A good height needs to be made a good use of to look great. Just one goof-up and your height will no longer be an asset to you. If you are tall, you should avoid doing the following fashion mistakes.

Do not wear anything bare or clinging. Avoid vertically striped designs and patterns as they will make you look thinner. Do not wear heavy shoes, heels and clothes having large designs and patterns. Try not to use shoulder pads. Also, tiny handbags, small earrings and very short skirts will not do well to your sense of fashion. Do not wear tight-fitting garments.

By tall, I mean women who are over 5’9” and have sizes ranging from 4/6 to 5/7. This is a list of must-haves in their wardrobe.

For shoes, tall girls can have low kitten heels and pointy boots. In clothing, they can go for flared or gathered skirts, pants with cuffs, knit vests, boxy jackets, fitted turtlenecks, full skirts, larger strap tops, and heavy belts. In case of jeans, tall women should choose low rise, slim fit cargo jeans.

Soft, fluffy fabrics with horizontally striped designs and patterns blend well with the height. Billowy and heavy fabric is helpful too.

Just like nobody loves being short, the opposite is also true. Being a giraffe has its own advantages and disadvantages. If you wish to be a model, this is good news as 5’9” is considered a satisfactory height to be a model!

You will find extra long trousers or pants that fit your size. You can wear long lines, knee-high boots with heels to flatter your height and long hair too. Go for bias-cut dresses, straight skirts and fitted blouses. Never try to cover your lovely arms, legs, hands or neck. They are appealing and many women secretly envy you for this!

There are many celebrities who don’t have the best height around, and they look trendy too. How do they manage that? They are height-challenged, like many of us. Why should that stop us from being close to fashion? Short girls must always wear full-length pants to make their legs appear longer. One more secret is that these pants should cover their shoes for a flattering effect. It is highly undesirable to wear pants that come down till the ankle or halfway down the heel. You can wear a striped shirt with long stripes with jeans or such pants to look taller.

Tall models are a favorite for fashion designers to try their clothes on, but that does not give them the monopoly of dressing in clothes that are ‘in’. Even if you are not blessed with a great height, you can be fashionable if you are able to pick flattering clothes that suit your body type.

Take the example of Eva Longoria. She is not tall at all, but she manages to look amazing. You can recreate her monochromatic look by choosing a top and bottom in same colors. Due to this, the eyes are drawn up and down that create an illusion of height.

Capri pants look great on some women due to their perfect body shape. Let me tell you which shoes are best to wear with Capri pants and the worst too.

Ballerina flats, skimpy thong sandals and fitted canvas sneakers are all suitable to be worn with Capri pants. They give you a totally casual look and show a lot of foot that gives the feeling of elongated legs.

Be careful, however, NOT to team up your Capri pants with bulky sneakers and cross-trainers, sandals with heavy straps and clogs. They will ruin the entire look and are a total misfit.

Every spring and summer, you must have noticed that almost all the clothing stores display their best collection of soft and light halter-tops. They look attractive and I have told you that you need a great back to wear one like that. But can just about anybody wear them? No, halter-tops are not for plus size women due to the obvious fact that these tops require a little slimmer back for the perfect look. If you are a plus size indeed, go for clothes that are your size and don’t make you look fatter. Some fashion choices need to be done keeping your size in mind!

So what if you are on the heavier side? It does not mean you should stay away from the staple clothing- jeans. A pair of denims is the most comfortable outfit according to me.

If you are a plus-size woman, remember that you will need a different kind of jeans than skinny women as their fits will not suit you. Moreover, never go for low-rise jeans. This is because such kind of jeans will expose your not-so-flat tummy and not do any good to your image.

So stick to basics and you are sure to find large sized jeans in one of the stores around.