ARE YOU TOO LONG OR TOO SHORT?

If you are "Short and Heavy" and want to look Tall and Thin:

• Wear clothes that fit well (too tight or too loose clothes addpounds).
  

• Wear solid colors, preferably in the same color range, from head to toe.
  

• Avoid stiff fabrics and nubby textures.

• Wear darker tones in smooth fabrics with flat finishes.

• Limit stripes to very fine, subdued, and close-together versions.

• Wear trousers at the natural waist (never below).

• Wear suspenders with button loops, never clips.

• Avoid too many accessories.

• Be sure your tie touches the waistband and that it is medium in width.
  

• Avoid busy patterns.

• Wear vertical stripes.

• Avoid elastic bottoms on sweaters, and jackets, which can cause the material to bunch up at the waist and make you look heavier.
  

If you are so Tall and Lean (thin) and want to look a bit Shorter and/or Heavier:

• Wear contrasting colors in mix-and-match separates.

• Wear bolder colors as accents.

• Wear patch pockets or styling details.

• Wear layers.

• Elastic bottoms on sweaters, and jackets can cause the material to bunch up at the waist and make you look heavier.
  

• Wear spread-color shirts and slightly wider ties, with Windsor knots.
  

• Wear thin-soled, trim-looking shoes.

• Select a top coat in a huskier fabric. It can be full or belted and should fall below the knee.
  

• Wear trousers with deep pleats, cuffs, and full legs.

• Limit using the same color from head to toe.

• Limit the use of narrow vertical stripes, very narrow ties, and pointed lapels.