No, but I personally have a couple of caveats off the top of my head. I had a friend get married who was 5'11", and these came from that:
a) 3/4 length sleeves are your enemy. Mid-size people can wear them and everybody "gets" that they are supposed to end between the elbow and the wrist. If you're very short or very tall, the initial look says your clothes don't fit. b) Likewise, tea length is not good for either the very short or very tall, IMO. Ending a few inches above your ankle looks "on purpose" if you're 5'6". If you're 5'2", you look like you're wearing your mother's skirt, and if you're 6' you look like you couldn't get clothes long enough. c) My first thought is that an empire style with a looooong skirt falling straight from the bustline might really tend to elongate her body and make her look even taller than she is, so I would tend to steer her toward something with a defined waist. With all that long, lovely torso, though, and long legs, she should be able to wear styles that other girls can only dream about because they get too "busy" when compressed onto an average sized body. Just my nickel-- LuAnn ----- Original Message ----- From: WickedFrau<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Historical Costume'<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:29 PM Subject: [h-cost] Best styles for tall girls - OT Hi, this is OT, but I know you guys know a lot. I have been asked by an 8th grader who is over 6 feet tall to make a graduation dress. She doesn't really have any ideas of what she wants. Do you know of a resource which will tell what styles look best on tall girls? Thanks! _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume<http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume> _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
