https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:22:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1837223 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:02:35 +0000 Aziraphale 1837223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh gosh, I'd be on such tall stilts that I'd probably fall over... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1836258 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:05:23 +0000 Janet 1836258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At first I thought this was kind of hilarious, but upon reflection I think it could be really interesting for encouraging people to quite literally see from another's perspective. My husband is 6'6" so he'd be pretty much the standard for this party. He is so used to being the tallest guy in the room that he immediately notices when someone taller comes in, and how weird it is to look up at someone. And imagine how it would feel for my stepson's wife at 5'0" to have a conversation with someone without looking up at them! We've talked a few times about how accustomed we all are to seeing the world from a certain vantage point, whether it is 5'0" or 6'6". What an interesting way to challenge perception.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1832458 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:10:45 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1832458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echoing Echo (aren't I funny?), I think the effect of height difference is likely to be felt more keenly by shorter people, because that's how it goes when one group has more power and the other less. So if you did this experiment, tall people might feel ignored or somehow out of sync, but short people would get the attention they'd expect from being taller. Is it going to change anyone's life? Don't be silly. But I'm all for waking up to what's going on in tableaus we are part of. </p> <p>Staysfit sounds a lot like me in terms of height and how we've related to it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1832456 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:58:04 +0000 Anonymous 1832456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's too funny! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1832209 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:29:39 +0000 Echo 1832209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, this was like performance art, and it WAS entitled "Personal Absurdities Level." I like the fact that the photos and the display perhaps helped people think about this issue. </p> <p>My DH is 17" taller than I am, so I live this daily. Indeed, all of my children are now taller than I am, as are most middle school students at work. But presence is not determined by size, IMO. I have never felt dismissed or disrespected due to height, despite being aware of all the studies to the contrary. </p> <p>Despite this being an art exhibit, I would actually find it entertaining to attend a gathering like this. On the rare occasions I wear heels, it really DOES feel different and it sometimes changes my perspective. Heck, I just raised the seat on my bike an inch and it suddenly feels like I am tall when I'm cycling! </p> <p>Staysfit: My DD is very pleased about being tall, too. I think her goal for a long time was simply to be taller than me, which she knew she would be, but was impatient for it to happen. Although I was very tall for a 5th grader (the tallest in my class, though I did not grow after that), I did not enjoy it at all. I felt self-conscious being taller than everyone else. DD has no concerns about being taller than all of her friends and most of the boys in her class. She definitely views height as an advantage.&nbsp;<strong></p> <p></strong> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1832138 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 23:13:04 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1832138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the comments! I took the most into account when I posted this to my page for geographers as a way to get people thinking about how our experience of place is always embodied and physical. I even cautioned about twisted ankles, cause people have to live in those bodies even after class is over! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1832028 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:21:58 +0000 JAileen 1832028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wouldn't sitting in chairs at a table accomplish the same thing, without the danger? Okay, someone could sit on a phone book, if need be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1832005 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:17:06 +0000 Eliza 1832005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is interesting how extreme height differentials can impact the nature of conversations. Sitting down can help. At 5'8", I found it challenging to speak with a 6"9" person at a "stand up and mingle" party. My neck had trouble, he was bending and it revealed concretely how complicated some aspects of his days must be. Likely true in some ways for anyone who is on either end of the curve. Not that those shoes seem like the answer... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831695 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:18:38 +0000 rachylou 1831695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Y'all know what I used to do to bug my dad and brother and amuse myself: I'd walk up to them and say 'I'm taller than you.'</p> <p>Hahaha! That bugged them sooooo much. It was HILARIOUS. Even tho it was so clearly untrue. I should do it some more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831683 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:30:50 +0000 Ledonna N. 1831683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Broken ankles everywhere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831568 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:07:05 +0000 Staysfit 1831568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I doubt you can tell very much at a party like that regarding what it is like to live in a tall or a small frame for the very reasons Fashiontern mentions. It is a product of the accumulated experiences that truly counts. I know that my experience and feelings about being tall are different than my daughters. She is obviously from a different generation and also grew up in a different community. We are close in height but she is maybe an inch taller. She has always been proud to be tall and even wanted to be taller. I had times in my youth when I was not happy about being tall. It's hard to know if I was treated with more respect because of my height, but I do know that as a very young child I was much taller than ALL of my peers and looked much older because of it. With that height came increased expectations to behave more maturely. Maybe unfairly so. Even though I am not considered that tall in comparison now, at 5'8.5", I still have the mindset of being the tallest person in the room and carry myself as if this is true even though it isn't. I'm sure my early experiences set me up for a life of "thinking tall". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831524 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:24:44 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1831524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Emily, if you invite someone over 6'8", you could change the standard height. </p> <p>Staysfit and Gigi, surprising reactions.</p> <p>I've been reminded over the past year of how being big and strong is related to masculinity (and of how very in-feminine I felt when I was taller than most of my middle-school classmates) , but that isn't just true for teen-agers' growth &amp; development. There have also been numerous studies in recent years that show that taller women and men are given more respect. (I notice this a little bit when I move between the US, where I'm on the tall side, and Germany, where 174 cm is very average for a woman). We really are not ethereal "selves", attached to shells. People live in and through bodies; the body we have affects how we see things, and what we see. </p> <p>I imagine that anyone curious enough about the social experiment to attend one of these would want to stay sober enough to observe--but I suppose the difference in how someone is treated when they are suddenly see eye to eye with everyone in the room might be disturbing enough to drive them to drink--sitting down in a corner, I hope. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831522 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:12:49 +0000 rachylou 1831522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, Gigi. When they let loose the tiger, we all know who will survive... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831308 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:20:07 +0000 Gigi 1831308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This seems like it could be very dangerous. If you're short and the tallest person is over a foot taller than you, you would have to wear some serious platforms, which could be very difficult to walk in. And add alcohol to the equation...it could get nasty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831230 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 00:48:15 +0000 Staysfit 1831230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is preposterous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831183 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 22:09:26 +0000 Emily K 1831183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Still not quite fair to everyone. &nbsp;Some people might have to lop-off the bottom inch of their feet, or maybe take a bit off the top to come in at 2m. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831144 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:14:56 +0000 cindysmith 1831144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's definitely interesting! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831121 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 17:48:23 +0000 rachylou 1831121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, you should post this in the main forum. Known fact that taller people are over-represented in the CEO category. Height matters socially. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831117 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 17:40:08 +0000 elpgal 1831117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is such a bizarre idea but I can see the merits. In conversation, I find myself constantly interrupting people who are taller than me because I can't tell when they are done talking. Never happens with people my height. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-height-matter#post-1831097 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 15:37:19 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1831097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everyone wears shoes according to their height, making everybody 2 m standard.<br /> <a href="http://www.almostzara.com/2012/06/same-height-party-shoes-puts-you-all-on-the-same-level/" rel="nofollow">http://www.almostzara.com/2012.....ame-level/</a> </p>