 yo yo what's happening fellas welcome back to the channel you know why you clicked on this video you're short or you're a taller dude and you're just curious on how small dudes think anyways fashion hits worldwide and according to Google the average height of a man is five foot six and for America it's 5 10 so I would say that your average dude that's into fashion is probably on the shorter side and when it comes to being small okay there is a few things you have to think about more than your blessed six foot genetic lottery hitting fella so that is why in this video we're gonna be talking about how to look fly as a short guy bars before we get into it if you guys can turn that like button blue so that the YouTube algorithm gods can bless this channel with love it really helps my channel I truly appreciate it and this video is also sponsored by rose gold and black and we'll talk about them later in this video okay before we throw clothes on your body your mindset is the most important thing I know it's because I went through it you know as a five foot seven fella I was very insecure about my height and I would just let that hold me back so you got to stop thinking small and you have to start thinking big so like I said I know how it feels it can easily turn into one of your biggest insecurities especially with the ladies and if you let that insecurity get to you it's not gonna help you with the ladies at all and it's also not gonna help you with your fashion and let me tell you why a lot of it just comes down to overcompensating whether it be overcompensating by buying so much hype and showing how much money you have or you trying to be so alpha and the dominant one with that big dick energy overcompensating listen guys always trying to take up space you know having perfect posture 100% of the time speaking in a neutral tone of voice that ain't it believe me I've gone through it it's ridiculous your height is predetermined and this is really nothing you can do about it literally nothing can be done besides wearing footwear that does add some height so don't focus on what you can do focus on what you can do you can start working out building that confidence within yourself learn how to socialize and maintain relationships and just overall being comfortable in your own skin accepting all your flaws will compensate not overcompensate for everything that sucks about being short I like to think of it like this there's these things that you can buy for your shoes that adds maybe an inch of height or so listen buying something like that is just giving into your insecurity in my opinion of course like everyone uses Instagram nowadays if you haven't followed me yet go ahead and follow me at Flava Johnny tie but for the past few years Instagram has turned into a comparison game and then those stupid spans will pray into your insecurity trying to sell you likes followers and views and all that that's the same thing if you give into that if you buy likes and followers and views you're giving into your insecurity and that's just ridiculous because accepting being short is what it really just comes down to and hey if you get some boots that add maybe an inch or two of height that's totally cool but don't buy boots just for the height you know I think it should be that you appreciate the boot the design and all that good stuff and you feel like you can style it well but that's just me you do you how I like to see is like if you're just a cool dude then you're just a cool dude the last thing I think about is how short you are so now we got that mindset out the way you know that's like the biggest hurdle for a lot of guys especially me since I struggled with that for years but now let's dive into the fashion aspects of it and specifically color for the most part wearing a monochromatic or achromatic color theme is probably the way to go doing so is gonna show off a more uniform silhouette it's not really going to make you taller or anything like that but you're not gonna be able to tell where the torso ends or where the legs start and that's the benefits of wearing a solid color theme and whenever you have a bunch of contrasting colors there's going to be little breaks in your fit which is going to show where your legs start and if you have stumpy legs yeah you might look shorter if you care about that stuff my go-to fit is always that gradient achromatic look basically following that grayscale color spectrum and if you want to know more about color blocking and colors that work I will leave a link down below and I will also have an upcoming video on my favorite color combinations coming very soon as far as footwear goes you guys know what already you guys have heard of plenty of times anything that adds high boots Air Force ones yada yada yada not much more to elaborate on that but I would say just be careful with your high top sneakers boots are fine of course but with high top sneakers just make sure they fit your proportions what you don't want is a sneaker that goes halfway up your leg something like the Nike SF Air Force one high that would definitely go halfway up my leg it's just not a very good look and it's definitely not gonna fit your proportions if you're really short and speaking of proportions this concept is probably the most important thing to get down when it comes to fashion especially if you're a short dude so back in 2015 2016 y'all remember what was trending back then scoop tees long line tees y'all remember that let's just say it's horrible for dudes like us why because it messes up your proportions having an elongated T just extends way past your boy making it look like your legs start lower and it's just thrown off also the oversized fitment is popular right now and you can still rock it but you just have to be a little bit careful check this oversized car hard shirts it's a size large and it's cut is meant for someone six foot and over and for me it extends past small Johnny so to compensate for that I have to wear chunkier shoes or anything that'll extend my height so just keep that in mind whenever you pick out a piece that's a size or two larger but the ideal shirt for the shorter dudes if you want that oversized look is going to be a boxy tee and if you guys don't know what a boxy tee is think of an oversized shirt you know that's loose fitting but it hams at the waist area this is going to make for better proportions because it fits like a normal t-shirts but is loose fitting and not just two sizes up which extends too far on your body like check out the shirt from Uniqlo this is probably the best shirt if you're a shorter dude and you want that oversized look you guys see what I mean now it's not to say you can't just size up on normal tees I've done that myself you're just gonna have to think about your proportions as you're styling the fit for the pants you're always gonna hear oh skinny jeans are going to make you look taller it's going to elongate your legs I've even said that but does it really I don't know honestly having a nice pair of slim skinny fitting denim that's totally cool but to only stick to that fitment I don't know about that and so let's just say I disagree with my old self regular fit slim fit straight fit whatever it is I would suggest trying out something other than fitted pants not only does it make your taste in fashion more diverse it's more fun and you'll understand here in a sec the only thing you got to think about and the one thing that you want to avoid is just heavy heavy stacking because I can really really throw off your proportions now the reason why you want a non-restrictive slim straight relax anything but skinny fitting pants is because of the sneaks now this is just a personal thing that I mentioned all the time and you're probably reciting it in your head right now but I'm five seven and I have size 11 feet I look ridiculous if I wear skinny pants with a chunky ass shoe like the Air Force one so all this comes down to is understanding yourself and understanding your specific proportions some people just have really broad shoulders and for that maybe fitted shirts are nice for you and some people are really skinny with the guts and so you want to opt for a more boxy tee now if you're my height and you were size 9 don't even worry about it wear your skinny denim with Air Force ones but in general if you're going to be wearing chunky sneakers a solid pair of non-skinny fitting pants will help compensate for the chunkiness making for better proportions here's an example of bad proportions I'm wearing oversized car heart shirt skinny ass track pants and Air Force ones now the Air Force ones do add enough height to compensate for the length of their shirt but the skinny track pants and the chunky sneakers that ain't it instead something like the Nike lab ACG cargo pants with the Air Force ones and a boxy shirt from Uniqlo just makes for better proportions I hope you guys understand what I'm talking about this comes down to you just look at the mirror and be genuinely honest with yourself if the fit looks right and that's really it guys understanding proportions is the main concept that you want to grasp whenever it comes to fashion I personally just ignore colors I wear whatever color I want contrasting monochromatic whatever it is just remember having a good mindset and knowing your shape and proportions is all that really matters and if you guys want minimal non over compensating pieces of jewelry I want to recommend you guys the sponsor of today's video rolls golden black if you guys haven't heard of rolls golden black they make minimal versatile jewelry for men I personally been wearing their accessories since 2017 and their pieces are always my go-to if I want to look good and I don't want to think too much about what accessories to wear so rose golden blacks necklaces are by far my go-to piece whenever I just want to add a nice touch to the 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