Fashion Tips For Petite Ladies

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When your height is less than 5"4', you're petite as described by the fashion industry. You can still appear elegant, trendy and sexy though.

Whatever your shape is, you'll find in the following fashion tips for petite useful information you can apply for all your dressing occasions.

The first rule you need to know is to avoid broad and ample cuts that tend to "horizontalize" your look. Go instead for clothes that fit you well.

Long skirts and dresses are also to ban. Favor short ones that tend to put more emphasis on your legs. If you're hesitant between a Bermuda and a short, prefer the latter.

Short jackets with high waistline skirts or pants are ideal to make your legs appear longer.

When you have a small shape, you should often draw attention to "verticality". This can be done by wearing garments with vertical lines or a long scarf with a short dress for example.

As for colors, the most important thing to note is to wear monochrome because two different colors will divide your body in two. Therefore, better select a top and trousers with relatively close colors.

For a swimsuit, opt for the 2 pieces triangle style that have breeches attached with a string on each side. The "échancré" will extend the legs. Stay away from the short style swimsuit that gives the impression of shorter legs.

You can also choose to put value on other areas of your body that you particularly like: Your shoulders or décolleté for instance. That way, by optical illusion, whoever sees you will instinctively concentrate on that particular part of your body instead of your little size.

For accessories, prefer small ones instead of enormous necklace, bracelets, bags and Jackie Kennedy sunglasses style that give the impression that the rest of the body is smaller.

You can also pull your hair with a headband or style it with a high chignon. This will increase your height. However, keeping your hair long will do the opposite.

Our final fashion tip for petite is about high heels. These are your sure way to gain some additional inches. Nevertheless, stay away from ankle straps shoes and favor open ones. No need to be perched on a 3" high heeled shoes though. Just find the ones with the right height in which you are comfortable in your daily errands and that don't hurt your back.

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