this is why your clothes look 'off' | PETITE EDITION

I love how you drive home the point that no “body type” is preferred. The idea is to find yours and dress it to make it look the best.

Great video like always! Would you consider making a video with "basics" for the body types? I find it so hard to find t-shirts, button downs etc. because they are usually too boxy for my body, but wearing dresses everyday is not practical😭

I love to see analyses of actors that are purposefully put in clothes that don't suit them. I learn so much from the reasoning why it looks off and the comparisons of course.

One thing particularly tricky with TR is fabric thickness. In general even if there is a flowy or draping design a thick fabric often is too much. I think this is because it interferes with the delicate bones and small curves and makes us look blocky. So anyone who is TR when shopping remember thinner fabrics are much more likely to look excellent. You can work around this if an item is structurally curvy like a qipao, but so many items just aren't designed that way.

This is so helpful! I'm a Romantic and am 4'11, but have always felt weighed down when wearing clothes that fit traditional petite styling tips- long cardigans, long pants + boots/heels. Now I know why. I feel much more myself in ankle-length pants and cropped cardigans.

I love that you keep the little moments like saying "twelve body types" instead of ten. 😊 Makes the videos feel more relatable.

I used to think I was SG and never felt so weird and kinda frumpy even though I liked the style. When I started dressing for a more lush, romantic type everything clicked perfectly. Sometimes you really gotta try styles to know your type. It also helps if your partner can point out that you have a very similar body types to celebs who are already typed

I’m recovering from several eating disorders and am weight-restored and have severe body dysmorphia. Your videos are a Godsend 😭 I’ve never known much about style or my own style and type but I’ve always known that I want to feel comfortable and look good in my clothes. Thank you so much for this and for the way you describe things 💗💗 definitely saving up for a consultation. I love you and your page 🥺💓💓

Melissa looks truly exquisite. Always seen her in the yelling buxomy small woman role. EDIT: a video suggestion here. Maybe you could talk about differences body types of the actresses that have protayed Marilyn Monroe and Marilyn herself. Just for educational purposes to see Romantic style on different body types.

This video helped me figure out my type since I'm petite!!! People always wanted to put me in soft or flowy things since I'm "cute" but I always look a million times better in structured! TY!! Also, using your hand structure to diagnose your body type would be brilliant!

Thank you!! I took the test and did get theatrical Romantic , which seems for the most part accurate for me. I’m 4’11 with an hourglass figure , and sometimes it’s hard to find clothes that fit me properly so these videos help immensely 😊

Thank youuu for this video! You help me further understand my body type and how to dress for petite people. I'm a Romantic body type and only 4'11 in height with an hourglass shape body. I know that flowy dresses and skirts look good my body buttt it is sooo hard for me to wear casual clothes. Casual clothes or basics makes me look boxy and bulky. Hope you can make a video on this bcs it would help me a lot. Thanks again for this video❤

I'm 5'3/163cm and this video told me I'm actually not petite - mind officially blown! I'm about 80% sure I'm a dramatic classic, and yeah dressing in any of the things you just described for the petite types would make me look super weird. This channel has been so helpful for understanding why certain things look weird or straight-up bad on me, even if i might like the look of them on the hanger or in a photo, and knowing it's just How I'm Shaped and not some, like, moral failure. Thanks Ellie-Jean, you're a gem!

I don‘t think i‘m petite but this was so interesting! You talking about the harempants and ankle length pants got me thinking: how about a video on different styles of pants/jeans. I don‘t think i‘ve seen a video of yours on this topic and it would be really helpful since i‘m so not a dress wearing kind of girl :D

Being tall (5'7 or above), but described as 'delicate' and narrow bones usually means Dramatic! This personally helped me a lot. I look a bit like a Flamboyant Gamine in certain features but I'm too tall, so I try to use a mix of advice from both types, but more Dramatic!

Thank you for all your videos, so insightful! Desperately need a dramatic classic video, really hope in the works for this year😊

I am Theatrical Romantic and I describe myself as a tiny curvy person! And yes, a can be a very complicated type to dress. The type of fabrics very much matter and thin, flowy fabrics that are fitted but not tight are definitely the most flattering. But I very much struggle with finding the right clothing shape and materials for my body.

Can you do a video explaining kibbe terms vs. what we conventionally know them as? For example: explain kibble’s definition of profits, curve, vertical, etc. I feel like I mostly know what these terms mean specifically in kibbe, but I feel like I need clearer definitions and comparisons.

I love the topic of this one! So unique and truly helpful <3 I am a TR quite deep in my kibble journey and something I haven’t figured out yet is… just why shorter skirts look off on me? There is sooo much that goes into his but I would love to see a video on how to accommodate no vertical line. Cause I am definitely a petite who looks way more balanced in longer lines (mostly really with skirts)

I have never had a hard time dressing back in the US, but I just moved to Paris and it seems that the fashion at the moment is more flattering towards dramatic, sharp lines and women with delicate, not-so-fleshy frames. Meanwhile, I'm quite sure that I'm romantic: short, double curve with big bust aka the total opposite of the ideal in my current city. I went shopping and almost all the shirts and dresses I found were straight up and down with no curve accommodation and the fabric is so weighty. I need help lol will definitely hire your services soon.