How to Disguise Big Hands and Feet
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Size has a lot to do with perceived femininity. In my last blog post, I talked about how to look shorter. Now let’s move on to big hands and feet!
Even short TG women tend to have bigger hands and feet than genetic women. This sends masculine signals, so here are 5 tips for downplaying large hands and feet:
1. Wear heels
Heels make long feet look shorter because they bend the foot into a vertical position. Obviously you shouldn’t go overboard if you are tall, but even a 1” heel will make your feet look smaller and more feminine.
2. Groom your fingernails
Groomed fingernails make your hands look more feminine, which helps blend them into your overall image. Choose nail shades that blend into your skin tone, rather than attention-grabbing reds and pinks. The ideal fingernail length is 1/4” past your fingertips. Nails that are too short or too long make your fingers look stubby.
3. Avoid strappy sandals
Strappy sandals are sexy, but the more of your foot your expose, the bigger it looks. You should also avoid T-straps since the center strap creates a vertical line that makes your feet look longer. If you want to show skin, choose peep toes or sling backs instead.
4. Choose the right jewelry proportions
Avoid flashy rings and bracelets if you have big hands, but that doesn’t mean you should go for dainty jewelry styles. You need big bold jewelry to match your proportions. If you want to wear bracelets or rings, choose one or two wide but simple styles in a solid color.
5. Go for rounded toes
Remember those pointy toe shoes that looked like they could be used as a weapon to kill somebody? Thank God they are out of style now because they are a TG girl’s worst nightmare! Pointy toes add unwanted length to your feet. Square toes are also a no-no since they make the feet look wider. Instead, go for classic shoe styles with rounded toes.
Ok, ladies – what do you think? Do you have any suggestions to add to this list? Leave me your comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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Sexy high heeled sandals with Hanes Stockings and a sexy skirt. That makes me feel sexy and feminine.
I am 5’10″ and typically wear size 12 with round toes and 4-5″ heels. There are a lot of women who are tall. To me, the issue is one of proportion. Higher heels make my feet appear smaller and, bonus, because I am thus taller, seem to minimise the appearance of too large shoulders.As with a GG, most tall GG’s are also larger in other body parts as well. Same with nails. I typically wear mine at least 1/4″ past the end of my fingers and with bright red nail polish. I think the appearance of longer fingers, because of the nails, helps to minimise the appearance of large ( wide) hands. Also, I think that the longer bright red nails may tend to draw attention to them and away from the width of my hands.
Wearing ‘flare’ style jeans will help hide a larger foot, often down to the lace endings, whereas I have found that wearing skinny jeans does quite the opposite. I know they have fallen out of style again in recent years, but don’t worry, they’ll be back! If you have wide feet, getting a thinner shelled shoe will make the feet look more like everyone else running around in skate shoes and sneakers, which tend to be thick walled. Thinner shells also tend to be easier to hide under pants, although I have to caution that some manufacturers make the toe very long, so look for ones that put the first set of laces closer to the toe edge. Skate shoes do this a lot, but the trade is a thicker shell that will be harder to hide under anything except flares jeans and which will look blocky on anything larger than 8 or 9′s. For some reason, I also feel like my foot itself appears smaller when the whole heel is thicker (for those who can’t wear heels) than the shell is tall. PF Flyers make a few models that you can google to see an example of both the thick sole and the thin shell. My choice of shoe are combat boots, because most of my foot gets swallowed up under the pant leg and I get the ankle support that I need, but it’s not for everyone. I’m actually really petite, but I have huge hands and feet (I didn’t eat properly as a child, so I’m stuck looking like a Labrador puppy, heh).
Does anyone have any advice on what to do with discoloration? I think that bugs me the most. My hands are dark and reddish around my knuckles (all sets) and all around the nail, so the fat wrinkles on my skin that are required to accommodate my huge knuckles really stands out with the paleness in between to highlight it! Lotion doesn’t help, nor do gloves over night. I have no idea how to correct it and it’s not like I can go in for wrinkle redux because then I wouldn’t be able to bend my fingers! Thanks!
You could check out laser for the discoloration. I mean they can remove a tatoo with it. There is also laser skin resurfacing if one can afford it.
Wearing shoes that FIT is big thing for me. Plus pointed toe shoes can make a size 6 look huge so a woman like me wearing a 12/13 pointed toes looks like a ski. LOL!
I’d like to comment on the high heel issue. If you have larger feet, higher heels actually make your feet less noticeable. Don’t worry about being tall, I know a number of GGs who are over 6’3″ tall. So you’ll be the tall chick is all, no big deal there. Here is what I have learned… If you have larger feet, wearing taller heels keeps the shoes in the proper proportion and your feet are not as noticeable. It’s all about proportions, not size. If you wear a women’s 11, a 2″ heel is too small. You should go for the 3-4″ height range or the heels will look out of proportion to the feet. I am 5’10, and wear a 3-4″ heel constantly. Some of my wedges are 5″ with a 1″ platform, which puts me at 6’3″ tall. Anything lower would actually look wrong and make me stand out more than me being the “tall chick”.
Also, on nails. Avoid square tips at all costs. Go for rounded nails. The square tips make the fingers look wider than they are, where the rounded tips lust add length, making the fingers appear slimmer.
A few well chosen rings and bracelets in combination with the nails will draw the eyes to the jewelry and people will be less likely to notice your big hands.
Maxi length skirts/dresses or boot cut pants going all the way down to shoes, help a lot to hide its size… And hide actual height of the heel too.
For nail length – 1/4” seems too much. I’d suggest actually use clear nail polish. It shines a bit, but is not grabbing for attention.
For hands, opera length gloves seems like a great idea if outfit permits.
I’d suggest to avoid any rings if possible (other than wedding ring) and all bracelets. Why draw attention where it’s not welcome? Instead some earrings or necklace will be nice.
Long sleeves might help hiding hands. But they aren’t often practical and easy to find (if you’re 6″ tall, it’s hard to buy anything with long sleeves, poor Uma Turman, I’d love to know where she shops).
Correct posture might help too. Keep hands out of sight when not using them.
Hands are hardest think to hide for a TV. Take courage and don’t freak out too much if you’re read only because of your hands…
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Heels no problem. I’ll wear strappy as well as pumps.
allie
im 6’7″ wear a size 15 shoes any suggestions?
Well, Nicole – at 6’7″ I think you need to just OWN being a sexy tall Amazon woman and enjoy the attention that comes with it. You are beautiful and very feminine looking.
This site has a list of famous women up to 7′ tall:
http://www.tallwomen.org/famous/
You are in good company.
Lucky for me, I was born with some femmy features. My feet are already small. Wear size 7 1/2 in mens shoe, and 9 in womens. My hands are small too, but the only thing is they are rough looking compared to a womans smooth looking hands. I’m only 5’4″ tall, and that helps alot too. Fingernails unfortunately I keep short, because I think they feel gross when they are long, so I don’t even bother painting them. Having no adams apple show is a big plus too…….wonder if I even have one..LOL! Love to all.
Sarah
Wow Sarah, you are lucky!
Wow! Great shoes and legs. As another said what did you do to your legs? They are beautiful!
Lisa
All these foot tips are great. My problem is that my feat are narrow (AA) but longish (women’s size 11, men’s size 9.5). But I will try these tips to see if I can minimize the length. The other alternative is to find some way to be taller . . .
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hi girls i never have a problem with my feet i wear an average womam size 12-w when i polsh my toenails my feet are very sexy
I forgot to mention, one thing that cannot be disguised very well are finger length ratios. Due to testosterone exposure in the womb, men tend to have ringer finger longer than their index finger, whereas women have shorter index finger than men.
I’ve used this knowledge to pick out transwomen from genetic women, and so far I’ve been right every single time.
I had no idea about this! How fascinating. Now I’m going to be staring at everybody’s hands to see if this is true!
The good news is that most people are probably not aware of this phenomenon. So unless they are “in the know,” they probably would not be looking at your index/ring finger lengths.
I have to agree that having big feet is sure a problem You are very limited to what you can buy and the price seems to go up with size I love to wear heels but now look at a wedge now with a open toe they can look so very sexy
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just be classy and feel comfy and sexy with your mirror image and feeling good and looking good go hand in hand..any girls got any tips on breast growth,,been spending a fortune since 2005 and still no good,thanx
It’s interesting how what you often hear or assume — “…tall TG girls shouldn’t wear heels…” — can sometimes be quite different from the truth. I’m 6-3, and I’ve always felt that flats did nothing to enhance my feminine presentation. The advantage of having bigger feet (and I don’t find that there are many!) is that you can wear a slightly higher heel without it looking quite so high.