When we came across Stacey Baker's Instagram account [1], the first thing we noticed was her eye for quirky style. The New York Times photographer and mastermind behind Citilegs [2] aims to capture the most stylish legs in NYC, and she never discriminates against body types.
Scroll through her feed, and you'll find thighs that touch [3], thighs that don't, crazy-printed leggings, furry boots, and striking statement shoes, along with the cross street that she spotted them. It's no wonder she's getting so much buzz and turning her project into a book [4] — all to celebrate a diverse range of female figures.
"I don't mean to flatter myself or the project. I know they're just pictures of women's legs taken against a wall, but occasionally, the deconstructed legs look like something more. And I like that more often than not, it's fuller figures that achieve that, not the model-thin legs. Models' legs generally don't make for interesting leg pictures. Legs with curves do and as someone who has always wanted model-thin legs, that's good for me to see," Baker told Slate.
It's good for us to see too, especially at a time when our industry is beginning to embrace body diversity [5]. On that note, read on to see some of the most fashionable legs Baker's snapped, then we recommend you do the obvious and tap the follow button [6].