If you are tall or thin or both, it is better to avoid darker colours and pin stripes, as they will make you look even skinnier. Generally, solid lighter colours or plaids are the way to go in order to reduce the leaning effect.

Tall and lean men should also avoid wearing non-fitted clothes, even though psychologically they may think that these clothes make them look bigger. In reality, baggy clothes on thin people just make them look thinner and like they are swimming in their clothes. It is not a good look.

It is also a bad idea to get suits and shirts that are too fitted, because then you will also look skinnier. Just the right fit is required, and the experienced Finestitch & Co. Design Consultant will know what to do when taking measurements.

A Three or Two Button Suit is fine. Taller people (5’11” and up) can get away with Three Button Suits. Whereas on shorter people (5’4” and below) it generally makes them look shorter if it is not made the right way – so Two Button or One Button is more suited for them. Medium height people (5’5” to 5’10”) can go with any of the styles and still look fine. As a side note – two button is most popular, and in the UK, one button is also in fashion.

For shirts, it is better to have them slightly fitted with spread collars for taller or leaner men, as it has a widening visual effect.

Trouser can be cuffed and jackets can be a bit longer because tall men have the height to spare.

Stay tuned for the next instalment of ‘Suits for Different Body Shapes’ – Part 3: The Shorter Man