My Short Torso Style RULES (and how I BREAK them)

It's been TOO LONG since I made a short torso video like this. What others do you want to see (or want me to update)?

I love your positive tone and practical tips. Plus your dog snoozng makes me happy,

Yes to all of this, especially the skirt leg slit - game changer!

@JulesBeth I love your video's and I learn a lot, but seriously, your dog is a Rock Star!!!

is he white? 🤣🤣 what does he classify himself

Got any tips for someone with a short torso and long legs who also has high hips and is very tall?

I cannot tell you how helpful this advice is. I only recently found out I have a short torso and have been struggling. I've read you should wear vnecks but most vnecks on me end up waay too low, does having a short torso affect this? Thank you again, I'm about to go binge all your videos now 😊

Super important to mention that women with big boobs or wide shoulders can’t do a high neck.

Thank you so much for this! I am new to your channel and absolutely love your content. Do you have any tips/can you do a video on a high rise body shape? I am 5’5 with a short and high waist but not really “all legs” because my rise is very long (ie bodysuits never fit properly). I appreciate any tips❤

This is so interesting. My body type and frame is basically the same as yours (which is why I’m following, ha!), I’m just older (early 40’s) and now have a slight apple proportion thrown in to my formerly totally rectangular/soft hourglass shape. I’m also 5’3” so technically petite but built like my 6ft mom. Anyway, I’m thinking it’s my 5’3” height that makes me want to wear high rise with long inseam (long for me… hitting my heel). My all-time favorite pair of jeans (which looked great when I was 20 and now look just as great at 40) is a high rise flare with an inseam that skims the floor (but no puddling). I like to wear both flats and heels with this. It makes me look taller and gives me proportionate curves. Of course, all through my 30’s, I couldn’t wear this because skinny jeans were the thing and seemingly the only thing. So I had to figure those out.

You are so right that higher necklines help balance, and I do notice that I use higher necklines (or longer sleeves) with my high rise, longer inseam pants.

The struggle I’ve had with high rise, shorter inseam pants is that now that I have slightly thicker waistline, it emphasizes that a bit.

Also, yes to tucking in… I have to play with the rise of my pants, but I’m finding tucking in at least partially is good. (I also do the elastic waist trick to place waistlines just so!). Back when not tucking in was THE thing, I wore low rise pants and used the untucked shirt with lower neckline to elongate. But I’m glad the styles have shifted. Anyway, that’s a long comment… it’s neat to see that maybe I was on to something with some of these tips.

i love that the dog is just chill

Hmm idk why the high neck rule doesn’t work for me. I always look slimmer and longer in a v neck. Maybe it’s my body type

Jumpsuits look great on sumone with short torso

This is so helpful! Thank you! I'm glad you started posting again, this is so helpful to me. I can't always tell what exactly is making my outfits look off, and all I get from my partner is that I look "fine" in anything and my family think every issue I have is that I'm just too fat ☠️

Also love your little dog behind you, with our opposite body type and that long-suffering look 😂

I love your videos! They are so extremely helpful! For so long, I've struggled to style my short torso though I had an intuitive sense of what looked good/ what didn't. For reference, I am 5'6", 110 pounds, 32C, and have had 2 babies (so not quite as slim at the waist as previously), an undefined waistline and narrow hips. I am an inverted triangle and find that some of the inverted triangle advice and short torso advice can be at odds with each other (for e.g, most A-lines are to weighted looking and hide my long legs). Another example, deep Vs and scoop necks are recommended for inverted triangles whereas not so much for short torso. I find they work ok in draping styles (like the Aritzia Wilfred Sabine dress--which also has the benefit of being short). But this may not work for a short torso pear or hourlglass shape. Would you consider doing a video on how to integrate the two? Thanks!

Your dog is so cute. Great Video!

Love these rules and style!

Thanks for sharing ! I had been wondering why i don't feel comfortable in some clothing. I literally feel like my legs are too far away and the proportions are off. Now I know what I have been doing wrong. Literally everything 😂

I’m so happy I found your channel! 🎉 Sixty y/o+ here and I’ve been struggling all my adult life with my clothes selections. Some outfits look great on my short torso long legs, and others look horrible! I’ve bought and given away a ton of clothes. You have it figured out!! Now maybe I can make smarter purchases and look better when I get dressed for my day. ❤

Can I make a comment... that's celeriac not celery. They are very different but both have a celery flavour. And the celery leaves look like parsley. No offence but maybe we call things diffe rently here in the UK. Please feel free to comment.

I am so happy you mentioned the slit on the skirt. I am 5 foot and always realized that showing one or both legs form a skirt or a maxi dress look great on my figure!

i actually have a balanced torso-legs proportion, but i am super busted and very curvy, and due to that, i love high waisted pants, but this combination with the bust, makes me look like I have a short torso... I dont plan in abandon my high waisted pants nor reduce my breast, so I use your tips and style my body as if it had a short torso. Thank you for your amazing tips.
Xx from brazil

I m 5.9” , please make any video for tall girls, can’t wear long trousers or pants 😢

How about short torso, no waist, big boobs and short legs..?

I'm short-waisted, so I think your tips work, as my legs are the longs part. But I haven't been tucking my tops. I think I'm wearing them out so I don't look like my big boobs are touching my waistband.

why not tailor your shirts cropped shorter to break the tuck in rule occasionally?

Hi, your videos are very informative and I love it. One request though: please slow down on your speech? Because a lot of information is lost when you speak so fast. I have to process! 😊 Two extra minutes on a videos are fine still🎉🎉🎉

Omggg I have that jacket from Lulu's! I absolutely love it. And it looks great on you. :)

Oh thank goodness I found you!!! I always have struggled with styling my short torso, you have made some excellent rules......many of them I have followed without really knowing why or even recognizing why they worked so well for me.. Now that I've found you, I'm going back to search for more of your content. Love, love, love it.....keep up the good work for us with a short torso!!

Hi, I was interested in your black double silver buttons jacket? where did you get it from?

I enjoyed this video. Thank you! I recommend checking into the Kibbe body types. I started dressing better after discovering I’m a “Flamboyant Natural” and my high waist/long legs are no longer as challenging.

Just discovered your channel and I found it fascinating. Great content. Some of the things you suggested make my skin crawl. Lol. I’m going to do your tips and try to get over my issues. I have a pudgy stomach and I stopped wearing my tops tucked in a long time ago. So we’ll see if I can pull it off. Thanks!

Short torso's are on the cusp of being the next body-trend are y'all excited?! 😅 Jk, body trends are dumb but I'm just surprised we finally get a turn lol

Omg the bra trick/ rule .. genius!! Please come dress me 😂

Great video Jules. Depending on your shoulder shape, adding shoulder pads can help to make your torso look longer.

thank you

This style advice is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been watching different style channels and wondering why certain clothing combinations didn’t work on my body so thank you for explaining it from the context styling of a short torso! Exactly what I needed.

YES PLEASE = A BOOK 👍👍👍👍🥰

I'd love a skirt series, and how to wear them. I've been tucking my shirts more and more, but I have a large chest with a short torso, and I often feel fatter because they hang off my chest.
Even with quirks, not giving up trying to dress my body better.

Wow, that is exactly I am doing as I have very short torso too. I am super happy that I have chosen the right outfit for me 😍

I somehow stumbled upon your channel today and WOW! I am so excited. I am pretty good at styling my shorter torso but I love getting new ideas or new ways to think about this topic. And, it SO nice not to hear advice (I am 5'3) petites should always elongate their legs. My legs are PLENTY long, it's my torso that makes e a petite. Someone GETS it! Yay!🤣

How tall are you dear ??

I have a long neck and short torso like you. I love high neck tops too and always tuck in my tops (half or full). Vertical contrast!! I'm going to be paying more attention to this now that I am aware of it.

Omg I’m five foot with long legs and a short torso! Love these points! Great tips.

Just discovered this channel. I love the tip of wearing a higher neck too with a higher rise pant. Some good stuff here. I agree about the underwire bra too. Thanks.

Nice jackets!

I just discovered your channel and this is so excellent!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I agree with tucking in the tops for our body time… especially a partial tuck. I steer away from high neck tops because I have a small short neck, big breasts and a small waist.. I look better with a square neck or scoop neck

Such a wonderful, video. These are all the unconscious rules I pretty much have intuitively scoped out to navigate my short torso. I’m a tall girl but curvy and have a short torso which makes keeping those long lines challenging. I don’t follow trends… I follow what looks good and proportionate on my body.

I just discovered your content and I looove your channel! So many helpful tips for my short little torso! I love the idea of making style rules for oneself. I have a short torso and long legs, but my legs (especially my thighs) are quite muscular and "chunky". So my preference is to maintain elongation in my legs so that the width is more balanced. But then also elongate my torso. 😉 Thank you for explaining the rationale behind your choices in such great detail. It's really making me think about what I want to achieve and how I could go about making some style rules for myself!