5 Common Mistakes Styling a Short Torso

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[kimberlyperrotis]

I always buy cropped tops (not the bralette ones, no one, including me, wants to see my tummy skin!), but a standard cropped length just covers my waistband, perfect! I don’t want to show skin, I just want tops and sweaters that don’t drown me, 5’4”. I’m not slender, either, I’m about a size 10 US, so I find that more structured items are more flattering. Cardigans look so frumpy on me that I only wear them at home. I wear structured blazers, jackets or coats when I go out and feel so much sharper in them.

[pampalumbo]

I love your instructional videos. They are so helpful. I have a short torso, short waist and long legs. I am 5 feet 2.5 inches and typically cannot wear petite or short pants because they are too short. Please keep doing this type of video for petites. They are awesome!

[marjorieweinstock]

Thanks so much for this video! I’m 5’1” with a short torso, short waist, and longer legs & the struggle is real! 😂 I’d love another video with you most flattering recommendations!

[sinajasminhess]

Yay 😃 I have a short torso and am very helpful for this content ❤

[marionhenry-rhodes]

Omg, spot on!! I'm 5'8" with long thin legs and a short torso with high stomach, and a flat butt 😔. Finding an outfit to take all these things into consideration can be sooo difficult. I love to see paperbag waist shorts and cropped jacket, but yes - its makes me look square just as u say. I have to skip the style, but still cant find what works for me just yet.
Your videos are very helpful though, thank you! 🙂

[Aliali]

thank you so much for addressing short torso.

[tamikolee]

Merry Christmas. I love your channel. You are awesome. I am a petite woman with a short torso. Your content is always great and entertaining. Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos. It is greatly appreciated.

[yifatjovani]

Great video and suggestions. It's so powerful to know how to dress your shape and create new proportions in your body to look and feel at our best! Love it!

[Hannah-rllt]

Dang...that was so entertaining 😂 thank you..from one short torso to another..much gratitude for the advice❤🇦🇺🙏

[ActingAlice]

Great info. Thank you! I needed this years ago. Glad I have it now.

[lindaloriharvey]

Thank you so much for the info! I'm 5'9", with a large bust, short torso, long rise, and long legs (33" inseam!) Finding flattering clothes for my body type is so difficult!! I like your tips 💛🌹

[kimberlyperrotis]

Why not do body shape and proportion analyses online? This would help a lot of women, it took me until my 50s to really figure out these things, and it might be a good sideline business for you. There are a few others doing this, but not, I think as well as you would, you have the trained and experienced eye for it. The market is still wide open and the cost of the extant analyses is too high, $100 (especially considering that the client is virtually doing all the work, anyway). Fifty dollars would be more accessible and appealing. Plus, these analyses require a lot of detailed vertical measurements that I can’t accurately take by myself. If I could, I would do the simple arithmetic analysis myself. All you would need is a straight-on photo of each client in leggings and a tank, in good light against a reasonably plain background. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to buy from your brand, I look frequently, it’s a great concept but I can’t wear synthetic fibers.

[kimberlyperrotis]

Extra thanks, Chi, for giving us another great video and in Christmas week, too. It’s such a busy time of year. I have the unusual (?) situation of having a short upper torso, but it’s longer than average for my height from my waist to the leg break. Because my rib cage is set so low, there’s not much room for a defined waist, even when I was young and 2” taller. So, I need high rise, 11” pants with stretchy waists, but tops always are way too low-cut and if they have straps, they’re ridiculously long. Not all straps can be shortened, either. I can only size down so much, as I’m naturally busty (E cup) and can’t stand that straining across there, it’s unflattering, too. Tops and sweaters are so long on me they’re sometimes thigh-length, which I hate. I tuck in all my tops and don’t want to have to shorten them all, I already have to narrow the hip and waist sections. Are all bodies this difficult to dress?

[snigdhadas]

Thank you you certainly are a blessing to me sister

[devongillespie]

I know I have a short torso, but haven't figured out my "sweet spot" for rise 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️
I have the toughest time finding bottoms that the crotch doesn't hang down in. I'm 4'11 59 inches, my inseam is is 27, and my legs measured 29 inches. Not sure if this is accurate, if so my torso and leg measurements are only 1 inch apart??

[shanayad]

This is me but worse. Along with a shorter torso I'm also blessed with a big behind and a lower belly pouch. Trousers don't seem to work for me at all whether high, mid or low making it really difficult for me to decide what to wear and I end covering everything with longer tops. Crop tops don't look either given the belly although I'm not much on the heavier side, I just tend to hold fat in these places. I'm having a hard time here, in real need of a stylist!!

[lourdeslayton]

Hi! How would I go about picking a shorts rompers for a petite with short torso? Any tips?

[marlenecavagnuolo]

One thing that is very frustrating about having a short torso is that the bottom of a top or jacket will fall lower on you than it would on someone with a longer torso. This can make it too tight since it’s hitting at a place on your hips that is wider than where it would hit on someone with a longer torso. This in turn makes finding the right size difficult because if you size up to accommodate that, the top or jacket can end up being too big on top!

[sewsooze]

This is me I feel like I have No gap Hardly from Underarm to Waist 🤨 I'm 5ft x

[pauline]

Im 4ft 9 with a belly . Plus im 48yrs . Mi shoe size is 2 🙈
Its embarrassing
Plus i dont want to free frumpy please help me out