tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post7404720296793027552..comments2023-09-22T04:52:13.761-07:00Comments on Lady Short Legs: measurements & proportionsLady Short Legshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514721735107461251noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-75842111622123047442013-01-30T11:37:58.717-08:002013-01-30T11:37:58.717-08:00And just a little info: I'm canadian, 51, with...And just a little info: I'm canadian, 51, with a Dutch father and my mother was of Scottish descent. Being Dutch didnt help these legs!! My Scottish mother had long legs, but that didnt help me either. My twin sister is at least one inch taller and her legs are 2 inches longer. My daughter is 5 foot 10 with a long torso like me, but also very long legs; hence, the 3 inch height difference between us. We must accept what we've been given. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-37925484643116199112013-01-30T11:22:54.170-08:002013-01-30T11:22:54.170-08:00Lady Short Legs: it would seem evident from your n...Lady Short Legs: it would seem evident from your numbers that your legs are totally normal. It seems like you have a severe case of body dysmorphic disorder. My leg ratio is barely 46% , my torso equals many 6 ft men when I'm sitting down and I'm only slightly over 5 foot 7. To make things worse, my shins are very short, giving the illusion of even shorter legs. As I've been obsessing about this off and on for years (and especially after finding this blog) I'm realizing that that there's nothing I can do about it. These short legs have carried my long torso around for 50 years and will hopefully continue for another fifty. The universe gave me big boobs, an attractive face, beautiful blue eyes, a high IQ and an even bigger heart. I now realize that all this obsessing is definitely BDD. Yes, my legs are short, but so is life. I need to try to concentrate on all my attributes, not my supposed defects. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-39331286908156232042012-12-01T19:43:50.613-08:002012-12-01T19:43:50.613-08:00I do not comment, but after reading through a few ...I do not comment, but after reading through a few of the responses on <br />"measurements & proportions". I do have 2 questions for you if it's okay. Could it be just me or do some of these comments look like they are written by brain dead individuals? :-P And, if you are writing at other online social sites, I'd like to keep up with everything fresh you have to post.<br /><br />Could you make a list of every one of your shared sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?<br /><i>My website</i>: <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PsnmxazWrk" rel="nofollow">direct download movies</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-22214291058938335632012-10-31T19:30:09.866-07:002012-10-31T19:30:09.866-07:00What do you mean that Nicole Kidman is 1.4%?? What do you mean that Nicole Kidman is 1.4%?? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-10772507174384598862012-08-14T19:05:58.069-07:002012-08-14T19:05:58.069-07:00Furthermore, you must realize that the mirror can ...Furthermore, you must realize that the mirror can fool you. If you look in the mirror your legs look shorter because of your vantage point. My suggestion is to stop following celebrity trends. These women are no physically different or more special than the next person, aside from the fact that they are heavily scrutinized and therefore devote unhealthy amounts of time into their appearances. Billboards and fashion magazines are fake! Even movies are doctored heavily. Look into all the alterations done on any given photo or cosmetics ad. It's scary stuff! Don't give in to the lies. Everyone has a body type and with each type comes its own advantages and challenges. There are just as many short legged women out there as there are long legged ones :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-376479506451452242012-08-14T18:37:37.427-07:002012-08-14T18:37:37.427-07:00I would like to add (I wrote the previous comment)...I would like to add (I wrote the previous comment) that you can't believe everything you read. Someone above left some ridiculous comments in reference to cormic index and that 45% is the lowest of the low. BS. Look at most of the celebrities on this site (and then look all around you) and you will see that many people have legs that are clearly shorter than 45% of their total height. In fact, it looks like if you doubled Christina Ricci's legs there would still be room for her entire head. And even though her legs are short, she still looks like a normal, healthy person. That's going by pictures that are shot from straight ahead. Not the unflattering above shots.<br />So yes, there are many people with less than 45% legs. And no, they aren't freaks. If 48% is considered "preferred" by fashion standards, then 45% isn't far off. I rank in at 47% or something like that and when I did the vertical body measurements - which involves measuring from the hipline to the floor and comparing that to total height, I was balanced. The hipline is where your femur and pelvic girdle join. Roughly 2.5 inches above the base of the crotch on women.<br />I will rely on accurate measurements and common sense over some gullible naysayer.<br />That said, I still believed I was out of proportion despite the numbers and the science and the numerous suggestions to model that I have received. But that's the body dysmorphic disorder talking as I am becoming more aware of. Sites like this that compare body parts and abalyze lengths, widths, etc, along with the obsessive comments, are strongly indicative of BDD. <br />If anyone is reading this and has been exhibiting those behaviours, please seek help, as the condition can progress and become dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-21868805350622984412012-08-14T17:25:21.602-07:002012-08-14T17:25:21.602-07:00This blog is a breeding ground for Body Dysmorphic...This blog is a breeding ground for Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Believe me, I know, as I suffer from the dreaded disorder and can recognize the triggers from a mile away. Thankfully I am in recovery and am aware that my negative self image is distorted. <br />Oddly enough I never gave my leg length a second thought until I came across vertical and horizontal body shape types online. For some reason I suddenly became obsessed with my legs and began worrying that they are thick and short. After poring over various sites I have learned that my disorder is doing the talking. <br />There are a number of narcissistic and outright dishonest people online. Going onto a jeans forum I became disheartened when women spoke of needing a 34"-36" inseam at 5'7". Later I discovered (based on scientific papers and observation) that if they were telling the truth, she would be extremely anatomically incorrect. In fact, it is rare for even the leggiest adult to have legs that comprise 50% of their height. And more is almost unheard of for most ethnicities.<br />Based on the Wroclow studies, women have an average leg-to-body ratio of 45.3%. Which is a mean average, so there are normal women with shorter legs and normal women with longer ones, and they amalgamated the results to get 45.3%. As a side note, men averaged a slightly higher leg to body ratio compared to women. This makes sense since top heavy people generally have longer legs and guys are usually top heavy compared to us.<br />Anyway, my main point is that what you see on billboards is innaccurate! Take my word for it as I have suffered at the hands of the media to an extent that bacame clinical. Fashion adulterates already underweight, leggy ruler type bodies and photoshops them. If that's what you're comparing yourselves to, no wonder you all think you have short legs! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-74748736951334915162011-07-03T19:39:40.509-07:002011-07-03T19:39:40.509-07:00Hey! Thanks for your help on properly measuring an...Hey! Thanks for your help on properly measuring and calculating our leg-torso ratio!<br />My leg ratio is 47.5%, which leaves my torso ratio to be roughly about 52.5%! Yay, good to see that I'm in the normal range :D<br />LOL I've always thought that my legs are way shorter than my torso..guess that's because I feel slightly "tall" when I sit beside my friends on the bus...but then again, I am taller than they are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-71393835858391996562011-06-17T08:16:16.956-07:002011-06-17T08:16:16.956-07:00My measurements are:
Height: 162cm
Torso: 85cm
Leg...My measurements are:<br />Height: 162cm<br />Torso: 85cm<br />Legs: 77cmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-73702141152837717312011-06-07T16:40:46.601-07:002011-06-07T16:40:46.601-07:00I measured my legs, and got a leg/height ratio of ...I measured my legs, and got a leg/height ratio of 46%. However, I am ackomanied by Audrey Hepburn and Kate Moss so I can't complain:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-36911438935470161972011-05-22T05:40:54.054-07:002011-05-22T05:40:54.054-07:00Height: 5'4" (64"/ 163cm)
Torso+neck...Height: 5'4" (64"/ 163cm)<br />Torso+neck and head length: 32in (81.3cm)<br />Leg length: 32in (81.3cm)<br /><br />My ratio came out as .5, so I guess I'm about 50% leg... <br />"If you're below .52, then you have very long legs for your torso. Usually, only some select Africans and Aborigines from Australia have ratios below .52"<br /><br />That part is pretty interesting to me. Maybe my leg length has something to do with me being half black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-70385488668184974072011-02-22T01:36:34.583-08:002011-02-22T01:36:34.583-08:00http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=21cie09&s=7
I ...http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=21cie09&s=7<br />I tried to explain the ideal inseam issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-41540578080382721752011-02-01T18:10:17.871-08:002011-02-01T18:10:17.871-08:00My height: 175cm(69in)
Torso: 94cm(37in)
Legs: 81c...My height: 175cm(69in)<br />Torso: 94cm(37in)<br />Legs: 81cm(32in)<br /><br />Well... my legs are 32in from crotch to floor. My inseam(from crotch to ankle) is only 78-79cm(30-31in). I wear "regular" length pants. Yikes! But even if you do count crotch to floor I BARELY make the average at 46%.<br /><br />The strange thing is, many people think I look proportionate and feminine. All I see is a huge, manly, stubby-legged thing in the mirror. Maybe they expect tall people to ALWAYS have long legs, so they make themselves see that in me when it's definitely not there. *shrugs*Natashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-18428069752573745972011-01-27T08:00:26.489-08:002011-01-27T08:00:26.489-08:00hey im im 5ft6 with 29.5 inch inseam so im like 44...hey im im 5ft6 with 29.5 inch inseam so im like 44% and no one has ever said i have got short legs, even though i have for my height so everyone else dont worry you are all alot longer legged than me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-30172528661236253722010-12-09T22:41:26.243-08:002010-12-09T22:41:26.243-08:005'4 woman. I feel like a giant sitting down! ...5'4 woman. I feel like a giant sitting down! A lady thought I was over 6 feet beccause she's almost 6 ft & she commented that I was taller than her sitting. 92 cmabout 36 in. sitting & inseam 28 in. I feel so bad. People say I'm pretty & but I feel ugly & abnormal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-10655989871254413992010-12-02T08:30:54.755-08:002010-12-02T08:30:54.755-08:00Hillary Duff's a prime example, short neck, sh...Hillary Duff's a prime example, short neck, short waisted. And not the hourglass shirt waisted but straight almost no waist.<br /><br />For example.<br /><br />http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/06/24/hilary-duff-in-bikini-bliss/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-18260859557059045982010-12-01T14:58:08.790-08:002010-12-01T14:58:08.790-08:00Nice comments about the whole 'neck' thing...Nice comments about the whole 'neck' thing, I never thought about the possibilities of a long torso/long neck correlation. I have a VERY long torso and short legs :( but a lovely long neck. My hubby is leggy but short-waisted and he has almost no neck. I love him anyway, haha, but the line of a longer, elegant neck can be a very attractive thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-59257134061644541682010-11-25T07:35:52.200-08:002010-11-25T07:35:52.200-08:00I mean short necks with short waisted, and long ne...I mean short necks with short waisted, and long necks with long torsos. It's not so bad, a long neck is rather like Audrey Hepburn's long swan neck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-46524056648741315172010-11-25T07:27:46.104-08:002010-11-25T07:27:46.104-08:00Come to think of it, since you brought up necks. ...Come to think of it, since you brought up necks. <br /><br />A lot of people I see with short necks, they kind of look like their shoulders are always permanently hunched upwards if you know what I mean.<br /><br />And it does seem like there's a tendency for long necks to go on people with long torsos...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-16818627191310435202010-11-25T07:23:22.077-08:002010-11-25T07:23:22.077-08:00Just think of it as another indirect way of measur...Just think of it as another indirect way of measuring your leg length ratio. Subtract your CI from 100 to get your leg length ratio. <br /><br />I too have a longish neck, but in many ways the sitting height is what people see when they see you sitting down at a table. They don't see you as headless, and neckless torso :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-87777760253243382362010-11-25T01:51:18.681-08:002010-11-25T01:51:18.681-08:00Wait, this can't be an accurate measure of you...Wait, this can't be an accurate measure of your torso compared to your legs... I have an incredibly long neck and with a small 5'2 frame this would probably significantly skew my measurements since Cormic Index fails to accomodate neck lengthsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-81585191237246800972010-11-21T09:27:44.926-08:002010-11-21T09:27:44.926-08:00Russel Crowe is another guy with short legs. He l...Russel Crowe is another guy with short legs. He looked great in Gladiator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-81427713116138504852010-11-11T12:12:51.173-08:002010-11-11T12:12:51.173-08:00To clarify I mean the greater wideness of the hips...To clarify I mean the greater wideness of the hips on women make it seem like a V shape because the thighs start farther apart from the hips and then come together as they go down to the knees. It's not longer thighs or bones. It's a visual illusion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-69235125411496082402010-11-11T12:08:55.982-08:002010-11-11T12:08:55.982-08:00I don't think the V shape of the thighs you...I don't think the V shape of the thighs you're talking about doesn't have anything to do with longer bones, but the shape of the pelvis/hips. Women in general, and some women in particular, are much curvier through the hips and pelvis and waist than others. This gives women the illusion of longer legs than men (and other less curvier women) because the angle of the pelvis makes it seem as if the legs go up further extending into the hips/torso.<br /><br />Generally speaking, shorter people also have a shorter shin/thigh ratio, or tibia to femur ratio than taller people. Proportionally longer tibias or shins give the illusion of greater height or longer legs because we see that portion of the leg more, such as in skirts, shorts, and dresses. How often do we see someone's whole thigh and leg? In addition, since taller people have proportionally longer tibias or shins we just mentally assume they have longer legs when they really don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616046292598669940.post-52187244043001700112010-11-11T01:07:49.070-08:002010-11-11T01:07:49.070-08:00Lady Short Legs
It would seem from your above cal...Lady Short Legs<br /><br />It would seem from your above calculations that you don't have short legs at all, relative to your overall height.<br /><br />I've been thinking though, I think there are there factors apart from mere leg to torso ratio that influence whether a person's legs appear long or not. I mentioned before that I think some one whose legs are somewhat short from crotch to knee, but long from knee to foot will give the impression of having longer legs than some one who is vice versa. I also think it helps if your legs have that kind of V shape from knee to crotch, so that there is a space, and the thighs end further apart than if they just go straight up and kind of end together (as mine do :O). I suppose the bone is actually longer in that case, although you would be shorter than if they just went straight down. Also the shape of the hips and how the leg meets into them. The shape and turn of the ankle as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com