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Sorry if this has been asked/answered before but I'm fairly tall (let's just say 5'11" though I am a tad shorter ) and it has kind of bummed me out a bit lately. I was just wondering if anyone else here around my height had done or does to down play it. I'm open to just about anything from colors to hair styles. I was thinking heels would be out for sure... Thanks for the help!

You are just barely tall enough to be a model. Your height is not a problem by any means, including when wearing heels.

hey hon im 6ft 1 and shrinking ....ive not had any trouble with heels at all honey ..gotta realise the average height these days is 6ft for girls and getting taller ...besides guys love us girls with long legs x

That's a bit of a relief. I was a bit concerned that I'd face trouble due to my height. Now I can proceed with a bit more confidence.

Your right there Nat they like the long legs, but even though I am only 5'7"ish I still get comments on my legs....... Hight isent something that is that important I think it is more about your actions.......... I know a GG that is 6'4" and she has never been mistaken for being trans or anything other than a attractive woman............

I'm 5'10". In my region, Seattle, I'm not exactly spectacularly tall. There are plenty of 6' tall women around here, and I suspect the average height is somewhere about 5'7".

Personally, I don't worry about it. I take advantage of 'tall privilege,' and I get a fair bit of positive attention because of it.

Often, anti-tall talk by others is just jealousy.

The primary drawback is finding stockings. Pretty much have to go online to find them long enough. Such is the curse of long legs

Some years back, the comedienne Elayne Boosler, who isn't very tall, used to do an extended bit about how panty hose are too short, that the sizes lie, and that even on her, "they barely came up to her knees".

BTW, one of her more famous quips:

"I'm just a person trapped in a woman's body."

http://www.elayneboosler.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elayne_Boosler

I was always self-conscious of my height and it held me back. When I transitioned it was a non-issue so I worried for nothing. There are lots of tall women these days. Just be yourself and don't think about.

6'1" here. Problem is shoes. Finding shoes in my size is a bear. Funny, they make 3" and 4" heels in my size but rarely do I find flats. So I spend my time in athletic shoes or no shoes. I don't need to be another 4" taller.

I'm 5' 11'' and 135 lbs. Luckily I wear a size 9 1/2 in shoes. I usually wear Steve Madden flats, I don't want to be taller than most of the men. But, I see women all the time who look at least 6' 1''. I suppose women are getting taller with each generation.