If You're Not Doing the Flamingo Pose on Instagram, Who Even Are You?

Remember the "Fish Gape" pose from 2015 (when you slightly separated your lips for every photo you ever took that year) that iconically replaced "Duck face" (when you pushed your pout forward, creating a curved-up duckbill effect) on your IG feed?

Then there was the "T. Rex selfie hand" of spring 2016—when your hand is in a claw-like position and rested on your face somewhere—and finally the "Bambi" pose (coined by my friend Julie Schott)—when you sit on your shins and rest your butt on the back of your feet)—that every celeb/influencer/model found themselves doing during summer '17?

Well, stand TF back up because, as a few scrolls on the 'gram will reveal, summer 2019 has a new stance and you're gonna need to practice your balance: meet the "Flamingo" pose.

Much like "Google it" or "Postmates that," the term flamingo can also be used in verb form, since it refers to the act of keeping one's leg straight and bending the other into a slightly triangular shape. Why this pose? Perhaps it's more comfy to stand with one leg up? I've done it whilst standing next to my counter eating chips and guac, so I can say firsthand that it's not not comfortable. But it's def a super flattering pose in pics, IMO.

Regardless of the reasoning one does said stance, there are a ton of celebs doing the bend (your leg) and snap (a photo), hence this VERY IMPORTANT piece. Need proof? See below for peak flamingo, modelled by the one and only Queen B:

 

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A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jul 12, 2018 at 5:32am PDT

 

Oh, and Bey isn't the only person serving up this elegant pose, though. Allow me to serve you up some examples for dinner:

Kendall Jenner's Party Dress Flamingo (if you keep clicking you can see her get into flamingo position on vid):

 

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tonight at amfAR wearing @giambattistavalliparis x @hm ??? #project?

A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner) on May 23, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT

 

Joan Smalls's Mirror Flamingo:

 

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Kaleidoscope ?

A post shared by Joan Smalls (@joansmalls) on Dec 27, 2018 at 9:30pm PST

 

Shay Mitchell's Laid-Back Flamingo:

 

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“ @jesushair take the weave” -(caption courtesy of @liney_loo ?)

A post shared by Shay Mitchell (@shaymitchell) on May 17, 2019 at 8:56pm PDT

 

Kourtney and Khloé's Yacht Flamingo:

 

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Kourtney and Khloé take ___________ PS (I can’t believe we shot season 1 over ten years ago)

A post shared by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on May 21, 2019 at 2:11pm PDT

 

Jamie Chung's Full-On Lounge Flamingo:

 

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Trying to enjoy a bit of R&R, but mentally going through all the things I need to get done. Managing stress with a frosé at @delanobeachclub pc @nichelle ??????

A post shared by Jamie Chung (@jamiejchung) on Apr 28, 2019 at 10:42am PDT

 

Winnie Harlow's Glam Flamingo:

 

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UK you’re next! Tune into the @thejonathanrossshow tonight!!! ??❤️❤️

A post shared by ♔Winnie Harlow♔ (@winnieharlow) on Apr 20, 2019 at 1:49pm PDT

 

...the model even did a Fallon Flamingo:

 

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Guess who will be on @Jimmyfallon tonight at 11:35pm ????? ALSO guess who has longer arms Me or Jimmy ? find out tonight! Love ya Jimmy thank you for having me!!! (Can we take a moment for the Canadian themed dressing room tho?! ???)

A post shared by ♔Winnie Harlow♔ (@winnieharlow) on Apr 19, 2019 at 1:46pm PDT

 

The Kardashian-Jenner Family Flamingo:

 

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We celebrated our baby boy about a week ago and now he’s here! He’s so perfect! Here are some pics of my CBD baby shower. I was freaking out for nothing because he is the most calm and chill of all of my babies so far and everyone loves him so much ?

A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on May 11, 2019 at 1:17pm PDT

 

The Influencer Flamingo:

 

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yes, we have emotional baggage but at least it’s cute and it matches. @jourdansloane @majamalnar ?

A post shared by Bridget (@bridget) on Aug 4, 2018 at 1:35pm PDT

 

Olivia Culpo's Fitness Flamingo:

 

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Run this ish like cardioooooo @aloyoga @sophiaculpo

A post shared by Olivia Culpo (@oliviaculpo) on Jun 5, 2019 at 12:23pm PDT

 

Gigi Hadid's Fashun Flamingo:

 

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@prada summer camp ?? tap to shop now !!! #PradaSS19 #PradaSidonie #ad

A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) on May 9, 2019 at 9:26am PDT

 

Kristen Noel Crawley's Fly Flamingo:

 

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@maisonvalentino TOKYO!

A post shared by Kristen Noel Crawley (@kristennoelcrawley) on Nov 26, 2018 at 12:21pm PST

 

...You get the picture. Basically, the flamingo is everywhere and the pose is flattering as all f*ck, so go forth and capture all the content this summer, pretty birds!

(Note: I realise there is a flamingo pose in yoga, but it's not as sexy, nor did I know that until I researched to see if anyone else has dubbed this very IG pose with this brilliantly coloured animal's name, so pls don't @ me.)