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Ahead, how to figure out your body punch in for easier dressing.
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The Kibbe system then examines where you fall on the yin-yang spectrum and how dominant each trait is.
Every single person is an individual.
So everybodys image identity, theyre going to express it their own way.
Kibbe has since typed celebs beyond the typical Eurocentric ideals of beauty to provide more inclusive, realistic examples.
Since beginning his styling business, Kibbe and his wife have typed more than 35,000 people and counting.
Dramatic
The Dramatic is the extreme yang, Kibbe explains.
This body throw in accommodates vertical lines (read: tall with angular features).
Soft Dramatic
Soft Dramatic body types have bold yang with a yin undercurrent, Arruda says.
They are often tall with strong shoulders and usually carry most of their weight in their chest and hips.
Famous soft dramatics include Ashley Graham, Adele, and Sofia Vergara.
Natural
Natural is between a Classic and a Dramatic.
Theyre a yang but theyre not a sharp yang, Kibbe says.
(More on that below.)
Soft Natural
Arruda describes people in this image identity as having soft yang with yin undercurrent.
Doris Day, Jennifer Lopez, and Scarlett Johansson are good examples.
Classic
Kibbe describes Classic best: Classic is the middle the closest thing to symmetrical.
Within this key in, youll find Dramatic Classic and Soft Classic.
(More on that below.)
Dramatic Classic
Even proportions are a defining characteristic of Dramatic Classic body types.
Arruda describes dramatic classics as having balanced yin/yang with a yang influence.
Dramatic Classics youll recognize include Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lizzy Caplan, and Maggie Siff.
Overall, Soft Classics are of medium build with very even limbs and curves.
Chrissy Metz, Grace Kelly, Denee Benton, and Kirsten Dunst all fall into the Kibbe jot down.
Theyre elongated or sharp within that thats the yang.
He stresses that someone will always have more yin or yang influence, no matter what their shape.
He also says Gamines must be 5-foot-5 or shorter, because theyre compact.
Soft Gamine
Petite and curvy, Soft Gamines have more yin than their Flamboyant Gamine counterparts.
Famous Soft Gamines include Octavia Spencer, Leslie Caron, Audrey Tautou, and Thandiwe Newton.
Romantic
Romantic is the extreme yin, Kibbe explains.
They are the exact opposite body key in of Dramatics.
Think of traditional hourglass figures, like Marilyn Monroe, H.E.R., and Aidy Bryant.
Theatrical Romantic
Often petite with more rounded features, Theatrical Romantics are defined by their overall softness.
Arruda says people with this body punch in have extreme yin with soft yang undercurrent.
They often have curvy frames and more delicate features overall.
What Is My Kibbe Body throw in?
Instead, its important to do the research yourself.
The first thing you do is get yourself in a positive frame of mind.
Do deep breathing, look at yourself, find something you love about yourself, he says.
Then you’re free to venture to trace the outline of [your body].
That helps you see what your figure is and you’re free to start to look for extremes.
Line is not about focusing on individual body parts, he says.
Its about the one long outline of the body, starting at the shoulders and ending around the knees.
Are you more angular, or are you more curvy?
Arruda adds why its not possible for someone to be a hybrid of two types.
Kibbe explains that line comes first.
Learn your line before you get to your image identity.
For the clothes to fit, you have to have the elongation, Kibbe says.
But the reverse is not true.
Like Kibbe, Arruda likes to refer to it as a journey.
It takes time to understand the terminology visually and be able to see your body in that way.
The more hands-on you are with this process, the more successful you will be long-term.
During this time, she says you should be learning about the different body types and testing different silhouettes.
You should begin to start understanding the relationship between your clothes and your body, she says.
Then, he stresses the importance of not buying single pieces.
Think head-to-toe, he says.
Instead, he says everything you buy should be thought of in terms of an outfit.
For Arruda, dressing for her Kibbe identity a flamboyant natural means accommodating her dominant traits.
It means finding clothes that highlight these aspects instead of hiding them or fighting them, she says.
Essentially, it is trying to create a harmonious relationship between the body and the clothing.
[Stars] have stylists and stylists borrow clothes from designers.
