Polls?

There has been talk of having Polls on this blog, to survey and compare the prorpotions of the celebrities/subjects of Lady Short Legs. There could be two types of polls:

-One would be included in every post, questioning how the lady in question is proportioned. Meaning is she (in your opinion);
normal legs with normal torso
normal legs with long torso
short legs with long torso
short legs with normal torso

-The second type of poll, would be comparing two celebrities who are of similar height or build, for example Rachel Bilson with Christina Ricci, or Keira Knightley with Paris Hilton, or Jessica Simpson with Hayden Panettiere, and so on.

You can now vote in the poll to the right to let me know how you feel.

nicole scherzinger

  

I have always considered Nicole Scherzinger as having a nice waist and stomach, and now it ties together, her legs are a bit on the short side, and her torso is beautifully feminine. In her music videos and her general style, focuses quite a bit on her stomach area, showcasing her lovely torso, perhaps we too should take example and not try hide our proportions all the time, but put them proudly on display once in a while. 

Lily Aldridge

Our Victoria's Secrete mystery beauty has been identified at last by one of our observant readers. Her name is Lily Aldridge, and although she looks Brazilian, or Spanish or something exotic of that sort she is in fact from Los Angeles. She has started working regularly with Victoria's Secret and is on the rise.
She is apparently 5'8" or 5'9", and by observing more photos of her, I feel she is not as disproportionate as we first believed (it must have been the clothes), however I still feel she is not long legged like say Gisele, instead being normalish, or a little bit long torsoed.

Rachel Bilson bikini

Here are some recent beach photos of Rachel Bilson, as pointed out by two of our readers (thanks). What we can observer here is Rachel's proportions, yes she does have short legs, she does have a long torso, and yet she is gorgeously sexy.
However those tiny bikini's of her's are not flattering, particularly the bottoms, they are so minute in size, that they make everything in their vicinity exaggerated; the thighs, the hips and the butt, and of course the torso appears even longer then it is.
Still my dear ladies, just look at that lovely waistline, one that short torsoed gals could only fantasize about in their wildest dreams.

giada de laurentiis

Giada De Laurenttis, is an Italian America chef with quite a number of Food Network cooking shows in her resume, notably Everyday Italian and Giada at Home. Apparently when she first began appearing on air, people wrote in accusing the network of hiring a model or actress to portray a chef, due to her beauty.
Giada is certainly regarded as sexy, and I think she is sweet and charismatic, and she has short legs and a long torso just like us ladies! When I look at her body it appears very very similar to mine, except for the voluptuous breast.

mischa barton

A number of you have requested I post about Mischa Barton, and you are right she does indeed have a long torso coupled with short legs. Mischa rose to fame with her role in the telelvision sereis The O.C. which was a favorite of mine at the time, and now I am discovering that both leading beauties have long torsos. Yay Marissa Cooper and Summer Roberts are just like us.
I wonder if they knew at the time and had a hear to heart chat about it, or maybe the costume department clued them in on it?

bar rafaeli

It's amazing, before I began this blog I thought only Paris Hilton and perhaps Keira Knightley had my proportions, and now that I am on the constant look out for long torso, and with the help of you lovely readers, we are finding similarly proportioned famous gals everywhere. I especially adore finding our proportions in models, because they are regarded as being the pinnacle of beauty and perfection, so here is another top model to add to our growing list. Bar Rafaeli, the on again off again girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio, and Sports Illustrated cover girl of 2009. She certainly does not have the proportions of Leo's previous girl Giselle, who is all legs, but no waist, instead Bar, has a curvaceous long torso. And when you browse through professional photo's of her, they are primarily focused on her feminine torso, furthermore she is beautiful and an object of desire, regardless of her leg length.

good vs bad clothing

The clothes we chose to wear can hide our faults and greatly enhance our good features, stylist and costume designers have been saying this forever, and it really is true. Here is long torso/short legs Christina Ricci showcasing three great and three poor fashion choices.

-The first black dress elongates her total height making her seem less petite thanks to those yellow and white stripes, and that very important black horizontal stripe under her breasts gives the optical illusion that this is where her legs begin making them appear supermodel length. Her top half is beautiful with nice arms and cleavage.
-The second more casual look, is good because her dark denim jeans are matched by the pointy toed shoes and the dark under shirt, creating a good long line from where the white jacket ends all the way down to the floor. (Although the jeans could have been a little longer to avoid the little stripes of skin.) The jacket itself is cute with its shorter sleeves focusing the attention upward.
-The blue dress has a bit of a high neckline, however the black stripe at the waist (or perhaps above the waist) has the same effect as the stripe in the first yellow and black dress, creating a lovely high waist and masking where the legs actually begin, making them appear quite lengthy. It is also good that the dress is not tight.

-The red dress in the bottom row is too tight, showing us where her butt is, and therefore her long long back, and together with that awfully high neckline it really looks as though her torso is the length of that large expanse of red fabric. If the neckline was lower like in the first "good" dress, and the heels were skin colored then it would be better, (but still too tight).
-The look with the skin tight jeans and the long shirt is clearly quite unflattering, her legs are not long enough to pull of this look. If the shirt was shorter it would be a little better. But it would really be better for her, and us to not wear skinny jeans unless paired with tall boots.
-The last look with the black dress, is similar to the red dress, but with an even higher neckline. It's a turtle neck, the biggest taboo for us Lady Short Legs! Once again, the entire dress looks like one long torso.

In conclusion ladies,  as one of our readers said "almost anyone can look bad with the right clothes", we really can mask our flaws and insecurities, all we need is to be aware of them and consequently make the right fashion choices.

olivia wilde

Olivia Wilde is an actress made famous primarily by the television shows The O.C. and House. She has since been voted as number 1 in Maxim magazines hot 100 list of 2009, and fellow actress Megan Fox famously said "Olivia Wilde is so sexy she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands. She's mesmerizing." On top of that plastic surgeons have declared hers as one of the most requested bodies.

However as a number of you pointed out, she does have a long torso with shortish legs. Her legs are even sort of chunky not skinny like most starlets, so it's quite an intense compliment to us ladies with similar proportions, to be one of the most desired bodies. Yay!

kate hudson quote

A number of you have been of different opinion regarding Kate Hudson's proportions. I believe she is in fact disproportionate, and Kate herself has the same viewpoint. Here is a direct quote from an interview Kate Hudson gave for Harpers Bazaar magazine regarding her style:

"If there's a secret to her look, it is maintaining a steely resistance to trends. Her current no-no? Tapered jeans. ""Much as I like the way they look on women with long legs, my body does not look appropriate in tapered jeans. I have a long torso.""
(the quote is on the third page, in the second paragraph)