Let’s get one thing straight, there’s nothing wrong with being of short stature after all height is one of many things, we don’t have control over in first place.
People get easily intimidated by one’s size so taller people basically have a physical advantage over shorter people.
It becomes the basis of all height discrimination and taller people get this idea, being taller makes them superior and better. So, everyone wants to be tall.
This is not at all true because no one did anything to earn their height or lack it in the first place it’s just a generic thing we’ve to deal with and everyone must love oneself who they’re rare.
But however, there are certain things which will give you an uplift in your short height, and boost your confidence to help you in various fields of life.
Clothes play a vital role to enhance our appearance and flatten our build and it can also make us look a tad bit taller.
Hence clothes either work for us or against us, so it up to us to work it out so they give us an edge at looking taller than we usually are.
1) Right Posture and Body Language
One must always stand in a way that makes them look taller right away. The body is language matters, and it’s a big-time people pay attention to it.
Sitting and standing upright is the key to add the mirage of length and height. One must always keep their chest up and shoulders back and straight while walking or standing.
Stand in front of a mirror to correct your posture or ask someone to rectify your posture
People with right posture have:
1)Have stronger bones and muscles.
2)The nervous system works better.
So good posture and body language naturally gives you an edge at height and makes you look taller.
2) Wearing the right clothes
Fit is something which changes with the trend but I’m not asking you to wear everything of skinny fit. But people with shorter height look better when they wear closer fitting clothes over taller men.
If you don’t want to completely get rid of your baggy clothes, get them altered by a tailor.
Take your clothes to a good tailor who’ll take a note of your size and will provide you with properly fitted clothes.
The idea which I’m trying to portray is to “trim the fat” from your clothes, so that your pants don’t stack up on top of your clothes and sleeves don’t move past your wrists.
3) Wearing the shoes that compliments you
Yes, a shorter man can wear whatever shoes they want or feel comfortable but if they want a small boost (if they’re going to a party or on a date) they shouldn’t wear thicker soles and heels. The idea of creating a visual streamline from neck to toe, one needs to wear a shoe that elongates their visuals.
Bigger and bulkier shoes will make your look shorter.
You need not wear a shoe that contrasts too much with the jeans you’re pairing with. Wearing the trousers of the same color as your shoes will make it difficult to distinguish where your legs end and make it look bigger than usual.
4) Longer Hair
If you sport a longer hairstyle, it is the contrast between the volume on top and side sections which gives you an extra volume on top which compliments the volume on the side thus adding a few inches to your overall height.
5) Tuck your shirt in
Most shirts are way too long for a man with short stature. However, you can get the formal shirts shortened, but not casual wear.
An easy option to do is tuck your shirt in, doing that raise your waistline, and look good on men with a long torso and short legs.
Along with tucking your long shirts in, you can complement with rolled-up sleeves which will give you a great look.
6) V-Necks look better than crew necks
V-necks elongates the neck and gives us the illusion of added height. Opting for them makes you look taller but it doesn’t mean you don’t crew necks at all but try to wear them less.
7) Wear outfits of low contrast
One should always wear color and color combination that you prefer but take this advice, a sure way to add some visual height to your frame is by wearing clothes of low contrast. For example, if you’re wearing light colored shirt, go for light colored pants as well.
8) Wear More of Long-Sleeves
Short-sleeve shirts show the short limbs a shorter man possesses and creates an overall vision of short stature. Instead, you can wear long-sleeved shirts which makes you appear longer than you usually are.
You can also roll up long sleeves as it adds a sense of style to your attire.
9) Dark colors look better
As dark colors are lengthening and it makes you look taller than you usually are and it’s true all types of the body structure as the dark colors hides the shadows and minor details.
Matte looks better over shiny fabrics.
10) Accessories to up your game
Adding little details to your outfit will take it to another level. It doesn’t necessarily mean you need big accessories to make you look tall but work strategically to look sharper.
A) Hats
Wearing hats or caps will help you get an extra height to make you appear longer than you usually are.
B) Bags
Always avoid bags that are over-sized as they make your shoulder bulky and make you look wider at the waist and hip.
If you add all of these things to day-to-day life, it’ll definitely give a boost not only your height but also self-confidence.
End of the day everyone must love and appreciate each other without discriminating anyone for their physical attributes.
Always encourage self-acceptance for who you are and others around you, regardless of shape, size and height of an individual. It helps decrease bullying among everyone and also spread body positivity.