in the past i've done videos regarding
how to look taller and slimmer with like
summertime clothes but now because it's
winter i think it's really important to
readdress this the rules still apply but
how you incorporate them are a little
bit different because you're going to be
adding more layers more bulk and how do
you do that without feeling kind of like
a sack of potatoes just keep in mind
that where i live currently it's about
between like 35 and 55 degrees somewhere
in there i've got a video that you can
check out if you live in like more
severe weather i'll leave a link for
that but let's get started with the
first tip which is i personally love to
wear cropped sweatshirts and honestly i
love to wear cropped shirts if it's not
a sweatshirt and why i like to do this
is because it makes my legs like the
bottom half of me look a lot longer so
this works really well if you are a
woman with shorter legs because
especially you want your shirt to not be
too long what a long shirt is going to
do is it's going to kind of give you
this charlie brown vibe where you've got
like a really long shirt and little tiny
legs that's not the look you're going
for the cropped sweatshirt is really
good too because it's not going to just
lay flat against your stomach so if
you're concerned about your stomach at
all this will give you a little bit more
of an overlap onto your pants and it'll
kind of make it look like your bust is
bigger than your stomach now again if
you do live in a place that's a lot
colder than me i would definitely say to
wear something underneath the cropped
sweatshirt that matches the same color
of your pants so that's just like one
fluid line then you've got the shirt
that's kind of overlaying on top next i
would say that monochrome is very
important if you're trying to look
taller this always applies year-round
there's so many ways that i've tried to
make monochrome work for my outfits so
definitely check out my monochrome video
that i did earlier in the year that was
really fun to put together but for this
scenario i just want to swap out the
same shirt so it's a different color so
you can see kind of the before and after
so i'm wearing a black sweatshirt now
and then just the same pants and so what
this is doing is making the whole outfit
feel uniform and one solid line and of
course if you wanted to wear something
underneath the cropped sweatshirt you
definitely could so going along with the
same train of thought i actually want to
apply this same principle to shoes so
when i'm wearing my shoes in wintertime
it's more important that the pants match
my shoes so they're that's all one line
in the case kind of versus that in
summer time because you're going to be
kind of exposing more skin anyways on
your ankles and your feet then it's good
to actually just go nude with your shoes
if you're trying to look taller but when
it's winter time and you're already
going to be wearing very little exposing
of the skin
then it's better just to have a solid
line there of course in my example today
i've just got you know not anything
that's tight or anything very long so
there's a little bit of skin showing and
that's not a big deal as long as the
whole thing looks unified that's the
that's really the goal and again if it's
colder and you really can't expose any
skin at all then it's really important
to be able to put on something
underneath like tights would be a really
great thing there's some really nice
like fleece lined tights that i always
go to for colder weather another
important factor when it comes to shoes
is no matter the trend it's always more
important to have a pointed toe on your
shoes if you're wanting to look taller
this is always going to add a couple
inches so whether it's a flat shoe or a
heeled shoe it's always going to add
inches if you get a pointed toe so by
inches i just mean an optical illusion
this is a really cool trick when it
comes to pants in wintertime it's no
different than any other time of the
year i love to wear high-waisted pants
this tip is like my best friend i love
to find something that has like at least
a 12 inch rise it's so important and it
makes such a difference so of course i
have shorter legs so that's why this
works for me if zach for instance was
going to wear something that had high
rise pants he has really long legs and
he's six foot one so that would not be
the right look for him
so if you're someone who has long legs
and i'm very jealous then i would
definitely say to have a more of a
mid-rise one thing that really got me
through last winter was wearing skirts
with fleece-lined tights underneath and
that was such a cozy way to really dress
for fall and winter time it also really
looks lovely with a long duster or
trench such a great look that was
something that i did last year i want to
kind of do some of that today to kind of
show you and when i do that i like to
either tug in my shirt or for this
instance i'm just going to go back to my
cropped sweatshirt why i'm drawn to
skirts is really because they sit so
nicely on what is the smallest part of
my body so i'm more like hourglass
pear-shaped and it's really nice because
it's able to just kind of cinch that
part and make the rest of it look long
and flowy so as much as i love to stay
very cozy this time of year and just
cover myself in blankets and very thick
things and big bulky scarves i cannot do
this with my body frame really my
technique is more layering thin fabrics
don't forget about long underwear if
it's really cold where you are what i
like to do instead of wearing something
very thick is look more for things like
a thicker linen is really nice this time
of year and then also thing if you're
going to wear like things like wool or
cashmere then that's going to be really
important to keep it very thin and you
know just layer with that and don't
forget the long underwear again please
now i really want to talk about jackets
so one thing to consider when you're
wearing something that is outerwear a
lot of times it will hit you not just
right as a petite person so the ways
that i kind of combat this is i either
look for a coat that could be made to
order on etsy and i can link you guys
down to that in the description below
otherwise i like to find something that
i can tailor very easily so you can
always bring up the sleeves a little bit
that's effortless and if it's a long
trench or something then definitely
bring up the bottom to where it really
makes sense what i like to do for
tailoring is just show my tailor what it
looked like when it was being sold
online and then just take that picture
in and show her kind of what it's
supposed to look like on an average
human a third option is to just find
companies that actually sell clothes
that are made for petites one place i
love to look is elizabeth suzanne
because she makes things for short sizes
and tall sizes and and things that are
very custom i'll leave more examples
down in the description below but
another one just off the top of my head
is j crew j crew is really good about
having petite sizes and i've done that
in the past with a blazer that was
awesome if you are going to wear a
jacket that is a little bit poofier then
really think about where it's going to
hit is it cropped cropped ones actually
work really well because they're going
to make the bottom half of you look long
and lean otherwise i would go with
something very long like a long trench
works really well that is not poofy so
in the example of a puffer jacket yeah i
would not get a puffer jacket that's
very long i would not want the bulk on
me
in my width area instead i would like to
have like a cropped puffer and there's
one from everlane right now that i
really love if you want any more
information regarding all of the things
that i talked about i've actually just
launched my blog this was the first post
that i put on there this is actually
going to include lots of photos and more
description and you know more examples
over there so definitely check that out
and maybe bookmark it leave it as a
reference when you're getting ready in
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up if it was helpful or if you liked it
or both and i'll see you guys next time
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