How to wear jeans. Short girl style.

Throughout fashion, there have always been height requirements. Upon downloading the entry form to Australia's Next Top Model, I found that they had a minimum height requirement of 170cm. This made me angry, how can they put a height requirement on this? Then I looked back at all the 'taking-up' of jeans and the re hemming of dresses and all the other clothes that never quite fit right.

This entry I'll be focusing on the worst offender of them all. Jeans. We all love jeans, they can be super feminine or grungy and androgynous. You can throw them on when you feel like crap or dress them up and wear them out! So lets begin! I will explain the best way to wear jeans for different occasions and different body shapes.


Normal to Leggy Short Girls: This is the category I feel like I fall into. I have unusually long legs for someone my height. Here is what I do for my situation. Go for skinny leg jeans, but don't take them up, I personally found that turning them up creates a start and a finish to the jean. Rather than taking them up, which I feel makes the jeans look like they just - stop. I usually wear dark blue and team them with a pair of plain black heels.

★Dressy; For a dressy look with jeans, wear a light top, keep it floaty and feminine, wear strappy, loud heels that have the same colours as the top or you can stick with the plain black ones.

★Casual; A tank or t-shirt. My preference is white, but you can go either way. Match that up with a pair of either black or white canvas shoes. I love white Volley's from Target.

Not So Leggy Short Girls: If you're not careful with this look, you could end up looking more 'weighted' than short, as short legs give the illusion of being larger, wear boot cut and try to stretch your legs out by wearing heels or light coloured jeans. Always cuff the bottom as it creates the illusion that there is more leg.

★Dressy; Try to avoid sleeves as they could make you look too top heavy. Keep the sleeves short or stick to none at all! Spaghetti strap tops look great and you would do best sticking with dark coloured heels.

★Casual; Avoid tank tops as they tend to look quite masculine on shorter girls. Wear spaghetti straps or 3/4 tops, anything in the middle has the potential to make you look like you have muscles. Which if you're like me, you want to avoid.

Curvy Short Girls: This is a bit harder, as a lot of jeans are made for girls with about as many curves as a broom stick. Stick to boot cut and go with similar rules as the short legged girls. If you're curvy and have longer legs, you could bypass wearing heels so much and go with the more colourful sneakers!

★Dressy; Floaty V neck, most tops like this have a tie you can put around the waist. If not, use a waist belt to accentuate your curves! But try not to wear it right under your bust line, its called a waist belt for a reason. A proper waist belt should be worn around your belly button or just above.

★Casual; Loud t-shirts with funky prints, teamed with a cool pair of high-tops. You can get away with skinny legs in this outfit. But let them hang a bit loose. We don't want you looking like you painted them on!

Stocky Short Girls: With this body shape you've got to play it just right. If you carry weight to the front of you, you'll want to go for boot cut jeans, if you carry it more to the sides or back, go for fitted straight leg jeans. Always pick dark denim jeans, but not black. They can make you look desperate to hide the fact. For tops, you'll want to go for floaty 3/4 shirts or similar clothing. Because tight things have a tendency to make you look like you have more weight than you do. Try to wear accessories around your neck, like cool beaded necklaces with lots of bright and large beads, and steer clear of waist belts if your stomach is larger than your hips. A lot of girls tend to play on their breast size when they have this shape. Don't. You should draw more attention to your eyes and smile! Show the girls a little, but don't have them out for the world to see. We know you're a woman.

★Dressy; Darker tops tend to hide any stray chubb better than other tops, but don't let that push you into the background! Glam up with chandelier earrings or pearl necklaces! Stick to the same jeans rule as above and stay away from light colours.

★Casual; T-shirts with funky prints and high-tops. Bam!

Skinny Short Girls: When you're skinny (ultra skinny) it can be hard to find things that don't hang off you. Go for light colored jeans, and turn them up! As for general tops, floral. Dark colors can tent to make you look anemic! You'll want to show off your girls too, but not have them out. Wear ruched tops with small charm necklaces.

★Dressy; Same as what I said above! But if you're going out, add some hoop earrings to the mix.

★Casual; 'Pretty' ruched tops or light t-shirts and light coloured Volleys. When you wear t-shirts, wear lower necked ones (not too low) like V necks. And please, stick to fitted ones - not tight.

I hope you short girls out there find this helpful! And remember, you're beautiful no matter what shape you are.

xoxo