Monochromatic color scheme vs two/three toned?

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Monochromatic color scheme vs two/three toned?
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I read in a guide by the Modest Man that wearing monochromatic clothing gives the illusion of being taller and on other sites that two or two toned is the way to go. What is your honest opinion?

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Nothing makes you look "taller" but the wearing two bright contrasting colors will accent your stature. So wearing an orange shirt with red pants, that division between top and bottom with your short stature will make your short height stand out. Don't know if that makes sense. 

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Good thread comparing heightism to colorism

This was from a post on Lipstick Alley, a site for black women. A lot of the darker skinned women complain about "colorism" and how unfair it is, but are quick to denigrate a man because of his height which of course is just as uncontrollable as someone's complexion. This is the first post. I will leave a link to the thread underneath

 

Is it really comparable though? I don't think so..

I hear men say "women always curve short dudes but they get mad if we prefer light skin women." And "if we were talking about dark skin women about the way y'all talk about short men, you would be mad".

Then my sister was talking about the other day how "all men love tall women because we are goddesses and we hold weight better (she's dark skin btw and she was saying it in a joking way) and one of our cousins is a shorter light skin girl and she said "but y'all hate when men say they prefer light skin women but it's okay for you to talk sh*t about short women". She also then said that "most men would prefer a short light skin girl over a tall dark skin girl anyway, us lightskins always winnin" (Wow right?)

Like why does everything about height have to revert back to colorism. People always want to bring colorism up when we are talking about a whole different topic. You can't compare oppression and slavery to height!

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Thread here: https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/why-do-some-people-compare-heightism-to-colorism.1533355/

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Saw this on reddit and had to lol at this one. Most of the short man bashing I see on Twitter coincidentally comes from young black women. Read this article. A lot of whining about seeing "no weaves", "only into White, Asian, Hispanics" on men's dating profiles. She says she was devastated how one she noticed it online she noticed it anywhere.

Anyone reading this reminded how many "don't message me if you're under 6'", "i need to wear heels", "short men are bitter" you come across on profiles? They don't feel sympathy for us lol, why should anyone for them? A preference is a preference right?

The article is here: https://www.bustle.com/articles/37427-5-truths-about-colorism-that-ive-learned-as-a-black-woman-in-nyc

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Monochromatic color scheme vs two/three toned?

I read in a guide by the Modest Man that wearing monochromatic clothing gives the illusion of being taller and on other sites that two or two toned is the way to go. What is your honest opinion?

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