Definition of "short legs"

writergal28 · 16-04-2006

What exactly does that mean? To me, a 5'2 person with a 30" inseam doesn't have "short legs," yet she would if she was like 5'9. What's your definition of "short legs"?

cyberfruit · 16-04-2006

It's im comparison to their body. That 5'2 person would have long legs in comparision to her body but the 5'9 person would have short legs because most at that height wear 34" inseam and up.

tott · 16-04-2006

^ Yep, it's all about proportions. There is such a thing as "too long" legs as well. If you look like a meatball on stilts, well...

pointup · 16-04-2006

Well I think a "petite" inseam is traditionally 28".. I'm 5'2"/5'3" on a good day.. with a 27" (i think) inseam and I DEFINITELY have short legs..!

mjfan · 16-04-2006

I'm 5' 2" and a 28" inseam is just about right for me (just a teeny bit too short) without shoes. It stops about 1/4" from the floor. Though, I find that I look best in 30" if I'm wearing heels anywhere between 1 - 1 1/2". I consider myself to have fairly long legs for my height, though my husband would beg to differ. He thinks that short people have short legs.

missroadkill · 16-04-2006

im 5'2 and my inseam is 29" but I still find my legs short!

justlooking · 16-04-2006

pear shaped people tend to have short legs....that's talking in proportions though as everyone has said.

EskimoGirl · 16-04-2006

i think it's all based on how people see you as well. to me, whether or not someone has short legs can be completely opinion-based, whereas whether or not someone has long legs seems a bit more obvious.

writergal28 · 16-04-2006

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Originally Posted by EskimoGirl

i think it's all based on how people see you as well. to me, whether or not someone has short legs can be completely opinion-based, whereas whether or not someone has long legs seems a bit more obvious.

I guess that's true. I'm 5'2, 29 1/2" (more or less) inseam and I usually consider this pretty average/normal for my height, since I'm told that petite clothes generally are made to fit someone who averages at 5'2. However, several of my yoga instructors have told me that my legs are "longer."

cyberfruit · 16-04-2006

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Originally Posted by justlooking

pear shaped people tend to have short legs....that's talking in proportions though as everyone has said.

They tend to have short legs if they're short themselves. I have a pear-shaped body but I wear a 34" in most, and sometimes 32" and I'm ~5'7.

Bargain Queen · 16-04-2006

I'm 5'7 (pretty tall) but I have incredibly short legs at 30.5" inseam. It really sucks. I look terribly out of proportion...like Keira Knightley. Bleh.

acester · 16-04-2006

^I'm 5'6" and mine are 29" I don't think they're that short

i mean they're not long but I don't feel out of proportion..

Alejandro · 16-04-2006

This is my definition of short legs.

Other than that its all normal.

acester · 16-04-2006

^

ok..so true

I also forgot to say..Keira isn't out of proportion, she's really beautiful

I obviously think completely differently to you Bargain Queen

Keya · 17-04-2006

I'm 5'4 and wear a 32" inseam, but then the pants are a bit too long (I like them a bit long, in case I want to wear heels) and I think I have short legs. Maybe 30" inseam would be the actual length of my legs, I'm not sure because it's not easy finding jeans that short.

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acester V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Perth, Australia Gender: femme Posts: 10,965	^I'm 5'6" and mine are 29" I don't think they're that short i mean they're not long but I don't feel out of proportion.. __________________ Click for pure loveliness photomographs.

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Alejandro & b Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: MIAMI Gender: homme Posts: 14,092	This is my definition of short legs. Other than that its all normal. __________________ Homosexuality is God's way of insuring that the truly gifted aren't burdened with children.

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acester V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Perth, Australia Gender: femme Posts: 10,965	^ ok..so true I also forgot to say..Keira isn't out of proportion, she's really beautiful I obviously think completely differently to you Bargain Queen __________________ Click for pure loveliness photomographs.

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writergal28 backstage pass Join Date: Apr 2006 Gender: femme Posts: 546	Definition of "short legs" What exactly does that mean? To me, a 5'2 person with a 30" inseam doesn't have "short legs," yet she would if she was like 5'9. What's your definition of "short legs"? __________________ Shorty Stories (petite issues) & Prospere Magazine (business & lifestyle blogzine)

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cyberfruit backstage pass Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, TX Gender: femme Posts: 740	It's im comparison to their body. That 5'2 person would have long legs in comparision to her body but the 5'9 person would have short legs because most at that height wear 34" inseam and up.

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tott slightly dizzy Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: homme Posts: 4,261	^ Yep, it's all about proportions. There is such a thing as "too long" legs as well. If you look like a meatball on stilts, well...

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pointup living in the sprawl Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: houston, tx Gender: femme Posts: 3,692	Well I think a "petite" inseam is traditionally 28".. I'm 5'2"/5'3" on a good day.. with a 27" (i think) inseam and I DEFINITELY have short legs..! __________________ if stones could dream, they'd dream of being laid side-by-side, piece-by-piece, and turned into a castle for some towering queen

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mjfan front row Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 283	I'm 5' 2" and a 28" inseam is just about right for me (just a teeny bit too short) without shoes. It stops about 1/4" from the floor. Though, I find that I look best in 30" if I'm wearing heels anywhere between 1 - 1 1/2". I consider myself to have fairly long legs for my height, though my husband would beg to differ. He thinks that short people have short legs. Last edited by mjfan; 16-04-2006 at 05:54 PM.

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missroadkill windowshopping Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: femme Posts: 46	im 5'2 and my inseam is 29" but I still find my legs short!

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justlooking fashion icon Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: peter pan land Gender: femme Posts: 3,234	pear shaped people tend to have short legs....that's talking in proportions though as everyone has said.

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EskimoGirl front row Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, CA Gender: femme Posts: 385	i think it's all based on how people see you as well. to me, whether or not someone has short legs can be completely opinion-based, whereas whether or not someone has long legs seems a bit more obvious.

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Bargain Queen windowshopping Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 37	I'm 5'7 (pretty tall) but I have incredibly short legs at 30.5" inseam. It really sucks. I look terribly out of proportion...like Keira Knightley. Bleh.

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Keya backstage pass Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 871	I'm 5'4 and wear a 32" inseam, but then the pants are a bit too long (I like them a bit long, in case I want to wear heels) and I think I have short legs. Maybe 30" inseam would be the actual length of my legs, I'm not sure because it's not easy finding jeans that short.