The WAYWT Discussion Thread - Page 5655

Uh...... here's the deal: your legs are short relative to your body, they are foreshortened by the angle of the camera, or both.

So, wearing shoes or boots lighter than your pants, like you did earlier, is a bad look for you.

Untucking your shirt is a bad look for you.

And finally, cuffing your pants is a bad look for you.

To look your best, you need to tuck in your shirt, uncuff your pants, and wear shoes or boots the same tone as your pants or darker; otherwise, your legs will look unattractively short compared to the rest of your body.

This is especially true when you dress with a top and bottom that are contrasting in tone.

It will be less true if your top and bottom are monochromatic, such as with a suit, or least the same in tone, such as a dark tone top or sweater with jeans or trousers of a different color; e.g., black sweater and new denim jeans. When your top and bottom are monochromatic or of similar tone, such as when wearing a navy lounge suit; pick only one of the following items that may visually foreshorten your legs: shoes/boots lighter than pants, socks lighter than pants, cuffs on pants 1.5" or less, or untucked shirt that is hemmed to maximize apparent your waist height.

Your two best options are to cuff your pants or wear fun socks, but not at the same time.

Any shirt you wear untucked should be hemmed square to end at just low enough to cover your beltline, which should be at your the level of your navel; i.e., long rise pants.

Going further, according to the pictures you have supplied, you will always look better in a bomber style jacket compared to a pea coat, car coat, or parka of similar length. You will always look better in long rise pants or jeans compared to low rise jeans. You will always look better when you keep all the patterns and color in your outfits on your torso compared to bold patterns and colors on your legs. You will always look better with darker trouser and lighter top, than the opposite. V-neck sweaters will always look better on you compared to crew neck or turtleneck sweaters, unless the turtleneck is very light in color and layered under a V-neck garment like a cardigan or an open darker jacket that creates a V look.

Just my opinion based on what might be an unflattering camera angle or your phenotypic expression. Cheers!