Gauging Women?s Height

[Traci H]

As a fairly tall person (6ft), I am always conscious of what my height would be like when dressed. So I am always aware of tall women out in the wild. I am trying to gauge if others respond to her, how is she dressed, etc. Most of the time they seem elegant and attractive and comfortable in their own skin. One last thing I try to do is to gauge their height versus mine. I will often make a note of just how their height is referenced to something, say a shelf, or sign. Then when they walk away, I am able to position myself to that same reference point and gauge their height by comparison. I find it hopeful when I am able to establish a female that is about my height or taller and see how well she fits in. Of course there is lots more to all this than height, but it is one component that troubles me. Have any of you taller girls done anything similar?

[docrobbysherry]

I dated two 6' women 50 years ago. They were both self conscious about their height and wore flats.:straightface:

However I see scads of 6' tall women these days. Of course, sadly few women wear hi spikes anyway.:heehee:

But, I've seen a number of well dressed, attractive young women at least 6' tall wearing hi heels. They confidently rocked their looks!:daydreaming:

[alwayshave]

I have two daughters from my previous marriage who are both six feet tall. Both wear heels and when I last had contact with them were not self conscious about their height.

[HollyGreene]

I used to work with a woman who was 6' 2" and she always wore heels of 3" or 4".
She was never self-conscious about her height.

[Marketa]

6'2" here and I love tall girls in high heels regardless if I'm en femme or as a drab. As someone stated (not sure if it was here or somewhere else on the internet) "Tall girl in high heels is such a power move". When I see them majority of them just go with their day wearing what they like without giving it a single thought, but there's a small minority that radiates "queen energy" in the best meaning of the word. They are conscious about their height and they want you to be conscious about their height too.
But I also know 6' girl who never had high heels just because of her height, which is shame, because with her legs and figure she would rock it.

[Helen_Highwater]

As a people watcher it's noticeable that there are many more not only tall women but also of larger build. Not the stereotypical catwalk skinny type but just what you might refer to as average build but just scaled up.

And it's possible that because being tall is not so unusual for this generation, being self conscious isn't a factor in their lives.

I also take comfort in knowing that the femme things I wear fit me. I'm not squeezing into skirts, blouses and dresses. There are many GG's whom I share sizes with and while I am at the slightly larger end of sizing range (UK 18) there's a good way to go before I run out of things to wear.

Overcoming our own self consciousness goes a long way to enabling us the merge into the crowd. Being relaxed in ourselves makes us seem more natural hence we blend better.

[Amy Randal]

I am 6’ and I have noticed that there are a fair amount of woman my height. When out in public I usually wear flats or small heels to blend in better.

[Cheryl T]

I'm 6' also and always worried about being in public as I preferred to wear heels and that made me 6'3".
After a few times I realized people will always see what is not the "norm". The accepted average for women is around 5'6" or so and people seem to prefer average builds. Anything beyond that in any direction is always noticed. Taller, shorter, slimmer, fatter or dressed differently from the majority.
I worked with a young woman who was 6'2" and probably around 200#. She ALWAYS wore short skirts, very short skirts and at least 3" heels. She stood out easily, but She Owned It. That is the key.
Be confident and belong where ever you are. Don't be the deer in the headlights.

[Genifer Teal]

It took me a long time to get over it.Basically, I just put it out of my head and stopped caring. I want to wear heels, so I do. At six foot four even without them, I would get noticed when I enter a room. So I decided to walk in a room like I belong there. Hold my head up high and carry myself well. Not trying to be cocky, but just to say I belong here too. Of course, I didn't go unnoticed, but the way I carried myself didn't go unnoticed either. Many people told me how I enter a room like a model might. I like to think it's a little more subdued. I'm not there to take over the place. I just want to show some confidence in that I belong. It took me a while to get there, but it seems to be working.

[Stephanie47]

A number of years ago I saw a basketball team of young women visiting one of the local colleges for a game. I think attention was drawn to them because they were a sizeable group. They were thin but not the runway model thin. I do see tall women around and I do not think they are self-conscious of their height other than looking for a male date. It seems tall guy (me 6'2", now 6'0") and girl (wife, 5'3") is no big deal, but the other way around, there may be issues. It's not just an issue of height, but also weight, shoulder width, facial features. I have been out in the evening attired in dress and low rise wedge (2 inch) without attracting attention because I choose to stroll in a gently falling rain using an umbrella to obscure my face, and to some extent the umbrella visually reduces my height.

[kimdl93]

Also six foot two and I do notice when I see women of my height and taller. There are really more than one might expect.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Traci:daydreaming:THere was a Time when I was 6'1-1/2, Now Just a Hair over 6'11",

I havs Long Noticed that like Men, Women also come on all shapes & Sizes, >Orchid**O:daydreaming:O**

[docrobbysherry]

At 6' 11" I assume u hoop, Blue!?:heehee:

[Fiona_44]

I am 6' and see plenty of girls my height or somewhat taller when I'm out and about. It's normal these days.