Posted by Camille Dumont on September 19, 2004, at 11:07:50
In reply to Re: Physical attraction and height, posted by Wildflower on September 17, 2004, at 8:34:15
Short and small is also a pain in the butt. I'm a hair under 5 feet one inch and around 110 pounds.
When I was young people would always assume that I was about 4 or 5 years younger than I was which was immensely frustrating because I would always end up being treated like a younger kid.
Now people still assume that I'm much younger and even at 26 I STILL get carded in bars. The only advantage I guess in the workplace is that you "stand out" more ... plus I keep my hair very bright red so people remember me more ... which is good because I work for the government and networking is really important.
On the one side you get the "little genius" type stereotype whereas people tend to expect me to be some sort of genius ... but at the same time, its hard to be taken seriously when you're shorter. Yes people may think highly of your brain but its hard to have any kind of authority over them unless you take the time to cripple them intellectually.
But when it come sto clothes its HORRIBLE. As time goes by (even more true in more expensive stores) the sizes are changing ... that is a size 3 is larger than it was 10 years ago and in expensive stores a size 3 is like a size 5 or 6 in a normal store. I mean sure I can shorten pant legs and what not but the waists are just too darn big. I can't buy skirts ... they're always too wide for me and theyre isn't much you can do when its too wide. Also, not all lines will have sizes 1/2 or even 3. For many clothes it starts at 5 and that just too huge for me.
Oh to be 3 inches taller and 10 pounds heavier ... it would be heaven I think.
The only good side I guess is when it comes go men .. I think its easy for them to become protective of shorter women and maybe it makes them more comfortable or something. Despite being totally different from teh "supermodel" type, I,ve never had much problem in that area.
And for the whole "flat-skinny-no-curves" models, I just think its because designers are plain lazy. Its easier to make clothes that will fit well on someone flat like a board than on someone that actually has curves and shapes.
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