Comments on: What Clothes to Wear with Skinny Legs?

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:07:30 +0000

I have very thin legs as well. I am 36 years old and have heard my entire life how skinny I am, especially my legs. I am tired of it!! My boyfriend tells me he loves my legs and how I need to stop obsessing over them. He thinks I am my own worst enemy and that I am way to hard on myself. I guess when you have heard how skinny you are from family, friends and even strangers most of your life, it is bound to affect you. I work out and eat healthy, I AM NOT anorexic!! The rest of my body I guess is of average size for my height but my legs have always been very thin. Notice how I say thin and NOT skinny. I hate that word!!! It is so unbelievably rude to call someone skinny just as it would be rude to call someone fat. When did it become acceptable to call someone skinny to their face?!? And it has happened to me so many times in my life and I am bloody sick and tired of it!! I would never call someone fat! I think I will the next time an overweight person makes a comment to me about my weight just so they know how it feels!! I know I need to work on
my self image and not worry what other people think or say about me. That is sometimes easier said than done when I have had to deal with it my entire life. It is comforting to know that there are many other women that have had to put up with other people’s rude and insensitive comments about their size.

By: Shammy

Shammy — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:30:30 +0000

I hate my skinny legs but generally the style of clothes I like are the short loose fitting dresses. I hate wearing flat shoes as it makes me feel like a child but lately I’ve had to wear them. I tend not to be too bothered what others think, it’s how I feel that bothers me about it. If anyone does comment I ask them if they would tell a fat lady that her legs are too fat. This shuts them up. It somehow seems socially acceptable to say things to a person with skinny legs that they wouldn’t say to someone overweight as they assume it’s something you’ve done on purpose. I think sod them but would like to learn to like my legs myself.

By: Fedup-G.P

Fedup-G.P — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:55:32 +0000

when i was i kid i did everything from climbing trees, roller blading.. i wore shorts almost everyday i was tomboy. when i was around 12 years old i became very conscious of my legs. my cousins and friends would always comment about my legs and even tease me. i hated going to school putting on my school skirt and having to look at myself in the mirror was agonizing then having to go school and get bullied and teased it was torture. i went to 3 different high schools and never really fitted in. i never participated in any sports in high school especially during swimming season (summer). i would fake letters from my parents to my physical education teacher to exempt me from paricipating. i didnt want to have to put on a swim suit and have everyone stare and my body that was out of proportion. i wanted to experience so many things in my high school years like camps, beach parties, swimming in the ocean i even wanted to try out modelling. so many people encouraged me to do modelling but have never seen my thin legs. ive had 3 relationships my entire life, in have always been afraid of getting to intimate with a guy and that he would see my horrible legs. i am now 25, i have a really wonderful boyfriend we’v been dating for 3 years and he always tells me not worry about my legs. he wear what ever i want to wear. i wore a mini short dress on new years eve and went out to a club with my family and i felt like everyone was staring at my legs. i felt so uncomfortable all over again and i had a misreable night.
i dont want to have to keep wearing jeans all the time i’m so sick of wearing jeans in summer i’m not sure what to anymore. i would like to do some research on the calf implants procedure i think this the only way foward for me and my skinny legs’ dilemma

By: olive

olive — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:54:36 +0000

I so agree with what everyone feels. I am extremely thin and hence am constantly ridiculed by people about it. Though when I was in school I would feel very uncomfortable with the way I look, I’ve managed to divert my attention to my studies and professional progress that has really made me feel more confident. Yes, occasionally I still feel weird, but the fact is that if any person, be it a girl or a boy, judges me solely by my looks, then I don’t think I’d like that person very much myself. And believe me, no one is so ugly that no one will like them. I once thought that inner beauty and all is crap, but really in the long run that’s what matters.

By: Janie

Janie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:49:14 +0000

I have naturally (never counted a calorie a day in my life & eat fast food almost every day) skinny long legs (5’8) & men are obsessed with them! not like disturbing catwalker skinny tho, you’ve seen the pics you know what i mean…anyway i absolutely LOVE them they are my favorite feature! (thanks mom!!!) as for what i wear with them, anything that shows off as much of them as possible! tight mid thigh dresses, mini skirts, tiny shorts, black tights and jeans, and i have heard nothing but offers for dinner and the sweetest compliments one can imagine from both men and women alike! ha

By: Ann05

Ann05 — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:50:37 +0000

it feels good when you realize that there are people who felt just the way you feel about yourself. The feeling when your friends say that “you have really skinny legs”- it makes me down. . But , then, I realized ‘I’m not alone’. Thank you for the advices- it really cheered me up.