Have short legs? 5 Best and worst ankle boots

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If you have short legs like me, ankle boots CAN make your legs look even shorter if you don't wear them the right way! This is how to best wear them to flatter your height especially if your legs are short!
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[@glumietosxa3568]

additional tip: for ppl who like wearing miniskirts with ankle boots, try wearing thigh high or knee high socks (in a matching color to your shoes) for a more flattering kinda youthful/trendy silhouette!

[@PetiteDressing]

Thanks for sharing, glumietosxa!

[@claudiamund-cooper8595]

I couldn't agree more. 👍

[@sandrakayzie4279]

Brilliant tip!

[@RagdoIl]

Which thigh highs do you recommend? Its hard to find that type of stuff (stockings, pantyhose, tights) that are MADE for petites. Any recommendations?

[@glumietosxa3568]

@@RagdoIl i live in asia, so most stockings, pantyhose, and tights are already for petites. maybe try your luck with stores or online shops with asian sizing?

[@gabrielleparis3532]

Absolutely brilliant, no one else does proportion like you Chi! 🌹🌹🌹

[@Realtor365]

SO helpful, thank you! 🙏🙏 You just solved a mystery I tried to figure out for years!!!

[@janiceparrott-wilson9998]

You are ALWAYS on point with your videos.. keep them coming.

[@Donnaconrad1]

You are so spot on with your suggestions! I love your videos

[@yoda1mama4]

Thank you Chi for another informative video …you are so helpful 🙌🏻 I’m always looking forward to your tips and I find myself going back to your old videos to check what looks great w/ us petite size ladies😉😍

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you!! Glad you like them!

[@joanannewallace]

Fabulous outfits and tips. Love all the boots.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

If I have that ankle gap, I wear socks that match the pants and boots. I like my wider-leg pants to cover at least half of my heel, I wear them, ideally, only an inch from the floor. One can cheat to longer legs with long, wide-leg pants and mid-heel boots (I can’t wear any higher than about 2.5”, or I would!).

[@PetiteDressing]

Thanks for sharing, Kimberly!

[@SnookieGalore]

Great tips and illustrations. It all makes sense.

[@advent1688]

Love your channel!

[@ievalibeka8171]

I've got long legs and still find ankle boots unflattering :/ Your tips are great! Thank You!

[@smilesallround]

Love your channel! Just discovered it today 🙌🏿

[@karenhodges7545]

You make me want to shop. Such good ideas

[@Dreams_Of_Purpose]

I'm so happy I found your channel recently! I am very short and struggle with figuring out how to wear pants with boots.

[@PetiteDressing]

Happy to help!

[@danarobin7968]

I have learned so much about dressing my petite frame from you, thanks! Please share where you got your blouse, I have been looking so hard for one like that!

[@tamirajohnelle4700]

Dang this was good! Thank you for the great tips! I’m from Jersey too. :)

[@eileenkilworth6950]

I always look forward + value your advice in your blog....thank you

[@PetiteDressing]

Happy to hear that!

[@barbarablackman3742]

Always great tips!!!

[@PetiteDressing]

Glad you like them!

[@ninan9697]

Love watching you, your tips are helpful ❤

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you so much! 💗💗

[@marysia_ml3744]

Great tips Chi, I try to wear matching colours on my boots and trousers/ tighs/ skirts / dresses 🙂

[@michelea8129]

Chi, LOVE your videos. I'm 5'2 - all I wore in art school for fall/winter was black opaque tights, black doc martens and above the knee dresses. That made the only horizontal line occur at the knee. In the summer/spring I went for maxis w/ docs. Both worked for me.

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you, Mia! Glad it worked for you!

[@lavendertwilight08]

This is amazing!!!

[@ChristelMcKenzieChristelClear]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! thank you for making these videos! Hey where can I find that dark leopard blouse? 😍

[@tamiewert808]

I think this is a great video! The only exception is for booties and ankle jeans. I like about an inch of skin, which is very on trend. If the bootie has a heel, the leg will already have a lengthened look! 😁 For the cutout booties, what sock do you wear?

[@francinehuffman1668]

I’m tall but love your videos because they are extremely informative and your fashion tips are very helpful regardless of one’s height.

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you so much!!

[@francinehuffman1668]

@@PetiteDressing Keep up the great work! 👍🏻👢🙋🏻‍♀️

[@KKCHANNEL01.]

Thankyou....great video!!! ♡♡♡♡

[@donnaleach8119]

Great tips! I’ve just discovered you and am a new subbie! I ONLY wear shoes with a pointier toe. It makes my short legs look a little longer. ❤

[@PetiteDressing]

Great tip!

[@bunnybeverley]

love your tips!

[@PetiteDressing]

Glad you like them!

[@barbararuiz3638]

Love all of your 👢 boots! ☺️💕

[@jhuztein1125]

This is so helpful, thank you!

[@PetiteDressing]

You're welcome! ❣️

[@laurasanchez825]

Muy bonito video, gracias.

[@Catherine3385]

I so agree with you on the gap issue! So many stylist say there needs to be a gap from the pant to the boot and I think it cuts my legs weirdly

[@PetiteDressing]

Thanks Catherine!

[@Cheriesgardenvegplot]

This is perfect as I am shopping for boots today.

[@kimpeimunthang6075]

Same here

[@christinebowes2528]

I came across your channel and I love it. I returned some jeans today based on your jean shape video. I live in Canada, unfortunately no fashion booties will work for our very cold harsh winter. There must be some type of boot that will look good with pants or jeans when it’s minus 30 with deep snow.

[@PetiteDressing]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jsmlfamily]

Where are those tall boots you wore from? Love your styles!

[@joshy08_31]

Amazing video 😊

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you!

[@caridadfernando6504]

Will try that, thank you.

[@PetiteDressing]

Hope you enjoy!

[@spaciodecm]

Beautiful!

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you!

[@gamacaluso]

Great video… 🥰

[@vanessavitiello4943]

Love your necklace... where is that from?

[@joyb2285]

Can you please show me how to style with faux mini-leather skirts? I am having a hard time finding the correct blouse/ shoes to wear with the skirt. Thank you!

[@jules44444]

Hi Chi, I'm looking for your advice on snow boots. I have wider calves, and am 5'2"...of course, I love the styles I can't wear 😀 (tall, fur, laces, etc).

[@silviakhan1073]

Love the tip of wearing white boots or booties. I have booties from Fisher also I think the white ones actually. Bough a few long as well as booties all in great sales at Macys before the pandemic so just started being able to wear them not going out as much. I like Frank Sarto shoes they all have been comfortable more than Nine West some haven’t been as comfy. Need to get some animal prints now that I see your videos I found them a bit of a challenge but they sure are cute! Wouldn’t it be cute to find a small matching purse for that matching touch instead of a blouse (don’t have one yet). Learning so much! I’m doing my laundry and played the videos twice in case of mixing something. So much fun to dream of fashion tips! Love, love boots! All kinds! Uhhh! Hardest challenge for me would be to wear those thick soles Dr. Martin. Would I look like an elf? Need to learn how to carry those. Lol! Or similar those can get pricey. Who sells dupes would be nice to know. 👢 👠 👛

[@MyMaria1224]

ThAnk you what brown pants did you have on? ❤️

[@rosamariasalazarrojas6395]

💯👌👏👏👏🙏excelente video,saludos desde Costa Rica,Centroamérica

[@eldapadilla6704]

Thank you so much!

[@PetiteDressing]

No worries!

[@silviakhan1073]

Forgot to add, regret not buying some Aldo booties in suede, heels wooden colored chuck heels they were on Macys on clearance but that day I took my mom shopping and didn’t bother. Should have gotten them very cute now that I see your tips! Also, years ago I had a couple of wide leg from Express not super wide and nicely fit on the buttocks. A few friends asked me if I had lost weight?! That was nice! They were cotton real nice pants. I been a marathon runner when I wore them to a party and my friends though I had lost the weight rapidly. Nope! Nice trick with pants should get them again. I’m 5’3 have thick legs but shapely firm and have gotten compliments on them. But still is a struggle dressing petite. My shoulders are narrow. Curvy body.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Even my husband after 50 years does not expect me to grow beyond 5'4". That's why your tips are helpful, except the heels. After my orthopedic surgeon replaced both of my knees, he told me not to fall. I may go with Vionics, Cole Hahn, or Ferragamos. I need shoes with support. I also need a cure for arthritis, but you can't have everything.

[@laurence9695]

How would you wear red booties then? With a red top? You also refer to your walk to the office. What do you do? What's your day job?

[@nadanalia3000]

I have a strange leg shape for dr martens boots, but i found that wearing them with similar coloured higher socks (that I scrunch down onto the boots) lengthens the boots and slims my legs more.

[@PetiteDressing]

Thanks for sharing!

[@gabrielaivanov4044]

Always great tips ! 👏

[@PetiteDressing]

Glad you think so!

[@KraftyPaws]

Im not petite, but love your styling videos, bc who doesn't want to look taller/leaner?! Congrats on surpassing 100k subbies! New subbie here and so happy I found your chanel.

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you so much!!

[@claudiamund-cooper8595]

Plainly and simply: mid-calf booties are not flattering, unless you've got very long legs. The same goes for trousers which end inches above your ankle. Most of us want to elongate to improve overall elegance. So, do wear boots coming up to your knee with a skirt, or even overknees with a mini-skirt. I find Chelsea boots work best, but I steer clear of mid-calvies.

[@PetiteDressing]

Thanks for sharing, Claudia!

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

Only way short ladies can get away with mid calf booties is if they have slim very slim tiny calves any shape at all in the mid calf really throws the leg proportion off making the legs look even shorter. The plus side to “shapely” calves is they look great in shorts.

[@asesoresfiscales2351]

Great video, I have a question, Can I use Chelsie chunky boots in nude color ? I love this trend, but I have doubts, thank you, I love your videos

[@ylaito7634]

I’ve been avoiding boots for years because they looked so awkward on me, I’m 4’8 so I tend to just go for platform shoes that make me a bit taller! But thanks to your videos I’ve started looking for boots to make the most out of Black Friday!

[@PetiteDressing]

That's nice!!

[@OurSabeel]

id love to know if this includes chelsea boots?

[@NovaCat2015]

I need to know where to get this sweater! 4:54

[@kzulia13]

Where is your Trench coat from?

[@fongsalyphabmixay1842]

I like your outfit also your ankle boots 👢 are stylish fashion icon.

[@nicn4873]

My biggest problem with ankle booties is the gap in the shaft of the shoe to my legs because of my thin ankles. Finding the best sock bootie hasn't been easy. I need it to be leather material, not fabric because of our wet, rainy and windy weather here in the PNW.

[@awasetsu]

+1

[@malika8886]

Hello hope u give us ideas how to dress horse riding boots in a way make us look taller

[@dominiquetheeasyminimalist]

Your introductions are so funny and your content interesting! I love Cole Haan shoes and boots, and I always get them on sale. I wear my colorful and printed booties with bootcut style pants, I feel it adds a stylish touch

[@PetiteDressing]

Thank you so much, Dominique!!

[@meilynenacario8376]

Where did u buy the blue denim jacket 3:08

[@oliviaknight1123]

Those white booties.....😍 styled with that dress... 😍😍 you looked gorgeous and so tall too, great tips again Chi, thank you so much!😘💋❤❤

[@PetiteDressing]

You're the best! Thank you so much, Olivia! 🥰💖✨

[@oliviaknight1123]

@@PetiteDressing 😘💋❤ my pleasure lovely lady ❤

[@jihadyahyaoui5860]

Whats the name of the brown pants ?

[@jacklynazure689]

Thank you so much for this, I really like ankle boots, but I don't know what to wear with them as I am 5' 2", also🤔🤗

[@PetiteDressing]

You are welcome! ❤️

[@biharisauce6173]

M torn between buying a knee high boot or an over the knee boot... What should I go for?

[@silviakhan1073]

Chi, maybe a video on what kind of sleeves petite should wear or avoid. I feel long sleeves specially ending in circle (like rubber and style?) is too much on me. Way too much bulk fir petite arms. Sometimes I find a nice dress with no big flowers or prints that suits me but then they kill it with the full length arms. Lol! I want to scream! Lol! Here in California, I like seeing ladies in white loose dresses wearing cowboy boots. Some look really cute put together. Some!

[@PetiteDressing]

Great video idea!

[@benhouari7865]

Bonjour dommage je comprends pas La vidéo et très bien le format les conseils

[@Hannah-rl3ng]

make sense.. 👍

[@shadiespirit]

Thank you for this tip! I am only 5 feet and just bought a pair of skin colored shoes :)

[@PetiteDressing]

Perfect!

[@TheBohemianStyle]

Excellent video and very helpful. 💋I have a question, I got these cream colour ankle boots and I realized now that it doesn’t look good against my pale skin. If I wore light nude stockings with this boot with my printed dress or all black skirt and all blue skirt, will that be okay and lengthen my leg or does that all depends on where the hem drop at (not the widest part of your legs)? Majority of my skirts and dresses drop down to my knee.

[@Jessa32]

I’m pale too, so I got some cream colored wool tights (from Trasparenze) that match my cream boots. I find that mini skirts and long sleeved mini dresses look the best in fall/winter with the tights and booties. Knee length didn’t work for me.

[@arez831]

Hello Madam I have a very important question which has made me worry for the past few days. I have a weird interest in fitted high-heels pointed ankle boots which have been around for a while now. But I’m scared if the shaft is too long I’m 155cm and 46kg I want to buy them to wear with wide-leg pants or black pants or with a skirt, I love them 😢 please say if there is a chance for me to wear them 😂 🙏🏻 thanks

[@MyMaria1224]

Do you have a video on what evening dresses look good on short ladies lol

[@PetiteDressing]

Hi Melissa! Here's the link of some tips on how to wear evening gowns for Petites! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6Oym5uaYtZorpo

[@debrazawlocki3975]

It's all about proportion... find the correct proportion of length and line, you will look great.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I love white, cream, nude or beige booties, and knee-high boots, too.

[@angiecoers6255]

Try to stand with your legs together, it's accentuating your bowed legs. So, it makes the leg look shorter.

[@userenvy]

Yea about the uggs. I wore them a winter i was pregnant and working because i didn't care .. and they are uncomfortable as hell. Flat. Started to hurt my calfs. And loook bad on me

[@ligiacerqueira1721]

Tanks. I have 1,59 m

[@deukdon6097]

The shirts are also tucked 😐🙁

[@yukta27]

Will it be ok to wear mini skirts with stockings and brown coloured boots or i should get boots of black colour only? I wanted to try brown coz it's different colour but will it not suit coz of short legs

[@PetiteDressing]

It's okay to wear those as long as the skirts are not below the knee

[@miriamreyes2197]

Hola, mi problema es que estoy tan bajita de estatura que me veo gorda a pesar de que estoy delgada no se que ponerme me veo en las, fotos y me veo llenita, aún cuando me retrato con personas que si están robustos no se a que se deba auxilió que puedo hacer, he tratado con jeans negros, con ropa negra y totalmente de un solo color aún así 🤔😩

[@chicanica64]

Ella no habla Español. Busca videos de Petite en Español que expliquen la proporción.

[@aries6282]

Hello maam can u pls share the link of the white boot.where can i get it?M from india

[@aries6282]

M talking about the one u are wearing wid the dress

[@Pam-fh4ji]

Lovely video..as always..you are so relatable..I have one query...Whether I wear booties or open toe shoes ,they make a clacking/ tapping sound everytime I wear them....Should shoes be making a sound while walking? As in is it a fashion faux pas to wear noisy shoes? How can I set this pesky problem right??

[@Scranton0]

When putting on boots you put them on Without any socks or nylons that is cool The way a girl should wear her booties

[@Peaches_H_Nyce]

I can tell by the thumbnail I ain't the only one who has this problem. I hate ankle boots..on me, that is. 😤 oh yes, black are the worse. I'm 5'2" too and my calves r humongous, knee high r not an option.

[@sr-tx4fw]

i am very short with short legs😔

[@anaclarion2548]

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[@alphafe1621]

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