What are some good tips for a tall skinny guy to look more proportional and less lanky?
Optical illusions are your best friend, Chris. Here are 5 tips that make short people look fat and tall people look amazing:
1. Wear tops with thick, horizontal stripes. Like this Henly by A&F .
2. Rugby polos are cut to give you a beefier more masculine look. My favourite comes from Ruehl
3. Always wear darker bottoms. Dark jeans and black corduroy are my usual go-tos.
4. Too hot for pants? The right Capris will make you inches shorter. Make sure you wear something tasteful, like the Etoo 2 Capri Short by Jet Lag
4. Emphasize your shoulders and chest by zipping up jackets halfway. Jackets should always be darker than whatever you're wearing underneath.
5. A nice Sports Coat will make you look broad, masculine and swarthy. Between jet setting and hanging out with super models, I'm usually wrapped up in this Sport Coat by Calvin Klein
Hope this helps!
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When you are buying button down shirts, take them to a place like Jos. A Bank. They will custom tailor each shirt for just $15. Well worth the money. It'll make your clothes fit you like a glove, and look like they were made for you.
Keep it fitted. Take a look at your closet, figure out your favorite brands/style/look, and size down to see if the proportions feel right. Find a good tailor and get your correct measurements. This way you know exactly your size.
Two good options which have both worked for me:
1) Get married. I'd been 6'5" and 170 pounds for like eight years when I finally got hitched; fast-forward a year and a half and I'm 6'5" and 200 pounds and looking significantly less goofy and more normal.
2) Boot-cut jeans work well; the slight flair at the bottom of the cuff draws attention away from your probably-big shoes. For shirts and stuff, lots of companies sell "tall" versions of their clothes so you can get your length without wearing a sheet around, and in particular, Hugo Boss tends to cut their clothes for the lanky crowd.
Beyond that, just embrace it as has already been suggested. Chicks dig tall guys.
Optical illusions are your best friend, Chris. Here are 5 tips that make short people look fat and tall people look amazing:
1. Wear tops with thick, horizontal stripes. Like this Henly by A&F .
2. Rugby polos are cut to give you a beefier more masculine look. My favourite comes from Ruehl
3. Always wear darker bottoms. Dark jeans and black corduroy are my usual go-tos.
4. Too hot for pants? The right Capris will make you inches shorter. Make sure you wear something tasteful, like the Etoo 2 Capri Short by Jet Lag
4. Emphasize your shoulders and chest by zipping up jackets halfway. Jackets should always be darker than whatever you're wearing underneath.
5. A nice Sports Coat will make you look broad, masculine and swarthy. Between jet setting and hanging out with super models, I'm usually wrapped up in this Sport Coat by Calvin Klein
Hope this helps!
Try wearing t-shirts of a heavier weight cotton, and particularly sweaters that have a thicker heft to them. If you're tall, be sure to buy clothes that fit, and are not too big. Big clothes on a big person will make you look even worse, and the same goes for clothes being to small.