I am short with an inseam of 27 ins.I have to buy clothes for 10 yr oldsNif i bought adults clothes the trousers would need nearly a foot cut of it isnt worth it.

Your legs are long. My height is 5'8.5'' And my inseam is 32''... So I think my legs are short... :-( Though people usually tell me my legs are just normal.

I've never heard the equation for an inseam, but I'm 5'9" and have a 31-32 inseam. My legs don't seem short or long. It would seem you have long legs.

I'm 5'6''. my inseam is 36''. Quite obvious I have very long legs...i love them too!lol Anyways, it sounds to me like your legs are average to long. Certainly not short! :)

I'd say half the length of your body is an average length for legs. Mine is exactly half my height & I think my legs are average length, neither short nor long.

I would say that your legs are a bit above average for your height. I am also 5'4", and my inseam is about 31", which is a "regular" length inseam, 5'4" is actually still considered "petite". So, your legs are DEFINITELY not short for your height! They aren't UBER long, but if they were any longer you would look weird. Anyway, whether they LOOK long, short, average, or whatever, some of it also depends on how much weight you carry in your legs. My thighs tend to be my problem area, so when I am lax in exercise they tend to look stumpier. But, when I run a lot, they look longer. If it makes you feel better, I have noticed that clothes tend to fall about the same place on my legs as they do on models in mags. They are obviously taller than me, but they are more long through the torso, giving them a bit more man-ly shape. And all of the 34" inseam pants they wear, they are usually wearing a big heel! So, I hope this helps!!!

Well, the average leg length is 45% of the height so at 5'4", the average woman would have 28.8 inch legs. At 31", your legs are at 48.4%, or 2.2 inches longer. The most attractive legs to men, according to most studies are 3-5% longer than average, which you are. Longer legs are usually not as attractive to men (but of course what men want and what the fashion world wants aren't always the same) I'm 5'1" with a 29 inch inseam. But sometimes, I can wear a 29.5-30 depending on the fit of the jeans. But my actual physical inseam is 29 measured and that would put me at 47.5%, which is 2.5% longer than average. So not leggy but a bit longer. I do want slightly longer legs though. If I had your proportion, I'd be really really happy. I think the people who think your legs are short probably think in terms of what is a regular inseam nowadays, which in some stores is 32. However, the classic inseam is between 29 and 30. I think the extra 2 or 3 inches were added more for style and for the fact that tall and thin with long legs is "In" right now. I have some old pants from the 70's-80's that belonged to my friend's mom, who was a runway model. (Back then you could be any height as long as you carried yourself well) She's 5'4", I'm 5'1" and they fit me absolutely perfectly. (But would need to be longer for heels.)

Oh Gawd... The last thing I want to do when i get dressed is math! Thats why I wear capris!