Looking good is skill and with practice and correct guidance anyone and everyone can look and feel good in their unique body shape. If you're shorter and want to look your best, I can help with some tips to make it easier.
Choosing clothes off the rack can be challenging, as most are designed for the average height and width. Let's explore some sections where you can find the perfect fit for you.
Suits for heavy men
The main thing for short and stocky guys is to get a clean ‘line’ throughout all your outfits. The idea is to get seamless, streamline look to give a slimmer and longer illusion.
Colors
Try to choose darker color combinations because this will help you look slimmer.
Avoid huge contrasting colors as that will break the flow of the streamlined look.
Color Blocks of darker color can also help.
If you want to make your lower part look longer, you might wear a lighter color shirt and a bit darker jacket for the upper body and darker pants below.
The light colored-shirt with a darker jacket and darker shade pant.
2. Patterns
It is well known that wearing vertical stripes help look slimmer, but this is not the only way.
Try picking clothes with smaller prints or discretion in the patterns, some smudged prints with muted look can indeed be a good pick for your body shape. For that matter very fine checks is also a good idea.
The smaller prints
3. Jackets
When choosing a jacket, think about where the pockets lie on your body, if they are closer together, this will make you look slimmer.
A small pocket square can bring attention upwards again.
Pocket slits tend to work best for simplicity and adding to a streamline effect.
4. Shirts
Try keeping your shirt loose than to tuck, so as to keep it streamlined. Obviously not when wearing formals.
Wear smaller collars like mandarin and short notch.
Small collar and short length.
5. Pants
A longer lower body gives the impression of a taller man, so pants should be worn high. This is particularly flattering for men with a wider waist.
Men with broader waists also benefit from pleated trousers rather than plain-front.
Straight fitting trousers are a good way to go for your body type. Skinny fits generally won’t work for you, because they will make your legs look slim, and your top half look disproportionately large.
Straight fit pants.
The Don’ts
What you have to avoid is big prints as that will again break the streamlined look.
Avoid Contrasting colors for the coordinates or color blocks.
Avoid excess detailing so look for simple, solid-colored jackets with two slanted pockets at most.
Avoid wearing a lower waist, as that will make your legs look shorter.
Don’t wear baggy clothes.
Avoid bold prints and very light color.
Avoid wearing thicker and crisper fabric for shirts as that will make you look heavier. If wearing thick then try to wear a fitted one to avoid the baggy look.
Don’t wear too long shirts as that will disrupt the body proportion making your lower part look very short.
Avoid too thick lapels and many pockets.
