How to Look Taller
Are you shorter than the crowd? These simple steps will get your self esteem higher than the clouds!
[edit] Steps
- Find yourself. Who are you and who do you want to be. Learn how you want to live, who you want to live with, and why you want to be that way. The more you know about you, the more others will learn about you. Dress accordingly.
- Dress the part. For longer legs, you should wear skinny jeans, a tight tank top, ankle high socks help a lot! Great places to buy these things are PacSun, Abercrombie, Hot Topic, Hollister, Nina's, Rave, Target, and pretty much anywhere!
- Pick vertical detailing: thin stripes, visible seams, interesting buttons and contrasting ties.
- Select a monochromatic palette when choosing clothes. One color family from head to toe tricks the eye and brain into thinking "long and lean."
- Go for well-tailored looks, princess seams and darts. A looser fit can often look wider.
- Select pieces that won't break up your body into blocks. Women, choose a long lean dress, or no-waist pants and skirts; men, opt for thin belts the same color as your trousers.
- Designing hair, makeup, and fashion is the key. Long hair might make you look shorter, so go with a textured, shoulder length! For the less experienced makeup users, use a charcoal eyeliner and a mascara and a peachy gloss. For the people who like a more intense look, use a liquid liner to about 1/4 of your eyelid after applying a sea foam green eye shadow to your lid. Then add a cream colored highlight to your brow bone & crease. Add mascara and a clear gloss on the lips.
- Have some composure and posture. Lean how to present yourself with a posture that says "I'm here, I'm me, I'm the best!". A fantastic way to practice your posture is to find a blank wall, lean against it, shoulders back. You will get used to it eventually.
- Lose weight if you're heavy. Slim will always look longer.
- Wear heels. The new square heels and stacked slides are more comfortable than stilettos ever were, so take advantage. For men, boots with a heel or shoes with thick soles can help add a couple of inches.
[edit] Tips
- Today's simple colors and cuts are fashion-friendly for taller-wannabes. Knee-length skirts with similar-colored hose and shoes will help.
- Have confidence! That is all you need.
- Hats, upswept hair, or anything that adds height will make you look taller.
- If you are desparate and have to look taller soon, stuff toilet paper into your tennis shoes to make a homemade height increaser.
- Cuffless pants elongate the appearance.
- Vertically striped, tight clothing also adds an element of deception.
[edit] Warnings
- People will try and label you. Don't let them do that! You want to look taller, not scene, ghetto, or preppy.
