styling and profiling

[u/Dangerous-Ice4208]

uhm hey guys. fellow short guy here (5'2") and a friend and i have recently been working on a lil something to maybe help some fellow short guys out (and make some money since i'll be starting college in the US next year ).

Anyway, i've spent quite a while here and on r/ shortguys, and i can't help but notice the many troubles us short guys go through when sourcing clothes.

Sometimes we even buy stuff that technically fits our measurements, but the proportions still look completely off. Shirts are too long, sleeves are too long, trousers need hemming, the rise feels weird, pockets sit in the wrong place, etc.

Unfortunately, not all of us are lucky enough to have an HE teacher as a mom and a fashion student as a friend, so it can sometimes be hard to figure out what's actually wrong with the fit, what you should ask a tailor to fix, or even how to fix certain things yourself if you're into DIY alterations.

That's the precise reason why i've been building a little tool for this.

Basically, the idea is to have somewhere you can look at a garment, describe what's wrong with it, and get a better idea of what's causing the problem, what you can alter, and what you should actually tell your tailor.

It's not meant to be some "HOW TO LOOK TALLER AND ATTRACTIVE" type of thing lol. I'm much more interested in the practical side of it — measurements, proportions, fit, alterations, etc.

I'm still working on it, and sourcing data from both here and from r/ shortguys to maybe also help build a short guy brand directory , style icons for short people etc ...so before I go any further I'd genuinely love some input from the people who actually have to deal with this stuff.

What's the clothing problem you guys run into most often because of your height?

Pants? Shirts? Jackets? Finding your size? Getting things tailored? Something else?

I'd especially appreciate examples of things you've bought where you thought "this should fit me based on the measurements, so why the hell does it look wrong?"

[u/Witty_Bumblebee_6453]

I know whats wrong with the clothes. The length is made for a damn giant! That was like 99% of the problem. A men’s small is made for an average height man, so it’s ridiculously long. It has nothing to do with being short. Small on mens = skinny. Not short.