how to dress to make head look smaller

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Originally Posted by lasbar

This picture is shocking even more when it is a great designer such as Ralph Lauren... The jumper is so badly fitted Ralph Lauren appears to have boobs and the trousers are plain fugly...
The jumper fits fine, it's either a crease captured by the photo that wouldn't be noticed in person...or he does have boobs.

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by lasbar

Rick Astley? Do you like turtleneck jumpers and blow-dry ?

Yes I love toopes, I wear one.

 

[Jay Gatsby]

Originally Posted by ACACRefugee

Cary Grant was self conscious of his disproportionally large head and adjusted his wardrobe and tailoring accordingly. There's a lot of useful advice in the book that addressed this -- Cary Grant: A Celebration of Style, by Richard Torrgrossa.

Thanks for pointing out this book.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Without a photo, all I could recommend would be:
- keep your hair short (military cut).
- wear brighter coloured shirts. Explore patterned shirts (stripes, etc.) or textured shirts. Avoid dark and/or plain shirts.
- if you wear ties, avoid thin ties. Go for a tie that is 3.25"-3.5" wide, proportionate to your size.
- wear a nice fedora in cooler months, and a nice Panama hat in summer (wide brim)
- stay away from the 'slim fit' shirts & suits. They won't work on you.
- swim 5 days a week. Side strokes and espesially butterfly. This will build up the shoulders.

Would you be willing to post a photo of yourself? You can black out the eyes if you want.
This would help us make more useful suggestions for you.

 

[bowtielover]

Cut away collars and large tie knot are a good way to start, the bigger you go on the tie and collar the smaller your head will apperar.

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by Man Of Lint

Without a photo, all I could recommend would be:
- keep your hair short (military cut).
- wear brighter coloured shirts. Explore patterned shirts (stripes, etc.) or textured shirts. Avoid dark and/or plain shirts.
- if you wear ties, avoid thin ties. Go for a tie that is 3.25"-3.5" wide, proportionate to your size.
- wear a nice fedora in cooler months, and a nice Panama hat in summer (wide brim)
- stay away from the 'slim fit' shirts & suits. They won't work on you.
- swim 5 days a week. Side strokes and espesially butterfly. This will build up the shoulders.

Would you be willing to post a photo of yourself? You can black out the eyes if you want.
This would help us make more useful suggestions for you.

This is quite interesting. What would you recommend me that have a narrow and small head. Too pale and skinny , like fido dido ? http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...fidodido-1.jpg

 

[AJL]

http://www.fleen.com/thumbs/1361.thumb.png

 

[MacDaddy]

Originally Posted by AJL

http://www.fleen.com/thumbs/1361.thumb.png
David Byrne is the first person I thought of too.

 

[Mr. Sartorial]

Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia

This is quite interesting. What would you recommend me that have a narrow and small head. Too pale and skinny , like fido dido ? http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...fidodido-1.jpg

If I may: What I'd suggest for you would be more of the spread or cutaway collars on shirts, there's no need accentuate your lean face with a point collar. Keep your ties, knots, and lapels slim to not overpower your face. You may also want to go with tailored, higher-buttoned 2-button or even a three button suit to keep your body from looking to long and lean. You'll want tailored shirts, not super slim, and not too baggy, which will make it look like you don't fit into anything. As for colours, it depends on your eye colour and hair colour in addition to your skin colour. With casual shirts like polos, keep them a little more buttoned up to reduce the length of the line leading down your collar to the lowest button: this will avoid visually lengthening your facial structure. Hair is best kept trim or down to avoid lengthening your face by having it up. Again, keeping all of your clothes tailored and the right fit is crucial to putting your best foot forward.

I hope that helps!

 

[Canal Directo]

Wearing jackets with extended and padded shoulders will help balance the size of your head.

 

[lasbar]

Originally Posted by MacDaddy

David Byrne is the first person I thought of too.

That's a well-fitted suit..

David Byrne is just great...

 

[JensenH]

Originally Posted by dagger88

i have a pretty big head (23inches) compared to body(chest 37) , what or how should i wear my clothes to make it appear smaller?

Wear jackets with slightly padded shoulders, as that will add bulk and make your torso appear larger.

Keep your hair closely cropped and avoid up-swept hairdo. If you wear eyeglasses, avoid large, dark frames, wear medium-sized frameless glasses instead. Avoid cut-away collar shirts and huge windsor knots.

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sartorial

If I may: What I'd suggest for you would be more of the spread or cutaway collars on shirts, there's no need accentuate your lean face with a point collar. Keep your ties, knots, and lapels slim to not overpower your face. You may also want to go with tailored, higher-buttoned 2-button or even a three button suit to keep your body from looking to long and lean. You'll want tailored shirts, not super slim, and not too baggy, which will make it look like you don't fit into anything. As for colours, it depends on your eye colour and hair colour in addition to your skin colour. With casual shirts like polos, keep them a little more buttoned up to reduce the length of the line leading down your collar to the lowest button: this will avoid visually lengthening your facial structure. Hair is best kept trim or down to avoid lengthening your face by having it up. Again, keeping all of your clothes tailored and the right fit is crucial to putting your best foot forward.

I hope that helps!

Thanks for your help.

I love cutaway and wide spread collars. But I like wider napoli lapels and ultra waist reduced. My eye color is light brown and my hair is blond to red. I love lower instance jackets and 3, 2,5 roll ones.
My ties are usual 3,5 . I don´t like skinny ones. Perhaps I am too conservative, as I live in the 50s, having just 32 .

I found a picture yesterday on the forum of one guy who looks as me ( well he looks more handsome) I´ll bet his suit is Canali right? He could pass as a cousin of me. Thanks!

 

[Mr. Sartorial]

Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia

Thanks for your help.

I love cutaway and wide spread collars. But I like wider napoli lapels and ultra waist reduced. My eye color is light brown and my hair is blond to red. I love lower instance jackets and 3, 2,5 roll ones.
My ties are usual 3,5 . I don´t like skinny ones. Perhaps I am too conservative, as I live in the 50s, having just 32 .

I found a picture yesterday on the forum of one guy who looks as me ( well he looks more handsome) I´ll bet his suit is Canali right? He could pass as a cousin of me. Thanks!

Well when it comes to ties, you definitely don't want to go *too* skinny. Just 2.5-3", around there. 3.5" seems really wide for most modern suits. At the end of the day it comes down to wearing what you feel the most comfortable in because having confidence in what you're wearing is much better than wearing certain things just to change the appearance of your proportions. Blues like that guys is wearing there would be perfect for your eye/skin/hair colour.

Hope that helps!

 

[SpallaCamiccia]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sartorial

Well when it comes to ties, you definitely don't want to go *too* skinny. Just 2.5-3", around there. 3.5" seems really wide for most modern suits. At the end of the day it comes down to wearing what you feel the most comfortable in because having confidence in what you're wearing is much better than wearing certain things just to change the appearance of your proportions. Blues like that guys is wearing there would be perfect for your eye/skin/hair colour.

Hope that helps!

I prefer 3,5 ties. It's a matter of taste.

Please help me here
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=181965

Thanks