cheese_greaterMar 9

Why do celebrity actresses and models do that pose where they angle their leg diagonally/45°?

https://lemmy.world/post/44031722

Why do celebrity actresses and models do that pose where they angle their leg diagonally/45°? - Lemmy.World

My prevailing theory is it creates a hypotenuse that makes their legs look longer (and therefore: skinny-er)?

Show threadKloxMar 9
Because one of their legs is longer.
Show threadcheese_greaterMar 9
They all do it tho basicaly? I feel like its a physical convention of being photographed as a woman like in Hollywood
Show threadBCsven

Same reason if you photograph a bunch of weight lifters they are going to pose to hilight a thinner waist and bulky arm/chest or god leg development.

Its a single snapshot that can capture your best or worst look.

Women posing are going to accentuate a leg or heel, rather than standing straight on with two boring front views of identical feet. Trends happen too, remember the bent over butt out pose that was super popular in the early 2000s

Mar 9 at 7:42pmWeb
Show threadcheese_greaterMar 9
Do you agree with my hypotenuse/leg-lemgth theory?
Show threadBCsvenMar 9
What’s the theory? Pointed toe makes leg look longer?
Show threadcheese_greaterMar 9
The diagonal leg makes a hypotenuse which makes it seem longer and skinnier
Show threadBCsvenMar 10
Well as a mathy guy, only with a pointed toe, otherwise the hypotenuse would make their foot be short from the floor LOL
Show threadcheese_greaterMar 10
Its not about the distance to the floor so much as…something i cant quite put my finger on