At best, with proper fit and proportions, a suit is one of the most flattering outfits a man can wear, regardless of his height or stature.
You can't go wrong with mid or even higher rise suit pants; these make your legs look longer. Higher rise makes your legs look longer, which is typically a good thing for shorter guys, especially those with long torsos. They're also very comfortable!
If you wear a men's Small, a size 36 jacket should work for you. Men who wear Medium-size shirts can go for a size 38 suit jacket, while men who wear Large can try sizes 40 and 42.
Many short men are scared of wearing blazers and suit jackets as they tend to make them look shorter, and most of them are too big for them. However, a blazer could be the best thing to ever happen to your wardrobe. It can make you look muscular, which will add some height to your average look.
Puffy, Bulky, Oversized clothing tends to dwarf a shorter guy, making him appear shorter and stockier than he is. Opt for medium or high-waisted pants that show your legs longer. Short men can wear a button-down modern or a Club modern collar.
Avoid Full Length Coats
Unless it's absolutely necessary, we think that shorter men should avoid wearing coats that go past their knees. Granted, if your coat fits perfectly and/or your name is James Dean, you might be able to pull this off. But for most guys, this tends to make you look shorter than you really are.
Coats that hit mid-thigh: If you're 5'3″ and under, a long coat can easily swallow up your petite frame. Coats and jackets that hit, at most, your mid-thigh will be your best bet when keeping you warm without overwhelming your stature.
Almost any jacket looks good on short guys if it fits well. Avoid coats that go past your knees and super puffy jackets. Try wearing thigh-length overcoats, thin leather jackets and field jackets, and non-bulky down jackets.
Originally Answered: Is 5'5 unbelievably short for an adult male? It is on the shorter side of average, but certainly not unusual. People come in all shapes and sizes and those who are not right in the middle of average may tend to stand out a bit. It doesn't need to adversely affect you.
“Around 68% of the adult male population are within 3 inches of that height, so 5'7"falls within that majority range. That's pretty "normal" (i.e. common, typical) for men. So 5'7" is a little bit shorter than average, but falls within the typical range for an adult male.
Try a Higher Waist
It sounds counterintuitive because a higher waist can shorten the appearance of your torso, but a higher waistline does elongate the visual line of your legs, making you look taller. As a shorter men, a general rule of thumb is that you want your legs to look taller.
Men's Trousers Fit
So if you want to know how to look taller – STOP wearing things that visually SHORTEN your legs. You want your waistline at your waistline – not your crotch. That means no untucked shirts unless they end at your hip bones or are designed for short men. And no low-rise pants.
Sexual attraction
Study after study has found that taller men and women are generally considered more attractive. Intriguingly, you can even guess someone's height from their face, meaning a mugshot on a dating website is not going to hide a more diminutive frame.
2: Figure Out your Height in Feet and Inches
To give you an example, a man that stands at 5' 7” who has a chest measurement between 36 and 46 inches should look for a short suit. Men between the heights of 5'7” and 5'11” with a chest measurement between 36 to 54 inches should look for a medium, or regular, suit.
A long coat is going to drag a short frame down and make you look as if you're even closer to the ground than you are. A coat that swishes down to the feet is magisterial on a tall frame, dramatic even. But on a shorter frame, it looks ever so slightly wizard-like or carries a hint of the Shire.
Avoid short trousers and pants that stop at the ankle. Best to wear pants with straight pipes or wide legged ones with heels, preferably high-waisted. If you do wear cropped pants be sure to wear a shorter top to give you a nice 2/3 – 1/3 silhouette.
Medium length (mid-thigh)coats are good for the more petite, where you want more length for warmth, but not so long they overwhelm your frame. A 3/4 length coat (one that is just above the knee) is flattering for most average height people. If you're petite a slightly shorter (medium length)coat is often better.
Whilst shorter people may appear to have gained more muscle in less time, it's simply because they need less muscle to fill out proportionally. In contrast, a taller individual with longer limbs may take more time to fill out.
See, the thing is, most short guys actually do tend to look more muscular and built than taller guys when they first start out with their lifting career. You can look at any group of friends that all start out lifting together and most of the time, the shorter guys are going to have bodies that look more developed.
Think white, grey, olive, navy, or even burgundy. The same suggestions for the casual buttons down shirts apply here as well. Muted colors and small patterns will look more proportional on shorter men compared to large patterns and bright hues.