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The One Life-Changing Way To Make Your Legs Look Longer (It’s Not Heels!)

February 28, 2021 by Justine Schwartz
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Since none of us are wearing heels anymore in 2021, we figured that we’d better start to get creative when it comes to making our legs look longer.

Nothing is going to give you the height quite like high-heeled or platform shoes, but there is one secret outfit trick that insiders *swear by* to making your legs look longer and even leaner. What is it?

Wide-leg pants

Everybody loves skinny jeans to look, well, skinny–but did you know that wide-leg and flare jeans actually make you look so much taller?

 

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Elongate your gams with these pants that seem to go on and on and on. The wide-leg silhouette will make your legs look endless-whether they’re jeans or trousers or even those split-hem leggings that are becoming more popular.

“We suggest taking them to the tailor so they fit just right (you want the hem length to graze the top of your foot) and be sure to always pair them with heels,” StyleCaster writes.

 

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Justine Schwartz is a veteran women's lifestyle editor; she's written extensively about style & beauty tips, health advice and wedding planning. Her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Huffington Post and New York Weddings. Justine has been with SheFinds since 2010; you can reach her via email at Justine@shefinds.com.

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Jaden Smith at The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Benefit.
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North West with Kim Kardashian, stylish mother-daughter moment.
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