Let’s compare Dorothy Perkins Tall and New Look Tall, clothing for tall women

Both Dorothy Perkins and New Look offer a range of clothing for tall women. Dorothy Perkins have a range of clothing for women who are 5’6” and over in sizes 8-22 so tall curvey women can get the most out of the clothes too. The fashionable range includes a selection of tops, dresses, jeans, trouser, shorts, and skirts. New Look has a range of clothing for women who are 5′ 6″ and over in sizes 8-18. The stylish range includes a selection of tops, bottoms, dresses, skirts, and outwear.

The tops available from both New Look and Dorothy Perkins follow two key design principles in clothing for tall women, That is, if you want to accentuate your height then you need a long continuation of colour, and if you want to disguise your height then lines need to be broken down with different blocks of colour and wide belts. Vertical lines can be used to accentuate height while horizntal lines give the appearance of reducing height. The New Look black Ruched Cardigan is a good example of a garment providing continuity with the long sleeves. Combine with back straight trousers and heels for a striking look. The price range from both stores is similar with the top end of New Look being £22.00 and the top end of Dorothy Perkins, £30.00.

Both Dorothy Perkins and New Look have a small range of dresses. The dresses available from New Look do more to disguise height than accentuate it by concentrating on blocks of colour and print. The dresses available from Dorothy Perkins are more stylish with a better mixture of plain colour for continuity and print used more carefully to disguise height. The Tall Black Animal Dress is a good example of this where horizontal glitter animal stripes have been used across the black dress which has ¾ length sleeves. The top end dress at Dorothy Perkins is £38.00 whilst at New Look it is £30.00.

The trouser ranges available from Dorothy Perkins and New Look are very similar. Both stores have a range of leggings, and wide fit and slim fit trousers. The top end price of both stores is £28.00. Dorothy Perkins do have a bigger range of smart trousers. New Look has a bigger range of jeans including straight leg and boot cut jeans. The Dorothy Perkin range has similar styles including the Tall Belted Wide Leg Jean which has a very simple line in a blue wash colour.

Both stores have a limited range of skirts with New Look concentrating on short denim skirts.

New Look have a stylish range of jackets which is well worth the look. They range from macs, bomber jackets, to utility jackets and blazers. The Tie Waist Mac catches the eye in Barbie pink. It is a single breasted button front Mac with a tie waist with belt loops. It also has buttoned cuffs, two front pockets and is specially selected and proportional to fit all those who are 5ft 7 and taller.

Both Dorothy Perkins and New Look have a fashionable line of clothing for tall women aimed at the same age range. Both stores have tailored the clothes to flatter the body of the tall woman, enabling them to either accentuate of disguise their height. To complete the looks both stores offer don’t forget to check out their accessory and shoe ranges.