There are: pedal pushers that come to just below the knee, capris that hit mid-calf and cropped ankle pants that graze the ankle bone.
But the question is… can you wear cropped pants if you are short or will they just make you look shorter?
Yes so long as you follow these guidelines:
1. Choose a slim Cut – Wide cropped pants make you look wider and shorter. If you stick to slim pants that fit close to the leg- tapered or straight leg you’ll be o.k.
2. Go for a neutral color closest to your skin color-If there is no big contrast between your leg and your pants your legs won’t look cut in two. Light skin gals can try white, tan or light gray and dark skinned gals can wear black, brown or khaki.
3. Don’t wear cropped pants with large patterns. Solid are most slimming or if you wear a pattern keep it small so it doesn’t overwhelm.
4. Wear a heel or wedge to add a few inches. Flat shoes with cropped pants can make you look short and squat. A shoe can elevate your frame and make your legs look longer than they are.
5. Keep the top of the foot open by wearing sandals or low vamp shoes to expose skin and elongate the leg.
6. Stick to tops that skim the top of your capris/cropped pant. By showing more pant you give the illusion of a longer leg.
7. Tops with a wider neckline also help draw the eye up balance you out and make you look taller.
Just because you are short doesn’t mean you have a tiny figure to go with it. Here’s a few other tips for camouflaging problem areas.
Tummy trouble? -Be careful with a Drawstring Waist
These drawstring cargo cropped pants look great on this gal because of her gorgeous pancake belly and thin legs, however, if you have a midlife mommy tummy the drawstring waist, massive pockets and baggy legs will make you look like you are wearing a laundry bag. Choose something that doesn’t put all the attention at the tummy.
Go for a Wide Waistband Black is always Audrey Hepburn elegant, and also figure flattering to a woman’s bottom half. This wide waistband pulls in and camouflages that midlife middle. The tapered leg is slimming and sexy too.
Big hips and Thighs -Avoid Cuffed cropped pants:Don’t want to looks shorter? Then don’t wear pants with a cuff. You may think the roll up look cute but it will only cut you down and make you look stubby, and if you have a extra few pounds on you, wide too. These pants are best for med-tall gals with average legs. Any gal with bulky thighs should definitely stay from these as the huge pockets will only accentuate them.
Buy a pair of Flat front cropped pants Let’s face it. For a lot of us the answer to wearing pants and looking good in them is to wear your shirt tucked out, and these stretchy cropped pants are perfect for that. There’s no buttons, zippers or stuff to get in the way, so you have a seamless tower of white for which to place a pretty top over.
Test once and you will know -Low Rise Cropped pants: O.K. loose and slouchy, but cool on the right gal. You need a flat tummy and a low waist to pull these off. Very fashion forward and all over Paris.
source: fabulousafter40.com
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