How to wear wide leg pants if you have short legs (like me)

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If you have short legs or if you are petite, wide leg pants can be a big challenge! After many trial and error, I finally discovered how to make them look flattering!
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Wearing in this video (similar pieces if they are sold out)
Linen blend wide leg pants
Wide leg pants for the office
High waisted wide leg pants
Wide leg dress pants
Black wide leg pants

[kimberlyperrotis]

Here’s my strange tip: I iron my wide leg pants and shorts the conventional way, with center creases. This helps minimize the sideways flare, moving some of the volume from side to side to front to back instead. Plus the leg crease is visually lengthening. It sounds odd, but try it, it makes a difference and looks much more polished than wrinkled pants anyway.

[kimberlyperrotis]

I’m so glad that full-length, wider leg, high-rise pants are back “in”, I think they’re great for petites.

[DanaChavis]

Exactly the tips I was looking for! Thank you for content that works for petite women of any size. I'm 5'1" and wear a 3x, and the structured wide leg pants I got with a fitted crop top in a monochrome color scheme look amazing! Can't believe that worked!

[kimberlyperrotis]

Your tips are always just amazing! You’re the best petite stylist around.

[rowenachan]

finally i found a really helpful solution! I've always craved wearing wide leg pants but i have short legs, I'm only 5 feet ☺️. thank you so much ☺️

[gma]

The general rule for petites with short legs is: The wider the pant leg >> the more fluid the fabric and the higher the heel. And a high waistline is helpful, too -- all leg lengtheners.

[jacquelyntigong]

I like all your videos Chi. Practical, useful advice and you make me excited to try many type of unconventional clothes designs. Thank you for understand how ordinary people like us struggle to look beautiful everyday 🥰

[jacqchurchm]

Wow, great outfits!! New options for this mature petite woman, bless you. 💋

[fathiyyah]

I love the tips soo much I’ve been avoiding my wide pants for a while now coz I thought it would create a horizontal line that would overwhelm a petite like me, thx for the great tips as always

[francinef]

Thank you so much, this was so helpful! Also, the emerald green and black color combo look phenomenal on you!

[malabiju]

Hi chi li am a big fan of yours...you don't know how much your videos help me to choose the suitable outfits for me.
.thank you for being there n guiding small persons like us...😉😉😉

[Him]

lol this video is 3 years old and I just started wearing wide-leg pants! I love your advice 🤩

[MagandangPuntahansaPinasTV]

Being petite plus apple body haist too hard find the dress to fit but being here now in your channel, my self confidence is back, thank you!

[nancyb]

I found a beautiful pair of wide leg jeans at Express using the tips from your first video. I love them! Thank you so much! ❤️

[olganicolaou]

Thank you Chi Li Excellent advice as I'm five foot zero.

[barbarablackman]

Great tips, I never wear crop pants dislike them a lot for myself and on most people. I wore a nice pair of wide leg pants this week to a meeting with heels felt great and got a few compliments (to my surprise). But I remember your suggestion to make sure the pants are long enough, thanks for all your great tips.

[alinagavrila]

Chi, you're amazing!! I was about to look up some wide pants in light colours for the incoming heatwave, and I thought 'wait! Let's see what Chi has got to say about this issue!' really great advice and examples! No fancy brands, no crazy prints, not even a boring story of some unrelated topic! Keep going!! Thank you! ❤️

[anntruongcpambaea]

Your videos are awesome, I absolutely love them. Thank you. Have you thought about doing a video on the Vietnamese traditional dress, ao dai? I’m having a hard time finding a style what works for me with short neck and legs.

[lovethosebudgies]

Love this video of wide-leg pants! Using your tips, the combos look fantastic on you!

[lizglibert]

I do like wide trousers although I’m short .I know I look shorter I still wear it .I just feel comfy