i have short legs
in fact i am petite only because of my
short legs
my torso is actually quite long so i've
mastered
how to make my legs look longer and
today i'm going to share with you the
five things that i avoid
if i want to make my legs look longer so
let's get started with the first one
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number one avoid low rise anything low
rise
seems to be making a bit of a comeback
right now i say
avoid the trend pressures of this and
just stick
to high rise bottoms which will lengthen
your legs
if you feel swallowed whole in high rise
then a mid-rise should be the lowest
that you go but usually
people who feel like they have shorter
legs
will also feel like they have a longer
torso so if you're like me
always opt for a high rise number two
avoid
mid calf boots or shoes try to avoid any
shoe
or boot that cuts you off mid calf
instead
opt for ankle leg shoes or lower
and that will help elongate the leg also
if you feel confident in them try an
above the knee boot
during the cooler months and that could
look amazing
especially if you are either a rectangle
shape
or an inverted triangle body shape i
personally as a pear
shape do not feel confident in a boot
that's above the knee
so i just stick with an ankle but
everybody's body shape is different
and if you just want to rock an above
the knee boot then definitely do it
number three
buckling hemlines should be avoided
oversized trousers
and jeans are really in right now so try
to avoid anything that will
buckle at the hemline though it will
make short legs look even
shorter i have two styles of pants that
i wear instead
i opt for a longer and looser jean then
i put that over a heeled shoe
otherwise i get the hemline taken up so
that the buckling doesn't happen when
i'm wearing flat shoes
bonus tip if you are hemming up your
jeans then ask your tailor to
reattach the original hem instead of
just typically like folding it under
that will make it look like you
purchased them at the perfect length
and number four avoid dropped waist
dresses
or jumpsuits nothing makes short legs
look
shorter than a dropped waist dress or
jumpsuit
this was the rage in 1920s fashion
it was a terrible time to be a woman
with short legs then
and now a hundred years later it's still
doing us no favors
if you have short legs high-waisted
everything is your best friend like i
stated earlier
that means that you want to look for
dresses that appear high-waisted
and if your body shape supports it you
can also look for something that just
ties at the waist as an alternative you
can try an empire waistline a lot of
people who don't like
two cinch at the waist will look just
equally as great
in something that's an empire waistline
and number five
you'll want to avoid tunics i break this
rule
all the time to be honest but similar to
the dropped waist a tunic will make your
stature and your legs look even shorter
by the way tunics also de-emphasize the
shoulders
so if you're like me where you want to
balance out your proportions
then tunics will not do the shoulders
any justice
and if you feel more confident in these
types of tops then
try to keep them monochrome to the rest
of your outfit or at least
similar in color for both your top and
your bottom
that'll help avoid any broken line
cutting you off
and shortening your legs even more and
those are some of my tricks
to balance out my leg length i hope it
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