How to Look Taller and Leaner | 5 Style Principles You Should Follow

About this video

McGoff teaches five style techniques that shorter and leaner men can use to appear taller and more proportional. He covers proper fit, proportional accessories, avoiding horizontal color contrast, wearing small-scale patterns, and choosing mid-to-high-rise pants, while emphasizing that these strategies are about dressing well rather than changing who you are.

Key takeaways

• McGoff argues that proper clothing fit is the foundation of style and dramatically affects how mature, tall, and lean you appear, particularly with formal wear like suits
• McGoff recommends keeping accessories proportional to your build—smaller watches and slimmer ties for smaller frames, larger pieces for bigger builds
• McGoff teaches that avoiding high-contrast color combinations between top and bottom halves (like white shirt with black pants) creates a more elongated silhouette, and that small-scale patterns work better than large ones for shorter men

Episode details: published November 15, 2016 · 1.4M views · 9:13 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Brock McGoff’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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