To be annoyed that at five foot four inches tall the perfect trousers for me are 'short'

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I mean I'm national bloody average. Shouldn't regular length be the right one?

Which shop?

I am 5'2" and have to buy regular in M&S, and lots of other shops actually. Short are all, without fail, ankle swingers on me. Perhaps I've got a strangely disproportionate body!

I find the same but people are taller than they used to be so the average has probably changed.

I completely agree! I'm the same height as you and was shocked recently that the best ones for me were 'short' too. I used to be a regular...maybe we're shrinking?

What a strange thing to be annoyed at!

It seems to depend where you shop. I'm 5"1 and mostly buy regular length because there are more options that way and they fit me fine.

Or it could be that you have a longer body and shorter legs despite being an average height overall?

I'm the same height and consider myself short.

Personally, I'm always glad when I can find jeans that don't need to be taken up, however they're labelled!

Doesn't it depend on the length of your legs, surely? I'm 5 ft 6", so not much taller than you, but I often have to buy the longer-length trousers in some ranges, because I have unusually long legs and a short-ish torso.

I'm 5'9 and need a long. I'd consider you short. 5'6 is average, I thought.

Same as all women's sizing. I am currently wearing a size 10 top, 16 trousers and a size 8 coat! Just depends on the shop.

Maybe you have short legs? What leg measurement are you?

I would assume 30-32 inches was regular, but I don't know.

5 foot 4 is average female height in the UK.

I'm 5'5" and have a relatively long torso and short legs - I generally buy a short leg in bootcut or flared jeans but a regular in skinny and straight leg styles.

Probably you have short legs. I'm 5"7/8 and have long legs, one of the reasons I don't wear trousers is because they're all too short

I'm with you on this OP! My last so many pairs of trousers/jeans have had to be short.... Formally regular!

It's your inside leg measurement that's relevant, rather than your overall height. I'm 5'6" (used to be 5'7", but I've shrunk with old age ) and I need a 33" inside leg measurement i.e. long length trousers and jeans. Note, they're not labelled 'tall' but 'long'. In the same way the 'short' on the label isn't calling you 'short'. We're all of different proportions (some people taller than me will have a shorter leg length) and it's silly to get offended by a label indicating inside leg measurement!

Surely it depends on the length of your leg though.

I'm tall but am blessed with "long body short leg" so in trousers regular is normally okay on me but for dresses I need to go to the tall section.

Anyway, don't think it's worth getting annoyed about!

I am 5'6" and find myself at best average, often feel short. I find a lot of women are taller than me, more than half of those I know.

I also find the trousers they sell in many shops (the ones where they only have one length) to be too long. I usually need a 30" trouser, 31" jean, and alot of shops only sell 32".

However, this slightly reminds me of a conversation my mad great aunt started up as to what length is "short" so am going to back away slowly...

Just buy what fits you is my advice!

I'm the same height and have short legs (and arms) too.

Conversely, nothing is long enough in the body for me.

I thought 5' 6" was the average height for women?

Anyhow, I am 5'3" and wear regular; I am little but leggy

And at 29", my inside leg is longer than my dad's and shorter than my 5'2" 12 year old's.

There's 2" between regular and long / short trousers so it's not surprising that people who are 5'4" could have 30", 32" or 34" inner leg measurements - 2 inches here or there out of 64 inches overall isn't going to look massively different until it comes to hems dragging or floating above your ankles.

FWIW I'm 5'8" and frequently find even the longer trousers a bit ankle skimming - at least with shorter legs you can hem them!

I'm 5' 4" and wear short length trousers, but I'm not annoyed about it

I like "ankle grazer" skinny jeans and the short ones sit where I like them, whereas the regular length bunch up a little on my feet.

I'm 5 foot 3, I need short as I have short legs. Even then, they can be a bit long.

I have short legs too, and an annoyingly long torso and extra long arms (hope everyone isn't picturing a chimpanzee .

I have to buy "long/tall" for blouses and coats, which is usually really difficult to find. Even then they are usually too short. Cuffs that finish a cm back on my wrist give me the RAGE. But it's so hard to find sleeves long enough. I haven't bought new knitwear for years, it's all too short. I buy men's shirts for workwear usually.

But regular length trousers are a bit too long unless I am wearing heels, (whilst short length trousers are just that tiny bit too short.)

Clearly I am a very strange shape

Cheese slicer - I am like you. Short legs. Long body so that I need long line tops otherwise they don't meet with my trousers. Plus a curvy bum, so I am extra prone to builders bum and too short tops just reveal it!

I also have very long arms because I can do the wrap around positions in yoga.

I have the drivers seat reclined quite a lot to make up for this combination of short legs and long arms.

Oh, and the top half of my leg is quite long compared to the bottom half, so despite short overall legs I still find it hard to fit into small seating spaces!