For the Gentleman / Ladies of slighter stature.

[CharlieB]

At 5'9", I'm just on the cusp of your short/tall cut-off. The issue I have is proportion. I have long legs and a shorter torso. I wish more trousers were made, as in vintage items, with a higher waist.

 

[Mr Vim]

I wish more trousers were made, as in vintage items, with a higher waist.

Why not buy more vintage trousers?

 

[HepKitty]

The short pilot at work (5'9", the rest are 6'-6'4") swears he's going to sue the city for putting the sidewalks so close to his butt

 

[Mr Vim]

Oh, that's brilliant!

 

[CharlieB]

Why not buy more vintage trousers?

If I can find a good, local source, I will have to try looking for some.

 

[CharlieB]

I just saw a statistic recently stating that the current average height for men in the US is 5' 9.2", so being 5' 9", I never really thought of myself as "short", particularly since most of the men I work with are between 5' 6" 5' 10", with some over 6-footers.

A little bit of historical trivia. At 5' 6" we think of Napoleon as short, but for his time, he was rather taller than most other Frenchmen!

 

[Diamondback]

Are you telling me I, at similar height, would be fully justified in having a Napoleon Complex? lol

 

[CharlieB]

Are you telling me I, at similar height, would be fully justified in having a Napoleon Complex? lol

Do you find yourself standing with your hand tucked into your jacket?

 

[Diamondback]

Do you find yourself standing with your hand tucked into your jacket?

Only when I'm discreetly placing it near my .45 in case some fool decides to Do Something Unbelievably Stupid and initiate hostilities...

 

[W-D Forties]

I'm a teacher, and to the oft shouted (when I am on a stool wiping the board) 'Hey, Miss, you are really little!' my reply is laways the same:
'I'm not little, I'm just really far away...'

 

[Land-O-LakesGal]

I'm a teacher, and to the oft shouted (when I am on a stool wiping the board) 'Hey, Miss, you are really little!' my reply is laways the same:
'I'm not little, I'm just really far away...'

lol lol lol

 

[Edward]

I'm a teacher, and to the oft shouted (when I am on a stool wiping the board) 'Hey, Miss, you are really little!' my reply is laways the same:
'I'm not little, I'm just really far away...'

For the last time, Dougal.....

 

[I Adore Film Noir]

"Good things come in small packages" if I had a dime for every time I heard that phrase, I'd be a millionairess.

I'm only 4"10" and despair of buying clothes that are ready to wear. The so called 3/4 length sleeves are full length on me and dresses and slacks must be hemmed.

The worst part, though, is that an extra five pounds of weight really shows!