Best Tips For Styling Cardigans As A Petite Woman
Where are my petite besties at? We all know that us short ladies have to make sure when we wear sweaters and cardigans that they don’t make us look frumpy or stumpy. This can become a challenge when shopping. It is important that when we shop, we are being mindful of how our cardigans fit, and how we style them.
Follow these ideas and tips to help you style and put together looks with cardigans.
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Tuck in your top
When wearing longer cardigans, sometimes your shape can get lost. We want to bring your shape back and create an elongated image. An excellent suggestion is to wear high-waisted jeans because when you tuck in your top, you are showing your natural waistline, making your legs seem longer, and making you look taller. Think of this look to be able to take away the “shrinkage” that a larger cardigan creates if you don’t tuck in your top, which can make you look “frumpy”.
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Wear a belt
For the same reasons to tuck in your top, wearing a belt can also give you the same effect to show your natural waistline. Wearing a belt will draw attention to your smaller waist, creating your beautiful shape. Belts are great when you want to throw on an oversized cardigan over a more flowy dress or shirt. Wear it on your waist or at your high waist if you feel like your look needs more shape without looking “frumpy”.
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Banana Republic
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Cuff the sleeves
One difficult thing about buying cardigans is that since we are petite, we often have shorter arms making the cardigan sleeves too long. If we don’t cuff the sleeves, we are faced with having cardigans look massively too big and overpowering. It’s great to cuff your sleeves just a bit, to make sure your cardigan fits you.
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Keep it Above the Knee
When wearing cardigans it is important to want to wear them in a way that flatters you. The goal here is to wear the cardigan beautifully, and not have the cardigan wearing you. If your cardigan is too long, it can make you seem drowned in the fabric. A key tip is to make sure your cardigan hits you at or above the knee. This will let you wear the cardigan that fits you best.
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Athleta
Styling Points
When wearing my favorite cardigans, I try to style them with these ideas in mind. I try to style it with high-waisted jeans skinny jeans or leggings, usually tucked in or with a belt. This will make my legs appear longer and taller.
Another tip is wear your outfit with heels. Although I love wearing flats, heels will give you height that will look great with wearing cardigans. This is because wearing heels will give you that long and tall look.
Outfit Ideas with Cardigans
Both of these are great outfit suggestions. With long cardigans, it's great to wear skinny jeans because when wearing a lot of material, it can drown you, but the skinny jeans will make your shape long and lean creating the illusion of long legs. With a cropped cardigan, since it is short, skinny jeans will create that long petite line with your style.
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Banana Republic
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When wearing cardigans, it is great to have your outfits create a long lean line of color. A great suggestion is to wear a white tank, white bottoms, and a neutral-colored long cardigan.
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This is a great way to style a cardigan for fall, spring, or summer. A great suggestion is to make sure the cardigan hits right above or at the hem of the dress.
