Fashion; Are You Tall? Short? Big? Buff? A Men’s Guide to Dressing for Your Body Type Many guys don’t fit neatly into off-the-rack clothes from mainstream brands.

Re “There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Short,” by Mara Altman (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Jan. 1): I applaud Ms. Altman’s appreciation of shortness. As a 71-year-old who has ...

Short enough that I used to add “and a half” to my height because that half meant a lot. But not any more. As a confident grown man, I don’t need that half.

Short people don’t just save resources; as resources become scarcer owing to overpopulation and global warming, they may also be best suited for long-term survival.