Kartik Aaryan is on top of his style game right now. He has never looked better (all that effort in the gym paid off and how!) and he has never styled himself better. Right from giving the black leather jacket a brand new twist to teaching us multiple exciting ways to rock ripped jeans, he has been playing it well. He understands how to make his newly obtained physique look super flattering with the right outfits.

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Anyway, what piqued our interest this time is his latest choice of formal wear, that made him look super tall. For the uninitiated, Kartik is not the tallest of the lot in Bollywood. However, he clearly knows how to make up for it by embracing outfits that make him look taller. Case in point: the white and navy combination he is wearing here.

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The crisp white shirt and the sharp navy pants, apart from making him look super suave, are doing wonders for his height. Here is why it is the perfect outfit for men under 5'9":

1. The pants don't have an extremely low waist. The medium waist is making his legs look longer, thereby giving the illusion of a taller frame.

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2. The pants have been ironed out in a way so as to leave a pronounced crease in the centre of the legs. This is a very important point to be noted whenever you are ironing formal trousers.

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3. He has chosen to wear a pair of sharp brown tasselled loafers. The narrow front of the shoes form an illusion of continuity from the trouser hems, thereby giving him a taller look.

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4. The way he has unbuttoned the top three buttons of his shirt is forming a V-taper on his upper body which is making him look taller than he actually is.

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5. He thoughtfully has decided not to wear a belt, which means the middle part of his body is not divided by a conspicuous, chunky piece of accessory. A must do for anyone who wants to appear taller.