorter and your legs look longer.

but chances are you already have long blazers here is my secret sauce wear them with short bottoms even though your top is long your bottom is drawing all the attention to your legs and this is the best way to wear a longer blazer if you are short or if you have short legs if you're petite make sure you check out my clothing line at petitedressing.com for women under 5'4 ever since I discovered petitedressing.com my style went from this to this now i'm in the game I was on the bench now let's talk about your backs.

the position you hold your back is critical but nobody else is talking about this the worst way to carry your bag is to let the shoulder hand like this the problem is most cross-body bags are 21 inches in straps so on someone short this means it's gonna be on your thighs and this is the least flattering way to carry your bag. if you're short make sure your shoulder straps are as short as possible or you can't just take it off and use it as a handbag the best way to do it is to carry it on your shoulders this is going to draw attention above to your face if you're short this is the most flattering way to carry your bag.

next size really matters if you're short generally speaking small to medium-sized bags are a lot more in proportion to your height and everybody's scale than big-size bags and make it look like you're struggling because the bag is almost the size of your entire upper body now let's talk about your shoes first I want to thank today's blog sponsor dream pairs for sending me these beautiful shoes these black ankle booties the fabrics are so soft and warm and they're super easy to walk in but if you're short don't worry like this there is too much gap between your boots and your skirt make your legs look cut off.

an easy fix wear black ties now it gets rid of the gap and that unflattering horizontal line from your booties now your legs look like one straight vertical line the vamp of your shoes is extremely important love them shoes they come up lower on top of your feet and therefore the cover less like this pair it shows your toe cleavage and this is the most leg elongating shoes especially when you're wearing flats and these flats I feel like I can leave in them compared with high vamp shoes cover too much on top of your feet.

therefore can make your legs look even shorter I love wedgies they immediately make you feel taller but make sure the bottom of your shoes is like this not too thick if they are too thick they actually are gonna make you look bottom heavy and not flattering for women with short legs I highly recommend you check out dream pairs website because there are a lot more styles there very flattering for women with shoulder legs two to five days free shipping for us orders over 50.

the best news you can use my exclusive coupon code here to enjoy 30 off their entire website but do hurry up because 30 off is only for the first month after I post this blog and after that, you can still use the code but just for 15 percent off now let's look at your skirts if your legs are short the hardest length for you to pull off is a midi lens even though midi skirts can be very elegant but they can also make your legs look cut off especially when you wear it like this with a longer top.

I read people wearing this all the time not only this is making your legs look shorter and your body look longer but also this is dividing your body into half and half this is the least flattering proportion especially if you are shorter but i'm not saying if you're short medium is never gonna work what i'm saying is you do need to be more selective with everything else if your skirt is mid-length you can wear it with a shorter top and this is the best way to flatter someone with shorter legs the ideal skirt lens that's always going to work for women with shorter legs is above the knee.

whenever you wear a shorter skirt like this it's always going to make your legs look elongated and make your body proportion look its best and the same applies to midi dress as well it's not that midi dresses are not gonna work on someone who has short legs but the key is are you choosing the right midi dresses with midi dresses one very critical element is where is the waistline of the mini dress this is so important if the midi just has a higher waistline. that is higher than your natural waist it's sending a very strong signal to the eye wherever it cinches your waist this is where the eye is going to pay attention and believe that under this point everything is your legs now let's look at your jeans and your pants if you read a lot of my blogs you probably already know I am a high-waisted everything kind of girl because generally speaking the higher your waist is the longer they're going to make your legs appear so that is really important.

if you already have shorter legs like myself to begin with however I want to stress one thing very important not all short girls are the same for example a 10-inch rice on a lot of petite women that's already high rise but on me, it's just hitting my belly button so this to me is my mid-rise you must choose a high rise relative to your body shape a lot of pretty women do have shorter eyes so for you you really don't want it to be too high rise because if it's too high rise this is actually gonna be less flattering.

this can make you look like you have no torso at all and this is especially for those of us who are curvy petites because your chest is bigger that is already going to take more space on your short torso so on someone who already has a short torso a very high recipient can completely make it look unflattering and make it look like it's sticking right under your boobs I want to talk to you more about the concept of body proportion.

this is critical in dressing someone short or having short legs the concept of short torso versus long torso sometimes gets really confusing it's very commonly misunderstood because a lot of people think if you are short then you must have a short torso take me for an example I am five two I have shorter torso compared with someone taller than me.

but if you're talking about my body proportion my torso relative to my own body I actually have a long torso and short legs body proportion there are primarily three types do you have a short torso long torso or perhaps an average torso which one are you reading this blog to find out you.