How to look taller w a short torso! ✨🧍‍♀️

Ever felt that crop tops or high waist jeans make you look short? This might be because you have a short torso! I struggled with feeling like I look short for so many years and I finally learnt that I have a shorter torso and found some tips to help elongate my torso and flatter my body shape and this is how:

1. Avoid high waist bottoms at all costs!!!! I used to love wearing them because it was the “”trend”” but I realise it makes me look really short. Instead, go for lower waist bottoms that sit around your hip.

One tip if you really love a pair of high waist jeans is to get a size bigger! This way, the jeans would sit at your hips instead of your waist and not cover it.

2. Wear longer tops! Personally love the uniqlo baby tee that sits perfectly at/below my waist so that it makes my torso look longer.

Try to avoid crop tops. I still love them but when I wear them, I will try to go for lower waist/loose jeans so that you won’t look as short.

3. Avoid dresses with a too high waist band. This might put emphasis on your waist, making your torso look shorter. Instead, try dresses with a lower waist or a dress with no defined waistband so that your torso would be hidden and would look longer. Tight dresses with no defined waistband works.

4. Go for a monochromatic look. This means wearing the same colour of top and bottoms. This makes it hard to distinguish the end of the 2 pieces, making your body look more elongated.

5. Thinner belts! Thicker belts might shorten your torso, so go for thinner belts. Waistbands of pants that are thicker might not be flattering either.

6. No corset tops! This might be sad to say but corset tops sometimes are just not flattering for short torsos 🥲

7. Avoid off-shoulder tops. It makes your torso look even shorter because the top makes it look like your body starts mid shoulder.

If you really want to wear tops that cut off lower than your collar bones, I would recommend tube tops that are longer or asymmetrical tops (one sleeve on the shoulder, one off)

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If you feel like your wardrobe is going to get boring because of this, fear not!! I have found some affordable options on shopee:

long tube top: CEC-GCC-HKA

eyelet sleveless top: ATW-NQN-ZLP

long baby tee: BZL-FPL-XUB

side ruched top: CLC-YKZ-ZPP

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