The 13 Most Common Gestures You'll See DailyHands-on-Hips used by
models to make clothing
more appealingThese aggressive-readiness clusters are used by professional
models to give the impression that their clothing is for the
modern, assertive, forward-thinking woman. Occasionally the
gesture may be done with only one hand on the hip and the
other displaying another gesture and this is commonly used by
women who want to draw attention to themselves by using this
cluster with a pelvic tilt to emphasise their hips-to-waist ratio,
which indicates fertility. Hands-on-Hips is regularly used by
both men and women in courtship to draw attention to them-
selves.
The Cowboy Stance
Thumbs tucked into the belt or into the tops of
the pockets, frames the genital area and is a
display used mainly by men to show a sexually
aggressive attitude. It is the most common
gesture used in television Westerns to show
viewers the virility of their favourite gun-
slinger.
Also jokingly called the Man-of-the-Long-
Thumbs gesture, the arms take the readinessThe cowboy stance - his fingers point
at what he wants you to notice