5 THINGS TO AVOID WHEN STYLING A SHORT BODY TYPE

[@melissatranfield4054]

Good tips! I personally think that a baggier jeans/cargo pants with a baby tee or a tighter top is a great pairing for shorter girls. So long as there's a high waist, I think it can work.

[@stephallen9819]

And a cropped ankle too!

[@danielled5883]

My thoughts too. This is my go to.

[@ST-vt4nu]

I love that on me as well. it can even work with a more slouchy top, if that top is made of a flowy fabric and has the right neckline. I'm short, wide and round though. Maybe it would swallow someone narrow.

[@2Orangess]

High waisted anything is my goto as a short girlie 😂

[@cassif19]

I think that if your vertical line is not very short, you can get away with following only half of the advice and still look great. But knowing those rules helps you make intentional decisions and not lose control of the final look. For me, as long as my wrists, ankles and waist are visible, I can get away with wearing baggier fits, dresses below the knee or chunky shoes.

[@kaylathrasher2085]

I find these practical tips so much more helpful than the vague and abstract Kibbe recommendations.

[@palomasaenz4055]

Hi! I’m the Paloma in the video ✨🙆🏻‍♀️ thanks for using me as an example, since I usually struggle with balance and fit, especially for pants and shoes. Also, like you said, I like experimenting and having fun with my clothes regardless of fit. But, sometimes I do want to work within my proportions and it gets a bit confusing. I’ll take your advice and see how it turns out

[@minervarose7664]

Hi there! Just wanted to say you look insanely chic in the black top/ pants combo with the contrasting belt and bag! ❤

[@heatherinde]

I loved your two color shorts outfit and the mostly black outfit! I love your style.

[@jennababick]

It took me a while to figure out what looked best on my short frame. I was never able to explain why things looked good or bad on me, but that it just made sense to wear or not wear certain things. I’m so glad I found the language and logic behind WHY something is flattering or unflattering on a short frame.

[@alessia9328]

This time I disagree with you on 1 thing: if you are short you can do oversized without being swallowed. I think it's way more difficult if you are petite. But if you are just short you can wear oversized clothing that fits your other recommendations (fabric stiffness, round Vs angular, amount of waist definition, etc). For example i am 5'2 and I have a very short vertical line, but I wear oversized parachutes and get compliments on them! They are high-waisted, give me waist definition, and kinda create a round shape (kinda like balloon pants). I think that for every category of item of clothing (for example: oversized hoodie) there are multiple different version (sleeve shape, the way the hem was sowed, the fabric thickness and stiffness, the details, etc) and there will be one version for each body type. Some matches are way easier to make, some other times you need to find your unicorn.

[@elliejeanroyden]

I somewhat agree here! I think it’s relative right - so dressing oversized relative your shape as opposed to dressing, say, Gigi Hadid’s definition on oversized!

[@alessia9328]

@@elliejeanroyden yes! Exactly! I absolutely love this concept. I am a kibbe romantic and I love street style, or a more slick 90's style. So I feel that the usual romantic recommendations can only bring me so far. But that's the real power of kibbe (or otherwise understanding your body type deeply) the fact thay you will be able to recognise what harmonises with your body, even if it doesn't fit the generic recommendations. I wear lots of items that are not from a category that is usually recommended for romantics, but they are a special version of those items. For example, I can never wear oversized hoodies, but my father had a vintage one, with dolman sleeves and the elastic part at the bottom is slightly smaller than the fabric at the hem, so when it was hemmed it almost created gathers, which combined with the type of fabric, creates a round and soft shape (as opposed to the straight fit that modern hoodies usually have), also the lenght works really nice for me. Sorry if I got carried away, but I love this subject, and I even feel it would be such a cool topic for a video. I think it would be very on brand for you, as your Style Roots are an amazing system that focuses on the style a person likes and wants to wear, rather than giving generic recommendations. Actually, this concept is really similar to your videos "look more playful/intimidating for the body types". I loved those videos so much. Also this ties to the "refine, focus, follow" methods, it's kinda like doing thay but also with your style roots/what you personally like. Maybe a follow up video on thay would be so neat! But I'm just giving you my 2 cents, you are doing an amazing job with your channel😊

[@carolinareaper8089]

I would love to see the examples - what you described is so interning !!!!

[@katitadeb]

I agree, plus oversized shouldn't be "big in every direction", oversized in terms of width but keeping the short lines (at the top at least) have worked orders for my Gamine body ID, not to mention cropped oversized clothing has been trending since 2020

[@alessia9328]

@@katitadeb totally agree!

[@MidModMeridianASMR]

Your hair . . . 😍 I mean, it’s just stunning. Getting away from blonde has to be one of your best ideas.

[@NarutoBaby94]

Thank you. Your body matrix is extremely helpful. Because I have long legs and arms, I was convinced I was a Long or Medium. However, I look better in short lines: crop tops/jackets, short shorts, above the knee, maxi skirts with heels. Plus I never really like unbroken lines in dresses.

[@BBarn711]

I’m 5’5” and people are shocked when I tell them that. Everyone always thinks I’m shorter. Finding out that I was a Romantic in Kibbe and had an Ingenue essence really helped me realize why.

[@adorablebelle]

Love the advice about breaking up sections and hem placement! (Your natural hair color makes you look more sophisticated! It looks lovely.)

[@katesolis756]

At first I wasn’t feeling the body matrix as compared to kibbe because I was thinking it just generalizes some groups together. (Like sg, tr and r would all be short, narrow, round.) but actually, I think that might be a benefit because it’s a lot more realistic to dress for those more general lines rather than something hyper specific like kibbe

[@theresasteidl7925]

Same! I love the concept. I‘d love a video where she connects the different kibbe types to her matrix! 😊

[@helloneurons]

I would love a video like this for tall frames! Like I’m curious about where skirts/dresses should cut off… I’m tired also of only hearing maxi skirts work

[@ChyeallaMcBride]

Love this video! I can see how working shapes as a short person can be used to create classic, cool, and effortless looks, but also to create avant garde, cutesy, or playful looks. You really covered the spread here!

[@sherryedwards695]

Not only interesting but very educational. I never thought about those issues. I will now need to consider all that. Thanks again for a very educational video.

[@ishtarsachmet]

Hey, could you please also include centimeters for the lovers of the metric system, when you talk about height?

[@mjsalinas1032]

I love this!!! Can you create something about the medium-medium-medium? I saw your Pinterest board, and I am so excited about it ❤❤❤

[@mjsalinas1032]

By the way, I'm supposed to be short, but I think that concept is also cultural. I'm 5,4 and that for Spain is average a generation ago it was considered tall here, but in other countries it would be really short. So I consider I am medium height.

[@ll-sw3tm]

Yes! Please do Medium Medium Medium. I love your style system. Can't wait to receive my book : )

[@hippiekansasgirl1632]

i loove this hair color on you!!!!! also just pre-ordered your book. looking forward to september!

[@elliejeanroyden]

Thank you so much for preordering I really appreciate it!!

[@alexisb.8965]

Can you clarify how "petite" and "short" are not the same thing? Not all "short" people have smaller proportions. I'm not super familiar with how your system addresses short v. medium.

[@Pistachees]

I understand medium as your length is also medium And she said that petite means short and narrow so yes short doesnt mean skinny its about how your length look, cause you can be a short size and look taller, which wouldnt put you in the short category then

[@stephallen9819]

The petite would come in the next descriptive word - narrow vs wide..

[@jules_2.0]

I have a question. I tend to follow the advice from this video, like my skirt lengths are generally either above the knee or long skirts that fall to about the ankle, but not longer. However, the one exception I have is full circle skirts, like 1950s house wife dresses. I tend to find these look best if they fall just past my knee. Any idea why this is? I imagine it had something to do with the shape since they are going out instead of straight down, especially if I wear petticoats underneath.

[@kittifire]

loved this! ( im five feet!) and everything is spot on. And loving the pinterest board. congrats on the book!

[@sadel21]

I’m short and can wear a long skirt if it’s high waisted, soft and straight (silky or jersey blend materials that flow. Bias cuts work well).

[@carolynduncan3117]

Super investing! I struggle with styling myself because I am short and some of the things you said really resonated with me and made since.

[@mclainhunter]

Hey Ellie!! I would love it if you could make a video about the crossover with your body matrix and the kibbe system. And if you can use the body matrix, to help figure out more key components to the kibbe system.

[@NeonPhoenix-t4k]

Good tips! I love it, thx!

[@soffaerie]

Love the new background

[@PapaHotelRLG]

Absolutely on point analysis for us short women! Completely off point: I love your natural hair colour🤩 It strikes me that if you would cut your first layer of hair a bit shorter (so that it ends somewhere between the apples of your cheeks and mouth), it would be totally glamorous and honouring your pretty bone structure❤

[@chonntonwonton104]

I’m wide, short and round. I have always felt fat and not allowed to take space. So I’m glad that there’s somewhere I can actually belong. Bc I’m tired of being ashamed of my body! Oversized does not look good on me, i thought I just needed to lose more weight. but now I stopped fighting against it and want to work with my body now

[@patriciaf3293]

Loved this video and your system! The body matrix. I checked your pinterest boards and they are absolutely amazing ❤ thank you so much for your work

[@abrasivecloud]

Omg I'm Melanie in the video 😊. This helps me but I'm still unsure if I'm a romantic or a soft gamine. I get really confused with which works for me

[@Thisisabunny]

Hi, Melanie! I'm no expert but I think you look like a soft gamine. I understand the confusion! It can be hard to tell them apart when they have so much in common.

[@catalinadelarosa4269]

This helps sooo much, I am 4,11. I did all of the kibbie quizzes and my answers were all short, narrow and curvy. Thank you so much❤😂

[@yellow-perse]

Ohhh just what i needed !

[@susanstephan7689]

I'd love to see your suggestions for someone who is short, but for whom height is not their main consideration when it comes to clothing. I'm 5'3" and according to your matrix, I'm wide, round, and short, but because of the width in my frame, I'm not what most typing systems would consider 'petite' so a lot of the short body type recommendations don't work for me. However, because of my height, suggestions for people over 5'4" don't necessarily work either. What do you do when you're short, but not petite?

[@sheppin_]

As a soft natural with a short vertical line, I'm personally walking away from fhis even more confused. I thought oversized clothing and unbroken lines were good for SNs?

[@vanillev]

I've never seen oversized recommended for soft natural. Waist definition is always emphasized and terms like loose or flowy but not necessarily oversized.

[@ST-vt4nu]

I love maxi skirts, so it's nice to know I've been wearing the right length of them! I need to shorten some trousers though lmao

[@melissaanthonyxb2730]

Thank you for this 😭🙏

[@theresasteidl7925]

Hi! I love your video, I tried the body matrix myself and I think I got an overall understanding for my body. Nonetheless I would love a detailed video with examples for the different categories, as not all of them are obvious to me. I can clearly see the difference between straight and round shoulders and if they’re wide or narrow, but I don’t know what long or short shoulders would look like. Same for hands and feet, I know what wide/ narrow and long/ short looks like, but what are straight hands? How can a foot be rounded? Also, what exactly is the width of the chest, should I include my breast in this or is it just my ribcage? And does a straight chest also means a straight waist? I totally get that this system should be intuitive and capture the overall look and feel, but I’d love some more guidance because not every category feels self explanatory to me 🫶🏻

[@kristinunpoisoned]

I'm 5'3" but I can't stand anything that hits at the ankle, I feel like it makes me look shorter and dumpy. Does that mean I might have a longer vertical line?

[@ChyeallaMcBride]

It might have to do with where on the ankle and what shoes you wear. Can you see your entire ankle at that length? And are the shoes complimenting the width of your ankle bones and feet as well as the style and line of the outfit?

[@kristinunpoisoned]

​@@ChyeallaMcBride I just super dislike the whole look, it doesn't matter where on the ankle. I only wear barefoot shoes, so no heal at all in any of my shoes, since that throws the body's alignment completely out of whack.

[@ChyeallaMcBride]

@@kristinunpoisoned that makes sense. If you prefer the look of floor length instead of ankle length, them perhaps you do have a longer vertical line.

[@heatherinde]

@@kristinunpoisoned Okay this exciting another person who wears barefoot shoes and cares about fashion! I feel like we are kind of unicorns. Haha I actually made a video showing my barefoot shoes hiking and then promptly moved onto a fashion field trip. I was thinking will anyone who likes the shoe bit also like the fashion bit? I have the same issue with hating pants that show the ankle as well.

[@Chrysaetos3]

Same. I don't feel like I have a long vertical line at all, but for whatever reason, people do tend to think I'm taller than I am (and I'm not a habitual wearer of heels). Even people who are taller than me, so clearly it's there somewhere, even if I can't pinpoint it. All the advice says 7/8 ankle-length trousers and 3/4 should look good on me (romantic), but they don't. It has to have enough length to cover the ankle otherwise it looks like I'm wearing someone else's clothes that don't fit and they also make me look dumpy. If it's shorts, then they have to be very short, no more than halfway down my thigh. With trousers and cardigans, it looks better if I create an unbroken line of colour rather than making horizontal cuts with different colours. At least one of jacket or top has to match with bottoms to create that unbroken line of colour. The cute and quirky three different colours of blazer, top and trousers just looks so wrong on me. The strongest essences I have both are both romantic and ethereal. Since ethereal essence is one of the elongated ones, I think that's what limits some of the lines that should look good on a romantic (although a lot of romantic styles work on me). It good to find ideas and always fun to experiment with those to see if they fit for ourselves. Now I just look and styles I like and appreciate them on other people.

[@pinkroses135]

Number #3 is where I've gotten tripped up. If you have a longer torso or waist and one section of your legs is shorter you might have to fiddle around with where you break up the lines. For instance a mid waist above the knee skirt makes me look top heavy.

[@ArmchairHistorian]

I agree that the hem placement on the pants/skirt makes a big difference. But I always thought that creating an unbroken vertical line was good for shorter people. One continuous line can look overwhelming on taller people because it may throw them off balance if they have a straighter frame (creating a pillar-like look), while on shorter people it can help balance them out by drawing the eye in a smooth vertical shape, opposed to many line breaks causing a similar effect as wearing horizontal stripes all over your body.

[@Anna19093]

Quick question as I’ve been confused for awhile now. How do I know if I’m a classic or a romantic? I see example pictures and honestly I can see myself in both. Don’t know if this helps but I have more rounded, soft shoulders, I am super short and appear short. I have very rounded, curvy features. I’m a typical pear shaped body carrying most of my weight in my lower stomach, thighs, hips, and butt. I have a rounded face shape and cheeks along with a rounded chest and buttocks. I have small hands and feet. My lips aren’t big but not thin either. I’ve been told my face almost looks like a bunny’s and my fiance even calls me bunny. I find that the clothing that looks best on me are dresses that are fitted at the top but Flowey at the bottom, anything v-neck, short shorts paired with a big chunky sweater, flowey pants, maxi skirts, shawls, drapped/flowy anything really, corsets, off the shoulder tops and maxi skirts paired together. The styles I look best in are very bohemian and feminine, kind of a retro rock and roll/grunge vibe, whimsigoth, and a kind of simple business casual. I look best in satin and velvet textured clothes. I’d appreciate if someone in the comments could help me out.😂 A plus would be if someone could give me my style essence/face type too!

[@theresasteidl7925]

Well, it’s hard to type someone just from a description, but the overall impression seems very romantic, for a classic your features don’t seem moderate enough. The aesthetics you like don’t necessarily have to tell something about your shape, you can wear any aesthetic when you consider your ‚right’ lines 😊 And for your essence, if you are a romantic bodytype chances are you got some romantic essence. I would guess the ‚bunny‘ resemblance might call for ingenue essence? Like big eyes and a youthful feel? I’m definitely no expert in this, so take it with a grain of salt 😅 but maybe it helps giving you some direction 🫶🏻

[@Anna19093]

@@theresasteidl7925 Thank you! Quick question though, can I have an ingenue essence with smaller eyes? My eyes are not narrow but not necessarily huge either. Kind of in the middle. I kind of figured ingenue as I have what you’d call a baby face but I was confused due to my eye shape.

[@theresasteidl7925]

@@Anna19093 Well, I guess large eyes are one possible feature for ingenue essence, but given that most people have a combination of different essences, you don’t have to have every aspect of it. And in general, it’s about the overall feel, and if you seem young and youthful, I guess that checks out for ingenue essence :)

[@Anna19093]

@@theresasteidl7925 Thank you!❤️

[@YumeraChauque]

Big eyes is not a rule of ingenue, many ingenues have small eyes too paired with small everything else and rounded, so they still are ingenue, for example Yooa,IU have medium eyes or small (depends on who you are comparing to) but they have cute faces.​@@Anna19093

[@SpiritHeartsSong]

Lovely! ❤

[@dennagrey8055]

Would be awesome to get one of these for the taller girlies?

[@Zkbbkzzz]

I have a difficult time with waist definition because my belly is thick and I am very wide,(I’m the most narrow just under my breast). I look similar to the woman wearing black yoga clothes in front of the white door but I think I’m more compact. I’m under 5’3 and my chest is wider than my shoulders, (double curve?) with short limbs. I’m only one hand 🖐️ width from my clavicle to the bottom of my bra band and one hand 🖐️ width from my bra to my belly button and another from there to my thighs. I think I have a small bone structure as my head, wrists and feet look too small for my body. If I were just looking at a forward silhouette, I’d say a long solid color body con dress looks best, but I don’t know if or where to break the line. I’m also not comfortable wearing cropped anything because of my weight and age. I get very confused marrying fashion with body type and age because I’m not trying to look fashionable, I just want to look balanced. Thanks for all suggestions.

[@gini_b]

This has been my main problem... I'm 5'7, however, my vertical line is short. I look short in photos 😂 very much have theatrical romantic features but I'm tall. V confused with the kibbe stuff!

[@sarahirwin6631]

Is there any info out there about a short torso and long legs vs long torso short legs? I feel like the two need different stylings even if they are the same height

[@Mkr7942]

Oh, based on this, seems like I am short but with a longer vertical line because actually unbroken lenth and maxi styles suit me better

[@monikabonita6643]

Hi dear, i an following you quiet a while and i just recently learnt that i suffer from lipedema. Are you familiar with it? Because i was always soft romantic but recently gained weight although i didnt change my diet nor am i eating more or such… i am stressed out big time for this reason. I dont know anymore where i belong.. i have to hide my legs, i have flag tummy… can you make video about this topic? I mean for women with some disproportions? I learnt that it bothers many women in the world..😢

[@kayceejames9769]

Can you please do a wedding dress video for the body types. I noticed as an example you put an x on a woman in a wedding dress because the other option, wearing things that split the upper and lower half, is better. But how would that translate to a wedding dress?

[@rokusashu7441]

First. Gonna tell my short friend abt this video

[@Init468]

What about if you are short and full figured. These tips are for short slim women

[@darjadrake4210]

Hi, you are just 5,2 ? Like you said: you look really taller, 5,5 or so.

[@user-fp3wf8gk7b]

Which is why she is balanced/moderate in her vertical line

[@ana-xx6tn]

Ok so im 5.2 and my kibbe was dramatic classic and i did it so many time , so us that mean its wrong ?

[@elliejeanroyden]

Body Matrix rules are different to Kibbe - they're different systems x

[@pixi78]

😢 so interesting however what do I do when I am 5ft tall but have lipodema? (This means my legs hold a lot of fluid and fat-it’s hereditary) I don’t like to wear shorts or short skirts.

[@BethanyBootsma]

I would find a trouser that is flowy in the legs and cinches you at the waist that hits your ankle , with a similar coloured top ( short or long sleeved) , depending on the weather). This outfit works for me at the same height. Oh, and I ALWAYS need open neck lines , no crew cuts or turtle necks, or I look super frumpy.

[@pixi78]

@@BethanyBootsma how do you feel about trousers with pleats? They are so on trend but I feel like they emphasise how short I am. I’m thinking maybe linen trousers with a flat front (no pleats) would look better and give a nice long line.

[@skummcdum]

Im 5'3 but people online always think im like 5'10 or taller because my legs are so long compared to my torso 😭😭

[@DewelynC]

Could you maybe add metrics as well?😊 I think you have quite many non-US followers. It's makes the video's flow suffer when one has to google in the middle what the length is in cm.

[@gingercollier7949]

You should be Nicola Coughlan’s stylist!

[@bethanycreativeside4326]

So 5"7 is not short?

[@MidModMeridianASMR]

I would definitely say 5’7” is not short. I’m 5’8” and rarely do I encounter women who are taller than me.

[@trefoli1658]

Nooo but I love large earrings 🥲

[@DanieledwardRuhl-d6l]

On way home I'll be back hear to listen what your say lol coolcat dan

[@miaheinonen5016]

Video idea: how to accommodate shortness when wanting to be more modest and still cover up more, I think there are a lot of us Or if anyone knows a channel where modesty is considered in the suggestions I'd like to heard about it 😊

[@BethanyBootsma]

I think she already did this - wear pants or skirts or dresses that hit just above the ankle, wear t-shirts or turtle necks under strappy tops or dresses.Dont just wear baggy or long items. That Jewish Family has some videos on modesty dressing I believe.

[@winxclubstellamusa]

Modesty = rape culture. Stop giving into that demonic grift!! The countries with the most “modesty” also have the most SA, because the clothes are never the problem.

[@winxclubstellamusa]

Modesty = rape culture. Stop giving into that demonic grift!! The countries with the most “modesty” also have the most SA.

[@winxclubstellamusa]

The countries with the most “modesty” have the most SA. Modesty = r@pe culture.

[@winxclubstellamusa]

The countries with the most “modesty” have the most SA. Modesty = r@pe culture.

[@annkatrinengj6420]

damn, me who is short and round who hate skirth that are end over the knee...

[@YumeraChauque]

Sorry but,what is 5'4 in centimeters?

[@julietteferrars3097]

It’s 162.56 or ~163 😊

[@YumeraChauque]

@@julietteferrars3097 😯,oh thanks for the answer.

[@Emfinity]

Ok now tall girls please. 🙏