Ruth Therenca 
Wondering how to style your petite body? In fashion, petite is anyone under 5’4″. Petite does not necessarily mean you are slim and small. Ladies, if you have a petite body, consider yourself lucky because it is one of the most comfortable bodies to dress. However, a minor dressing mistake, and your look is ruined, potentially damaging your street score.
The first successful hack to appropriately dress a petite physique is by understanding the silhouette of your body. Camilla Coelho, the model, wowed the crowd with this glimpse of petite outfit ideas she served at Elie Saab’s fashion show.
You’ve got to give it to Camilla for always knowing the exact type of clothes that accentuates her petite body to give her a flattering look.
When dressing a petite body, consider the 2/3rd and 1/3rd rule. Meaning, don’t use clothes to split your body in half. Instead, cover 2-thirds of your body from the waist down with either pants or skirt and use a top to cover the 1-third part of your body with a top.
Don’t we just love how Camilla has done it here? Her designer high waisted pants add to her height. She has used the designer crop top to show a little bit of skin, another element giving the illusion of height. Showing up to the fashion show in a crop top and pants gave her a feminine look without dividing her body into two halves.
She also has a monochromatic look owing to her black on black street style. If you are petite, avoid having many colours on your body. Instead go for clothes with one type of colour. Or if you want a wee bit of mix and match, add shades that draw from the main colour. If you are wearing black, mix and match with maybe grey.
This dressing aspect gives petite women a charming look as it enhances the height illusion. A column of the same class of color virtually elongates the natural body frame of a petite woman, making them appear taller.
Also, notice that Camilla’s Elie Saab designer leather jacket is the only thing on her look with color. So, if you are wearing one colour on your body, ensure there is a pop of a different colour, to distract from the main colour. It could be a scarf or a handbag. In Camilla’s case it was her Elie Saab’s designer leather jacket.
Tips for a classy black on black street style look
Black, as a universal color, is quite classic and looks good on everyone if paired well. However, it can give you funeral vibes if you’re attending a happy social event, if not correctly layered. See this tips on how to style an all black look:
- Add a contrasting color; this can mainly be a handbag, a pair of shoes, or even a subtly flowered jacket or a blouse. The different colors give eye-catching and elegant looks.
- Add clothes with different textures to break up a cat-suit look.
- Show some little skin, especially when on a casual all-black outfit.
Another tip for dressing a petite body we can borrow from Camilla is how to pair accessories with outfits. Her belt is medium-sized and her sunglasses are the perfect size for her face. Her earrings give her an elegant look by accentuating her facial features. Her designer chunky shoes complete the look by adding a longer silhouette. Always go for big belts with colours similar to your clothes. And always carry a smaller handbag.
Her black monochromatic style, complimented by Elie’s versatile piece of the designer embroidered leather jacket; her designer chunky heals, belt and sunglasses, are chic and minimalist. Thus, with her look petite ladies are inspired with more fashion tips on how to dress their bodies.
One last thing, go for clothes with vertical lines if you want to look taller. Horizontal lines and boxed clothes will shorten you.
If you want to check out more of Camilla’s fashion tips, follow her here.
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