So, dressing for your height, what does that
even mean? I did a poll here on YouTube and this is what you guys said. And as you can see
here, tons of good responses and maybe a few not so good responses. Simply put, though, does
it mean short men can't wear baggy clothing? Does it mean tall big guys shouldn't go for
a close fit? Well, believe it or not, gents, the secret to dressing your height has been
around since 2500 BC. Yeah, this mathematical formula was used to construct the pyramids.
It
was also used in 500 BC to construct the Parthian. What I'm talking about here is the
golden ratio. The golden ratio is defined as A plus B is to A as A is to B. Now, what's really
cool about this ratio besides the fact it's been used by engineers, artists, and architects
for thousands of years is that it naturally appears in nature. And even if you're not familiar
with the term, the golden rectangle is seen all over the place. This rectangle using the
Fibonacci sequence represents where each nu
mber is the sum of the two preceding ones. And this
right here, and circular arcs on some of the most famous buildings in the world. Not to mention,
of course, it also pops up in nature and other natural settings. So, how does all this relate
to you dressing for your height? Well, gents, because timeless style is all about you leveraging
proportions to look your best. And in today's video, gents, I'm going to share with you how. To start things off, gents, I'm going to share
with you the five ru
les of proportion so that you can properly dress for your height and not
look like this. Or this. Or this. Seriously, I think we can agree we don't want you to look
like any of those guys. Now, gents, before I get into those details, I want to introduce
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If you did, Peter Manning when it comes to dressing for the shorter man, they've got some
of the best selection and best clothing you're going to find on the web. All right, gentlemen,
so let's get into the five rules of dressing for your height. First up, are you considered
tall or short? Now, a lot of you guys have an idea in your head, b
ut I'm going to go ahead
and define it. If you're over 6 foot in the United States, you are considered tall. If you're
5'6 or below, you're considered tall. you are considered short. Again, this is an American
standard here and I'm talking specifically for clothing. You could be 5'2 with tons of
confidence and think you're the biggest guy in the world. That's cool. I'm all for that.
But, that's not going to change the reality that a lot of clothing is just not made for
you and that's what I want
to address. You see, about 150 years ago, things changed when
it came to clothing. It used to be that everyone's families made their own clothing. You either
made it yourself, you had somebody making it for you, but it was pretty much mass manufacturing
of clothing didn't really exist. Fast forward to today, very few of you guys are having custom
pieces made. And because of that, you're going to find that a lot of these mass manufacturers
especially to keep the price low, they're going to keep
it relatively uniform when it comes
to the sizing of their collars, of their cuffs, and of the proportions in general of the pieces
they're building. Now, this isn't a bad thing if you are model size. So, if you're 5'8", you're
5'11", guess what? Most clothing off the rack, proportionally is made for you. That being said,
if you fall out of that range, you're 5'3", you are 6'3", you're going to find a lot of
clothing proportionally isn't going to look right. There's going to be something off tha
t
big guy that puts on that shirt that fits him, but all of a sudden, you look at the size of
that collar, it just feels too small. And what happens when you have a collar, you have a piece
that's proportioned wrong especially next to your face, it just looks off. Sometimes people
can't put their finger on it, but they can feel it. and it isn't something that's going
to be great overall for your look. So, what to do about this? Well, first up, just simply
being aware of the problem. You're going
to be ahead of the majority of people. The reality
is most people don't even see it because they're not even aware it's an issue. So, the fact that
you are aware of this, all of a sudden you can be on the lookout for clothing that actually
is going to be proportional to your build to your size to your height. Now, being aware of
this, you start to look for options. Today's sponsor, Peter Manning, like I talked about,
they're geared towards smaller guys. but all of a sudden, maybe you're 6'5". H
ey, you start
finding stores, you find brands that are actually built for you. And to be honest, this is one
of the best things I think a man can do. He starts to focus in on the fit for his body type,
not what, you know, the store is telling you should fit you. You know what your measurements
are, you know what your build is, and I know it may fluctuate and change when it comes to
weight. But, height isn't really going to change too much and you'll find that if you can find
a brand. that works
for your particular height, your build, all of a sudden, you're going to
have that's half the war right there. Now, I will straight up admit this takes time, it
takes a bit of research, but being able to do this find the brands that work for you is
a big step. Another option, though, is to go custom. As a guy that used to own a custom clothier,
I'll tell you that our best clients were people that were hard to fit were really tall or really
short or had something about their build. that it needed
that custom design especially for
suits or trousers. Shirts, you know, I think actually you can get relatively close and you
can have those actually tailored to fit you. All that being said, there are a couple issues
besides the price of custom clothing especially if you're on Salvo Roo, incredibly high price.
Lower prices when you go maybe to East Asia if you're going to be in Bangkok, if you're
going to be in Hong Kong or you work with a traveling tailor. But, there's also a risk to
that is t
hat does the person understand design and proportions because you can get but they
could still go with the standard size collar. And so, you kind of, you know, you get the fit
right, but the proportions are still off. And that's what this video is about, understanding
the importance of those collar sizes and those cuff sizes and even the placement of the buttons.
Now, for this next rule with proportion and dressing for your height, I want to highlight
two athletes. Now, the first one, Michael Ph
elps for most Americans needs no introduction. This
guy has won more gold medals than any athlete ever in the Olympics. The second athlete, though,
Hicham El Guerrero is less known in the United States unless you're a middle distance runner.
That being said, the Moroccan runner is very well known in his own country and has two Olympic
medals to his name including the world record in the mile. Now, Phelps is 6'4". El Guerrero
is 5'9". Yet, despite that 7-inch difference in height, if they were to
go shopping for a
pair of Levi's, guess what? They would buy the same exact size. Their inseam is $0.00.
the same. How is this possible? Gentlemen, this brings up the next two points that you've
got to pay attention to when dressing for your height is the proportions of your torso and
the proportions of your limbs. As any hipster will tell you, we are all unique snowflakes.
Seriously, no two human beings are alike. And even though you may be tall, you may be short,
you may be average in height,
your torso may be a bit longer, may be a bit shorter, your
legs could be longer, your arms. may be shorter. And all of this, gentlemen, goes into play when
you're trying to find items that fit you well and proportionally will look good on you. So,
let's start with the torso. Now, this is going to be related to your overall height. But, if
you're a relatively shorter person, in general, you're going to find that your torso is going
to take up a higher ratio than your legs or your arms. The oppos
ite is true for a really
tall guy. Your torso in proportion to your legs A lot of people go through their entire
lives not even noticing this. And as long as it's not at an extreme, most clothing is going
to cover it up and it's not a big deal. What you need to be careful is when you wear clothing
that emphasizes your longer torso or your shorter torso because you want to go towards wearing
clothing that brings you into the average. Remember, the golden ratio. Now, before I go
any further, this
begs the question, why are we going again for this golden ratio? What is
so attractive about it? Because it is... average and what is average in a society in general
is what people are attracted to. I remember reading a study years ago, I think coming out
of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and they talked about how as human beings we
are drawn to what is the norm in our society. So, this is where it's interesting because you
could be over in Japan, you could be over in Gibraltar, yo
u could be, I don't know, down
in South America and Brazil. And the average there is actually going to shift is going to
change. As such, what is attractive can actually shift in a society over time or as you change
from one country to another. Not to get sidetracked, but here in the United States, the obesity epidemic.
I will say that people are – it's become normalized and a lot of people are – they don't see an issue when it comes to attraction. I know a lot of you guys do, but I will say
tha
t in general we're more accepting of it. Bad? Good? You can let me know your thoughts in the comments. My point, unless you're going for shock value,
unless that is your goal, be careful about going towards an extreme because for many people it won't be attractive. Now, what about limb length? So, similar to
the torso, if you are a taller guy, in general your limbs are going to be longer. Not always the case. And if you're a shorter guy, your
limbs are going to be shorter. The key here is unders
tanding that you do have slightly shorter
legs or longer legs because you want to be looking for clothing that has enough material
or is cut in a way. Because let's talk about, you know, the biggest issue I think for really
small guys is finding trousers that don't have a crotch cut that goes halfway down to almost
their knees. And things aren't that much easier for tall guys. They put on a pair of pants,
it looks like they're wearing a pair of high waters. All of a sudden, yeah, it just they
lo
ok like jorts. Custom is an option here especially if you're at an extreme or find a brand find
a store that works for you that caters to your build to your body type because they're going
to get not only the length right, but also the proportions. You know if there's going to
be a pocket on the side, it's not going to look too small if you're a really big guy. It's
not going to look too big if you are a smaller guy. The next two rules on proportion, I'm going
to throw them together because they
are very closely related. That's going to be shoulder
width, you've got to nail it, and your head size. All right, gents, so get your head out
of the gutter. The head we are talking about is this one right here. And you can't do much
for the size of that head. But, understand if you are smaller in general, your head is
going to take up a larger proportion of your overall body than if you are taller. That's
why from a distance we can tell if a guy is a giant or we can tell if he is a bit shorter
.
The head in proportion to the overall body size gives us a very quick indicator of the
overall height and size of a man. perceive and are going to approach a person. Because
the thing is if you look at a baby, babies are born with heads that compared to the rest
of their body are very disproportionately large. As human beings, we have evolved. to find large heads on smaller bodies to be very cute. Now, this is great if you're a
kid. Not so great if you are in your 40s and you're 5'2 in your he
ad, in proportion to your body just happens to be larger. And let's not leave off the tall guys. If you're
6'6, your head in proportion to your body is going to be tiny. So, people see you and you look lanky, you look like a giant. You can look very intimidating and people can
step to the other side of the street. They – yeah, you just look scary. the perception of it. So, understand that your
grooming habits, actually your choice of hairstyle can affect the appearance of the size of your
head.
Going for a hairstyle that's closer to the sides, all of a sudden is going to thin
up the head. Maybe you grow out a longer hairstyle or you could even bring in a piece of headwear
that, again, balances out the head and makes it look a little bit larger. And, by the way,
the perfect ratio of shoulder to waist is going to be 1.618. Again, the golden ratio popping
up, but the reality is 90 some odd percent of men do not fall into that ratio. So, you
want to most cases build up the shoulder. In som
e cases, you'll want to narrow it down, but
if you're going to build up the shoulders, what does that do to the perception of the head?
It makes the head in general look smaller. So, for a lot of. shorter men, a lot of men
with that larger head and in proportion their body building up shoulders by wearing a jacket,
having a shirt with epaulettes or even with a shirt with a little bit of structure, maybe
avoiding a raglan sleeve versus going with one with more of a pointed sleeve, that right
ther
e is going to give your shoulders shape and overall balance out the size of your head.
For really big guys, somebody that made it spends a lot of time in the gym, you may think,
yeah, the cartoon character He-Man looked you look really odd. You almost become a centerpiece.
You look as all brawn and no brains, a beef cake. You don't want that. Or maybe you do,
but in any case, controlling your message and understanding that if you've got this type of
build where you've got the really broad should
ers, you can undemphasize them a bit by going with
shirts. with raglan sleeves or maybe even going with a jacket if you're going to be wearing
a sports jacket with no shoulder padding. It's going to be very soft on the shoulders and roll
over. Again, gents, I want to emphasize there's not a wrong or right here. There's simply do
you have awareness of this and can you use this tool to be able to craft the message you
want to send with the clothing that you wear. So, what video to watch next? Well
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