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- Emphasise your waist: Wear styles that nip in the waist or belt your waist for emphasis. By doing this, you automatically make your legs look like they start from your waist.
Baggy styles make you look like they start at the hem of your top or jacket.
- Shorten your dress: If you are comfortable to show off your legs, shorter hemlines go a long way to make them look longer.
You want to keep it tasteful and comfortable so don’t overdo it. If you want to add even more length to your legs, wear your dress with a nude flat pump or a pair of high heels.
In the cooler months, wear a short dress over a pair of leggings and boots for an elongated length.
- Nude shoes: I am a great believer in nude shoes. They go with anything and make your legs look longer than they are whether you are wearing flats or heels.
If you have wide ankles, opt for a style that doesn’t have a strap across the ankle. This will go a long way to making your shoes look like an extension of your leg.
Avoid ¾ lengths: If you don’t like your knees or legs, then wear cropped trousers or shorts that end on or just below your knee.
Anything ¾ makes your legs appear shorter. If you don’t believe me, take a pair of ¾ trousers and shorten one leg and see for yourself.
If you wear ankle boots, wear them with the same colour tights to create an elongated effect or simply shorten your skirt or dress hemline to compensate for the length you are loose from the boot.
One colour: Wearing one colour top to bottom will help to create a longer line. For example, wearing a black skirt, black tights and black heels will make your legs look longer.
Add a pop of colour in your top and tuck it to take the look that step further.
Hems that sweep the floor: One of my favourite tricks is to wear my trousers as long as possible, with a high heel underneath.
If you wear bootleg or slim leg styles that cover part of your shoe, no one will ever know just how high your shoes heel really is.
At the same time, you don’t want your hem to be so long that it bunches. You want to create one long line, giving an illusion on length.
Wear heels: There is no doubt that high heels do wonders to lengthen your legs, but you do need to be able to walk gracefully in them. Finding comfortable heels is often about finding the right style for your foot.
I can’t wear stilettos, but a wedge or stack heel means I can wear height without sacrificing comfort.
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