https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:44:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085580 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:59:15 +0000 Style Fan 2085580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I completely agree with you The Cat.&nbsp; TG, I found all the exercises on the Kibbe facebook site too much as well.&nbsp; I did find the shape exercise helpful but that was it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085569 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:31:56 +0000 Helena 2085569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Cat - brilliantly said </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085566 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:11:54 +0000 The Cat 2085566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenn and others--Be aware that according to some stylists and fashion bloggers, a Gamine can be any height (some even say any shape). Face and personality are more important factors. Audrey Hepburn, a classic Gamine, was relatively tall. So am I. :-)</p> <p>Staysfit--Align, which I remember that you have mentioned before, sounds interesting--and expensive. I do think advice based on one's personal body shape, face, hair, personality, lifestyle, etc., sounds excellent, and I am glad to hear that I you have found it so useful. However, I would be skeptical to an "expert" who told me to straighten my thick wavy hair, which I consider to be one of my best physical features and which often brings me compliments even from strangers. To me, the most appealing advice would be one that encouraged me to make the most of my personal features--not to work against them.</p> <p>All of you--Please don't feel that you have to follow Kibbe's--or any other fashion expert's rules--slavishly. They might be inspirational and helpful tools. But the PERSONAL elements in "personal style" come from YOU. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085356 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:28:37 +0000 Helena 2085356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha Synne - to quote Angie "horses for courses"!</p> <p>I love movie stars for the record - but am happiest being a fan </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085352 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:25:19 +0000 Synne 2085352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Torontogirl, I on the other hand, DO want to look like a movie star! Ha ha. It's one of my style descriptors. We may think different things of what constitutes a movie star, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085347 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:19:39 +0000 Anonymous 2085347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to know more about Align! Wish she'd post a bit more about it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085345 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:16:51 +0000 Janet 2085345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, funny that blogger uses some of my photos in her Pinterest color collections! I must confess that just looking at the categories with the celebrity examples, I haven't a clue where I would fit in. I have a hard time seeing much similarity between my body and any celebrity. &nbsp;LOL I guess you'd really have to pay for her analysis to get much out of it. Sounds like an interesting exercise though.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/4#post-2085334 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:05:31 +0000 Helena 2085334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, I agree with you ... I joined that FB group and I have to say, it just confuses the issue more (to me at least). BUT there was one thing where he suggests sketching the lines and shapes you see in your body - not as an actual body sketch but just in the abstract - and that was helpful and made me pretty confident that I have my type correct (classic - possible with a small touch of dramatic classic).</p> <p>The rest of it though is way too over the top for me, although it may be great for others - a lot about dream lives and movie star outfits, etc. But as Rachy says, for me, it's more helpful to just skip straight to the concrete recommendations and focus on those. I don't want to be a movie star; I like being a boring old suburban mom :D</p> <p>Staysfit, thanks for the reco; I'll take a look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085298 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:07:34 +0000 Style Fan 2085298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, I have heard of the Align system.&nbsp; Good to hear that you had a positive experience. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085232 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:14:50 +0000 Staysfit 2085232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish I had seen this much earlier! &nbsp;I have been busy since DS just returned from college. &nbsp;I struggled with Kibbe and all of these quizzes for a few years. &nbsp;I have watched Marrium Style on YouTube, and have tried out many of these quizzes. &nbsp;Nothing made sense for me. &nbsp;I am very Yang but neither Kibbes Dramatic nor FN seemed right. &nbsp;I’m not Classic or Romantic, and definitely not Gamine. I pretty much gave up and felt his system was useless for my physique. He has a Facebook page and website of his own now because he became upset with everyone trying to interpret his work and getting it wrong, but even that was not helpful. Then, somewhere, somehow, I stumbled upon what in my opinion is a brilliant system called “Align”. &nbsp;It’s fairly new, so it’s not well known, but the woman behind it is lovely, Florentine Mossou. &nbsp;I paid for a consultation and it was worth every penny. With the information she provided, &nbsp;I now readily understand what works and does not work for my body and why. &nbsp;She also helped with makeup, glasses shapes and with hair. Sadly, for my type sleek hair works best and I have thick wavy hair that is anything but sleek! &nbsp;(Maybe keeping it short was instinctive, but I’m enjoying the length at the moment.). Here is the link to her site. &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.callastudio.nl/">https://www.callastudio.nl/</a></p> <p><div>Look at the heading. “Align”. Then “English”unless you speak her language. &nbsp;She explains her system and has a Pinterest page with some pictures of the various types. &nbsp;My type is called Mysterious. &nbsp;The pictures on the Pinterest page are very different from the more practical information she provided during the consultation. She also gave my a picture guide for basics, and a written guide explaining my best lines/silhouettes. &nbsp;After working with her all the unresolved questions I had were answered, and I could finally understand why one item that seemed so similar to another would work and the other would not. &nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085206 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 07:01:23 +0000 rachylou 2085206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m back to say that the descriptions never made any sense to me... but the information on sewing, cut, tailoring, fabrics, those totally worked like a charm for me and coincided with Angie’s observations for myself. I think now, once you get your ‘score’, the thing to do is go straight to the info on garment construction... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085204 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 06:47:56 +0000 rachylou 2085204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. Extremely late to this thread. I took the quiz... the best one yet! So easy! Automated! No combing through old Excel spreadsheets! I came out with 102, Classic/Soft Gamine... meaning I assume Soft Gamine. That sounds consistent with past results... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085201 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:04:36 +0000 Jenn 2085201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Cat, I think part of it, for me and Brooklyn, at least is that this test didn’t take into account actual height? There’s no way either of us are gamine, just by sheer size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085199 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:53:58 +0000 Carla 2085199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I tested FG, one more point and it would be DC. Took it a second time and placed in DC. I don’t think my face ‘matches’ my body type. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085092 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:50:34 +0000 Bonnie 2085092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for introducing this topic. I've been curious about what Kibbe is all about and after following yours and the other members links have a bit better understanding. I really like that it encourages all types of beauty and demonstrates it with photos. I took the test twice, the first time I was a Natural/Soft Dramatic and the second time I came out as a Dramatic Classic. Since I'm pretty average with some yang features, this makes sense. Truth is Beauty with it's emphasis on dressing your face was also &nbsp;pretty interesting and it appealed to me because I think I'm a bit of a gamine which is what I'd like to be because I like the outfits they use to illustrate it. The main thing I learned from my reading so far, is that I'm not pure Dramatic or pure Romantic and I don't wear these styles because my instincts have cautioned me that I would look silly dressed either way. I love those looks on others but they don't work for me but dressing Natural or Classic does. Now I understand why. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085074 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 15:29:38 +0000 Helena 2085074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the link The Cat; I'll be reading that this a.m.!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085072 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 15:24:26 +0000 The Cat 2085072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While Kibbe categories and other tools can surely be helpful to a certain agree, I become more and more convinced that PERSONALITY TRUMPS IT ALL. Several stylists have come to this conclusion. One of them is Imogen Lamport, and I recommend those of you who are interested in this subject to read her blog post "Why Personality Is the Key to Style." Here is the link: <a href="https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2019/08/why-personality-key-to-style.html" rel="nofollow">https://insideoutstyleblog.com.....style.html</a><br /> At her website insideoutstyleblog.com you will also find other articles on how your personality influences your style. (Search for "personality" there and you will see a long list of related blog posts.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085057 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 13:47:05 +0000 Synne 2085057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I concur, the Cat! I'd say flamboyant gamine sounds very much like it aligns with (my perception of) you stylewise, Brooklyn. Interesting that you do not!<br /> Also, I don't think Natural equals athletic or outdoorsy or whatnot, it's more about yang quality, rounder edges, wider and fuller feautures, jawbone, lips. While dramatics are more angular, sharp and pointy. (I consider my self Flamboyant Natural. I could of course be terribly mistaken...) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085056 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 13:44:27 +0000 Helena 2085056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Cat and Janet, I see your analyses are a both/and situation rather than either/or ... I think we BOTH can find it hard to see ourselves, separate our preferences from the objective reality, AND we need to follow our own lights, knowing that ultimately we are the final aribter of what works for us. Tools not rules, right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085043 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:44:40 +0000 Janet 2085043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I don’t see “natural” for me even a little bit (I’m only on the taller side of average, and my body does not have the least athletic appearance, one of those cases where appearances are not deceptive, LOL. I guess we see things in photographs of other forum members one way when the reality in three dimensions is different. I would love to be more gamine or natural, but nature did not deal me those cards. </p> <p>That said, I’m going to continue to dress the way I like, regardless of these categories. I check it all out from time to time in case there is some new insight to glean, but I rarely come up with anything useful. I think I already have a good sense of what flatters me, and what I prefer to wear from a personality standpoint. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085035 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:25:02 +0000 The Cat 2085035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could it be that those who feel the Kibbe results for them are wrong view themselves differently from how others view them? In other words, would the results likely have been different if another person had answered the question for them? It CAN be difficult to answer questions about how you yourself look. ;-)</p> <p>In addition, there are various ways to be a Gamine, a Romantic, a Dramatic, a Natural, a Classic, or whatever. (And many people are a combination of two or three body shapes or style types.) You have to discover and/or develop your personal version. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085034 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:14:02 +0000 Liesbeth 2085034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just popping back to thank notsaf for cautiously typing me a natural, which I'd never considered myself (average height, non athletic) but which has set me off on an intriguing path of exploration of 'natural style'.<br /> And to say that MissMaven, thanks for offering yet another wonderful story! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085026 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:40:35 +0000 Brooklyn 2085026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I came out as flamboyant gamine. I am the least gamine person I know. I’m going to form a Kibbe fail club with Jenn </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2085023 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:18:15 +0000 Style Fan 2085023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting story, Ms. Maven!&nbsp; I went to Homemaking classes in Grade 7 and Grade 8.&nbsp; The boys went to Industrial Arts (how to take care of cars, plumbing, etc.).&nbsp; We did talk about body types.&nbsp; Yikes!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2084933 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 21:00:06 +0000 MsMaven 2084933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to read these style threads.</p> <p>I bought the original Kibbe book when it came out in the late 1980s. I bought other books too, and had color analysis at 3 different times. On the Kibbe classification I come out soft dramatic, but just barely--my answers are spread over several categories.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've always been interested in style analysis. Here's a story from my Jr. High class:</p> <p>The girls had to take a Homemaking class in the 8th grade. I don't remember much, but I remember when the teacher read off descriptions of different styles, then we went around the room, one by one, had to stand and have everybody figure out what we were.</p> <p>The styles were Dramatic, Sophisticated, Gamine, Sporty natural, and Womanly Woman. There was probably one more. So each girl stands, embarrassed, to get classified.</p> <p>Only one girl was classified as Dramatic. The teacher disagreed strongly--no way a junior high girl could be dramatic. Most were plopped into Womanly Woman or Gamine. I was Sophisticate--tall skinny me was always trying to look more like a model.</p> <p>Four years later we are graduating seniors. Our class went on to one of 2 high schools, and I didn't stay as close to a good friend who was now a friend of Dramatic. My friend married right after her graduation. Her friend Dramatic was a bridesmaid, and she looked gorgeous. A few weeks later Dramatic was crowned Miss Universe of 1960!&nbsp;</p> <p>I've always struggled a bit with fitting myself into a style category, so these conversations are endlessly interesting to me.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2084915 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:14:44 +0000 fathenry 2084915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Huh, this kibbe system is all new to me. I took the quiz and got 52, Soft Natural. I have no idea what that means so I guess I need to go look it up. I am long in all my extremities, short in the waist, not curvy at all but not sinewy and gain weight in the midsection. I'm small bones but average height. I get the most compliments when I wear streamlined clothes that show my lack of curve rather than trying to create a waist. I guess I will go try to figure this out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2084909 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:53:43 +0000 Gretchen 2084909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@TheCat I’m so glad you brought hair into the mix! I grew up with a Mom who insisted on cutting our hair short every summer until we were able to take care of it ourselves. It totally makes sense as she prefers short hair herself - I’ve never seen it longer than the base of her neck. But looking at those pictures, it is SO not me. </p> <p>I’ve wondered if I will be drawn to having shorter hair as I age, remembering comments about shorter hair giving more lift to the face. But the only time I’ve gone short in the last 15 years was an attempt to be more “serious” and it was not remotely a fit for me. And maybe that’s part of the TR Kibbe type for me — emphasize the hair as part of the romantic look!</p> <p>On the other hand, I have a dear friend who had volumes and volumes of hair when we met. She cut it all off in a major change 10 years ago, and now I can’t imagine her in anything other than a pixie cut - it’s a perfect look for her face, and draws more attention to her personality. </p> <p>Totally agree that hair color and style make a major impact on how you feel about your presence in the world. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2084906 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:32:20 +0000 The Cat 2084906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>TG, I want to thank you for the link to Truth is Beauty. That blogger certainly has several interesting points. One of them is, as already mentioned by you, that you should dress for your face, not your body. This point appeals to me, as I have never felt that the recommendations for "hourglass," "pear" or whatever are really relevant to me. </p> <p>(In my case, the closets description is a slim 8 shape, which is a body shape that few other people than Imogen Lamport offer advice for. She also adresses some of my other body features like "long rise" and "long decolletage," and I have found her tips helpful and can warmly recommend her blog, insideoutstyleblog.com, for tips on such issues.)</p> <p>However, up through the years, I have experienced that when I just dress as a mix of Classic and Gamine (without thinking too much of my body shape and body features), I get lots of compliments AND feel this style is very me.</p> <p>Another fact, related to the recommendation of "dress for your face," is that your hair style is an important part of your style. This, too, is something I have experienced for decades. Whenever my hair grows too long, I "loose" a part of my Gamine style. OTOH, whenever my hair is cut (relatively) short, I get loads of compliments and feel much more like "me."</p> <p>To those of you who are discovering your style or are contemplating changing your style: I strongly recommend taking your hairstyle into consideration, as your hair is a key element of your personal look. And do dress your (new) style when you go to your hairdresser! That will make it easier for him or her to "see" you and to help you get a hairstyle which matches your general style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2084896 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 17:44:11 +0000 smittie 2084896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahaha, sarahd8!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-fun/page/3#post-2084872 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 15:55:02 +0000 notsaf 2084872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just popping into this thread again to agree that that Truth is Beauty post is fascinating. The Gwedonline Christie example is super compelling. Thanks for sharing! </p>