How to Buy Jeans for Short Women

When you're on the shorter side, you may find it difficult to locate a pair of jeans that flatter your petite frame. Jeans that don't fit right make you appear even smaller and make your legs look squat. You can follow a few simple rules to buy jeans when you're a short woman.

Instructions

1. Purchase your jeans in the petite department. Petite jeans don't require any hemming on your part. Get your petite-sized jeans from stores like J. Jill. Besides J. Jill, many shorter women find that they look good in jeans from Banana Republic.

2. Pick solid-colored jeans. Stonewashed jeans can bring more attention to the length of your legs. With patchwork jeans, the design will break up your silhouette. Darker-colored jeans also work well on shorter women.

3. Stick to a straight leg pair of jeans. Cuffed jeans or capris shorten your frame even more. Same rule applies to bootcut and flare jeans.

4. Measure the hemline. To elongate your legs, you should allow the jeans to end at your heel. You don't want jeans that drag on the ground.

Tips & Warnings

• While wearing your jeans you can add more height to your frame by pairing the jeans with a heeled shoes.

• Watch out for stretch denim when buying jeans for shorter women. The stretchy fabric brings more attention to the short length of the legs. Pick looser and lighter weight jean fabrics instead.

Resources

• Purchase petite-sized jeans from J. Jill.
• Banana Republic sells many jeans that look great on shorter women.