Please tell me whether it’s my imagination or not. Why is it that so many celebrities these days, particularly young women, are either bowlegged or knock-kneed? Is it the body type that’s being favored? Diet? Their shoes? Exercise abnormalities? Unflattering cuts of clothes?
Or is it just my imagination?
I can’t think of any that are either. We probably have different cutoff points for what’s still considered straight.
I read a recent blog discussion (at Althouse, I believe) about the phenomena called “thigh gap”. Google it and I think you will find that you are not mistaken, as this is currently considered a desirable body conformation among young women. To my eyes it involves excessively lean leg musculature and mild genu varum.
Bowlegged
Christina Aguilera
both Knowles sisters
a whole video of bowlegged celebrities
Knock-kneed
Katherine Heigl
Lady Gaga
“..Here’s to swimmin’ with bow legged women…”