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Fashion Tips For Petite Ladies

Posted September 2nd, 2010 by admin

The fashion industry defines petite any woman who is shorter than 5”4’ . However, that doesn’t mean you don’t have to look sexy, attactive and stylish. Whatever your shape is, you’ll find in the following fashion tips for petite useful information you can apply for all your dressing occasions.

These fashion tips come from our style consultant Brisbane who has worked for major shopping centres and TV stations.

First and foremost stay away from large and loose cuts that give you wider horizontal shape. Go instead for clothes that fit you well.

Long skirts and dresses are also to ban. Prefer rather short ones that put your legs in value. Should you have the option to wear a bermuda or a short, choose the latter.

Favor small tops or short jackets with high waistline skirts or trousers as they give the illusion of longer legs.

Drawing attention to “verticality” helps a lot when you have a small morphology. 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. So you’d rather select a top and trousers that are somehow close in 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 may create an optical illusion by highlighting other parts of your body like your décolleté or your shoulders for example. By doing so, you’ll create an optical illusion, so people will focus on that specific part of your body instead of your short 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.

Styling your hair in chignon or pulling it with a headband adds more height to your upper body. Conversely, long hair doen’t make you appear taller.

Our last fashion tip for petite is about high heels. These are your sure way to gain additional inches. However, avoid the ones with ankle straps and go rather for the open styles. You don’t have to be perched on 3” high heeled shoes. Buy instead 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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