Do Cardigans make short men look even shorter

[dulow]

I'm not on the tall side and have had my eye on some cardigans but I remember reading some where that a short man should stay away from any cardigan with more then 3 buttons. But I'm not sure if that's correct I cant remember the article so I was wondering if any one here has some input.

 

[breakz]

 

[edubs01]

Don't agree with that statement at all.

 

[dulow]

Ahh in search of the article I came across it again here is the quote "Avoid wearing blazers and cardigans with more than three buttons because they will draw unwanted attention to your shorter upper body." http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashio...on_advice.html

 

[breakz]

The answer to your question is "it depends."

Try one on. If it looks good, keep wearing them. If not, don't.

/thread

 

[brad-t]

Originally Posted by dulow

Ahh in search of the article I came across it again here is the quote
"Avoid wearing blazers and cardigans with more than three buttons because they will draw unwanted attention to your shorter upper body."

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashio...on_advice.html

the fact that this article uses a blanket statement for both blazers and cardigans tells me to ignore it

a blazer button and a cardigan button are not the same thing

 

[impolyt_one]

You're not gonna gain a magical three inches, or even an inch, from optical illusions, so wear a cardigan if you like it.
Your real friends are slim but not skinny pants, and shoes that look natural while being normally tall, ie workboots.

 

[CharlieAngel]

I dunno about shorter or anything, but you could skirt into dangerous "creepy stalker guy" territory if you're not careful:

 

[tagutcow]

A cardigan buttoned only at the bottom does make a fat woman appear thinner. Or so she seems to think.

 

[Robert]

Can't believe a thread was started about this. Or can I.

 

[stylo 9000]

Originally Posted by impolyt_one

You're not gonna gain a magical three inches, or even an inch, from optical illusions, so wear a cardigan if you like it.
Your real friends are slim but not skinny pants, and shoes that look natural while being normally tall, ie workboots.

+1. but above all learn to live with your height, it's not gonna up and change all of a sudden

 

[phoenixrecon]

the cardigan doesn't make you look short. Your shortness makes you look short.

 

[XenoX101]

Being 5'2 I can tell you right now this is NOT TRUE.

As for blazers, a blazer that is even the slightest bit too long will look funny, so generally speaking short/cropped blazers are the way to go, alterations will be a requirement if you're as short as me.

 

[ConcernedParent]

Did you grow up off of ramen?

 

[XenoX101]

Nope, ate reasonably well, beats me why I turned out how I did, I never had a big appetite or a big stomach and was always short (from early primary school days).