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Monochrome outfits
Opt for a single coloured outfit. Don't try and pair a blouse with contrast trousers, as once a colour break is introduced it cuts down your height, making you look shorter. A single colour from top to bottom adds to the illusion of height. You could add a second colour to your ensemble by accessorizing it. Wear a scarf around your neck or carry a contrasting handbag. Add still more pizzaz to your monochromatic outfit by contrasting fabrics and textures. Blue denim with a blue satin blouse, brown leather pants with a brown chiffon blouse.Accessories
Wear a scarf with one end hanging down. This makes you look taller. If you wear a jacket or cardigan, wear it unbuttoned to add to the vertical and lengthening effect. Similarly, chose long necklaces over chokers, hanging earrings and loops over studs. Big belts appear to cut you in half and make you look shorter, so you should best avoid them. Wear heels.Match your shoes to your trousers, not to your top. Nothing adds height more than wearing a pair of shoes exactly the colour of your trousers. Doing this elongates the legs. If you are wearing black trousers with a white top, which we have already told you is a bad idea, you may be tempted to wear white shoes. True, it goes with the look, but remember, we are trying to make you look taller and black heels will do the job far better than white stilettos. Similarly, match the hue of your stockings to your skirt or pant.
Stripes
Any strips on your outfit should be vertical, not horizontal. Vertical stripes not only make you look taller, but they make you look slimmer as well. Thus if you are top heavy and have a big bust, you could wear a top with vertical stripes, while if you want your hips to look slimmer, you could wear striped pants. Thankfully colourful striped pants are very trendy, so invest in a pair.
Hair
Add height to your tresses. Wearing your hair up in a ponytail or bun makes your neck look longer and is a better idea than wearing your hair loose, and the higher your ponytail, the better it looks. If short hair suits you, cut it off to above your ears but once again, only if it suits you! The idea is for you to look tall so you can look better, not worse! Not many women can carry off short hair, so if you can, go for it! Essentially, if short and long hair both look good on you, go for short. Similarly v-neck tops make your neck look longer, consequently making you look a little taller.
Weight
If you are even a little overweight, you will look plumper and shorter. Tall people can carry off excess fat with no one noticing, but unfortunately shorter people cannot. The good news is, if you shed a little weight, you 'gain' a little height as well, so if you can lose a few more pounds, do so. If you are slim enough, don't lose any more weight. Looking too skinny ruins the 'cute' factor of being short!
Skirts
Wear skirts that are longer in length than in width. Alternatively, pair a long jacket with a mini.
And finally, the most effective tip of all, hang out with people shorter than you!
Name: Veena
City: Bangalore
Comments: Can you give a tip, how can I give birth to taller child. I wish to have taller child. My husband and I are short. Thanks for your valuable tips. Reply my request.
Name: mairaj khan
City: sharjah u.a.e
Comments: pray NAMAZ and u will get good result InshaAllah
Name: mubina
City: salem india
Comments: marry a tall guy. make up the loss by gaining him
Name: Imran Baig
City: Lahore/Pakistan
Comments: Hi, very well written... BUT how can guys look tall. this is mostly about woman. Thanks
Name: mehar
City: karachi gulshan
Comments: can u tell me some availbale capsules or any chemical treatment to increase height NULLNULLNULLur topic is useless ...i mean wwe can dress ur or selves we need to increase r size not just temporary satisfaction plz NULLNULLNULLNULLadd valueable information to increase heghitNULLNULL homeopathic matterz r effective in this case or notNULL/ can i use them
Name: Izabella
City: Beverly Hills
Comments: You can get your son to grow taller by making him jump more or play basketball. It works tremendously. This must be done more when he reaches puberty. You should start making him play sports which involves lots and lots of jumping. Basketball is a great option. Besides that, when he starts to mature, feed him with food rich in protein and calsium. So, the point is, feed him lots and make him exercise and jump lots!
Name: Jerlena
City: Brooklyn, NY
Comments: I'm sorry, but jumping gets a person taller is a myth. Good nutrition is the key factor for any type of healthy growth. Recent chemicals added to foods (plants and animals) to increase growth and maturity are agents that aids in the overwhelming growth in today's generation. The key is to feed your children. Give them proper nutrition including drinking lots of water. And please keep them out of the sun. Hey, have you heard that too much sun exposure can shrink youNULL I have. Is is a mythNULL Who knowsNULL Stay out of the sun anyway.
Name: shorty
City: san diego
Comments: I found your article informative...thanks!
Name: Kate Tabernacle
City: Australia
Comments: whose are the worst tips i have ever read.. telling people to hang out with short people to make themselves feel better... that is very shallow and people should be ashamed to take that advise.
Name: Manchuria
City: SG
Comments: let me quote what one of you said: "marry a tall guy. make up the loss by gaining him" I nearly died laughing at that! But seriously, plya basketball. Cos it will make you stretch your limbs... thus, making you taller eventually! so try that.. or jsut wear heels etc... you knowthings that make u seem tall.. but why worryNULLNULL everyone is so short nowadays that even guys are getting shorter...
Name: sonia
City: washington
Comments: nice tips.can somebody tell me how me how to increase my height permanently.i am very desperate.i am about 18.plzzz help me...........
Name: sonia
City: washington
Comments: informative piece of article
Name: sr bhargav
City: chennai
Comments: hi this 4 all gals who wear high heels. doctors hav confirmed weari more than 2 inch heels causes fat accumulation on ur butts apart from spine ache health is important than height. the other tips are quite useful
Name: Ash
City: UK
Comments: There is a popular surgical procedure mainly used in china/japan, where majority of population are 5"2 / 5"6. Sounds painful, takes over a year to be effective and over that the recovery time. But it works. Theres quite a lot of information on the net if you search "height surgery".
Name: Sarah
City: pak
Comments: well,i used to be depressed abt my height coz iam 5'2 n half but now i am used to it every body in my family is tall lolzzzz but when my cousin told me that she wants to be short like me then i realized that short height has its own beauty so be happy wat u have n dont crave for more.
Name: Caroline
City: Leeds
Comments: Why the heck does it matter how tall ur kid is !
Name: Sarah
City: corvallis, OR, USA
Comments: I was told that constantly standing in front of a microwave oven waiting for my food to cook would stunt my growth. I dont know if that is actually true or not, but my experience has me inclined to believe it. I am the shortest adult woman in my family. My Father is an average height for a man, and my Mother is 5'4" but I am just under 5'2" and I'm definately not growing any taller. I've heard that girls stop growing taller at around puberty. Boys, I've heard, keep growing well into their 20's.
Name: Preeti
City: Delhi
Comments: Informative article. Yet I didn't like the part of hanging out with short people. Being short lets you stand out among the crowd and lets you get noticed... I have always been remembered! Anyways, this comment was The Best.."marry a tall guy. make up the loss by gaining him"...!! Suits me..!! I am 4'8" and My fiance(finally....!!) is 5'11"...We have been going steady for 6 years... Height has never been a problem between us.. Infact we have always shared the lime-light due to that.. ;) Enjoying every bit of it... :)) !!
Name: Preeti
City: Delhi
Comments: I Would like to add to what I have already said. After reading an artical in paper regarding surgery, I had got my self medically checked. X-ray etc were done. Best orthopedic surgeon of Apollo hospital examined me (he was the writer of the artical). He told me frankly about the hazards of surgery. Surgery involves,breaking your lower leg bone,attaching fixaters (2 Iron rings with 2 iron rods) and then slowly pulling the newly forming bone by unscrewing the rods. This whole process takes about an year's time and is VERY VERY painful. The hazards are, (1)one leg might become longer and one shorter (2)infection, due to which they might have to remove my leg...!!! (3)legs might get deformed. There might be more but these 3 scared me out. I asked him,"why did you publish this artical?". He told me, this artical and operation is meant for those people who are short but have imbalanced body. I have a balanced body. After operation my legs will become longer and hands shorter and whole proportion of the body would be lost. Also,in case of accidents, where people have fractures,their bones are little damaged and final joining leads to one leg shorter than the other, this operation can help them gain the normal balance. Also, hormonal injections have lots and lots of side effecs. So people planning for this operation or injections, better do your research and think about all pros and cons. And after that, plan your course of action. My suggestion, being on the same ship, "God made you special..! He made you to stand out of the crowd and get noticed..! So, Enhance what you have and Enjoy being different! All the best!!"
Name: lisa
City: new york
Comments: i want to know if jumping really can make you taller i am a teenager. what can i do to get tell because it seems like i stoped growing like 5 month ago.
City: Bangalore
Comments: Can you give a tip, how can I give birth to taller child. I wish to have taller child. My husband and I are short. Thanks for your valuable tips. Reply my request.
Name: mairaj khan
City: sharjah u.a.e
Comments: pray NAMAZ and u will get good result InshaAllah
Name: mubina
City: salem india
Comments: marry a tall guy. make up the loss by gaining him
Name: Imran Baig
City: Lahore/Pakistan
Comments: Hi, very well written... BUT how can guys look tall. this is mostly about woman. Thanks
Name: mehar
City: karachi gulshan
Comments: can u tell me some availbale capsules or any chemical treatment to increase height NULLNULLNULLur topic is useless ...i mean wwe can dress ur or selves we need to increase r size not just temporary satisfaction plz NULLNULLNULLNULLadd valueable information to increase heghitNULLNULL homeopathic matterz r effective in this case or notNULL/ can i use them
Name: Izabella
City: Beverly Hills
Comments: You can get your son to grow taller by making him jump more or play basketball. It works tremendously. This must be done more when he reaches puberty. You should start making him play sports which involves lots and lots of jumping. Basketball is a great option. Besides that, when he starts to mature, feed him with food rich in protein and calsium. So, the point is, feed him lots and make him exercise and jump lots!
Name: Jerlena
City: Brooklyn, NY
Comments: I'm sorry, but jumping gets a person taller is a myth. Good nutrition is the key factor for any type of healthy growth. Recent chemicals added to foods (plants and animals) to increase growth and maturity are agents that aids in the overwhelming growth in today's generation. The key is to feed your children. Give them proper nutrition including drinking lots of water. And please keep them out of the sun. Hey, have you heard that too much sun exposure can shrink youNULL I have. Is is a mythNULL Who knowsNULL Stay out of the sun anyway.
Name: shorty
City: san diego
Comments: I found your article informative...thanks!
Name: Kate Tabernacle
City: Australia
Comments: whose are the worst tips i have ever read.. telling people to hang out with short people to make themselves feel better... that is very shallow and people should be ashamed to take that advise.
Name: Manchuria
City: SG
Comments: let me quote what one of you said: "marry a tall guy. make up the loss by gaining him" I nearly died laughing at that! But seriously, plya basketball. Cos it will make you stretch your limbs... thus, making you taller eventually! so try that.. or jsut wear heels etc... you knowthings that make u seem tall.. but why worryNULLNULL everyone is so short nowadays that even guys are getting shorter...
Name: sonia
City: washington
Comments: nice tips.can somebody tell me how me how to increase my height permanently.i am very desperate.i am about 18.plzzz help me...........
Name: sonia
City: washington
Comments: informative piece of article
Name: sr bhargav
City: chennai
Comments: hi this 4 all gals who wear high heels. doctors hav confirmed weari more than 2 inch heels causes fat accumulation on ur butts apart from spine ache health is important than height. the other tips are quite useful
Name: Ash
City: UK
Comments: There is a popular surgical procedure mainly used in china/japan, where majority of population are 5"2 / 5"6. Sounds painful, takes over a year to be effective and over that the recovery time. But it works. Theres quite a lot of information on the net if you search "height surgery".
Name: Sarah
City: pak
Comments: well,i used to be depressed abt my height coz iam 5'2 n half but now i am used to it every body in my family is tall lolzzzz but when my cousin told me that she wants to be short like me then i realized that short height has its own beauty so be happy wat u have n dont crave for more.
Name: Caroline
City: Leeds
Comments: Why the heck does it matter how tall ur kid is !
Name: Sarah
City: corvallis, OR, USA
Comments: I was told that constantly standing in front of a microwave oven waiting for my food to cook would stunt my growth. I dont know if that is actually true or not, but my experience has me inclined to believe it. I am the shortest adult woman in my family. My Father is an average height for a man, and my Mother is 5'4" but I am just under 5'2" and I'm definately not growing any taller. I've heard that girls stop growing taller at around puberty. Boys, I've heard, keep growing well into their 20's.
Name: Preeti
City: Delhi
Comments: Informative article. Yet I didn't like the part of hanging out with short people. Being short lets you stand out among the crowd and lets you get noticed... I have always been remembered! Anyways, this comment was The Best.."marry a tall guy. make up the loss by gaining him"...!! Suits me..!! I am 4'8" and My fiance(finally....!!) is 5'11"...We have been going steady for 6 years... Height has never been a problem between us.. Infact we have always shared the lime-light due to that.. ;) Enjoying every bit of it... :)) !!
Name: Preeti
City: Delhi
Comments: I Would like to add to what I have already said. After reading an artical in paper regarding surgery, I had got my self medically checked. X-ray etc were done. Best orthopedic surgeon of Apollo hospital examined me (he was the writer of the artical). He told me frankly about the hazards of surgery. Surgery involves,breaking your lower leg bone,attaching fixaters (2 Iron rings with 2 iron rods) and then slowly pulling the newly forming bone by unscrewing the rods. This whole process takes about an year's time and is VERY VERY painful. The hazards are, (1)one leg might become longer and one shorter (2)infection, due to which they might have to remove my leg...!!! (3)legs might get deformed. There might be more but these 3 scared me out. I asked him,"why did you publish this artical?". He told me, this artical and operation is meant for those people who are short but have imbalanced body. I have a balanced body. After operation my legs will become longer and hands shorter and whole proportion of the body would be lost. Also,in case of accidents, where people have fractures,their bones are little damaged and final joining leads to one leg shorter than the other, this operation can help them gain the normal balance. Also, hormonal injections have lots and lots of side effecs. So people planning for this operation or injections, better do your research and think about all pros and cons. And after that, plan your course of action. My suggestion, being on the same ship, "God made you special..! He made you to stand out of the crowd and get noticed..! So, Enhance what you have and Enjoy being different! All the best!!"
Name: lisa
City: new york
Comments: i want to know if jumping really can make you taller i am a teenager. what can i do to get tell because it seems like i stoped growing like 5 month ago.
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