As a vertically challenged 5’2” I spend a fair bit of time creating
optical illusions and in order to create a more gazelle like appearance I
highly recommend the following techniques not only to my fellow hobbits but
also to those who are more cankley challenged:
Continuous Flow: I like to think of my legs as drainpipes. In
winter I tend to only wear fitted pants or leggings and keep my shoes the same
colour, or I take advantage of camouflaging properties of tights and wear my
shortest skirts. During summer when my legs will not cause blindness to the
naked eye I switch to nude shoes.
Backgrounds: A trick I have learnt recently is to use a high
low with a longer tail than usual, think circus ringmaster, to provide a
background to my drainpipes making them appear even thinner and longer.
Flower Stems: If I need to wear flat shoes my go to is a cowboy
or biker boot. The wider the opening of the boot the more your ankles and
calves look like delicate flower stems
coming out of a vase rather than tree trunks sprouting from the ground. 
