https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:51:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/3#post-2297816 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:49:47 +0000 Suz 2297816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lisa,</b> that actually makes a lot of sense. Maybe? If you think it applies (or doesn't) start a thread! It would explain why blazers are so brilliant on you (in part).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/3#post-2297815 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:46:46 +0000 LJP 2297815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finally went down the Kibbe rabbit hole last night- trying 2 different "tests' which both presented the same result : I'm a Soft Classic. WHAT?? This is all so interesting ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297814 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:10:35 +0000 Roxanna 2297814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting thread, Suz. I won't go down the Kibbe rabbit hole, but like&nbsp;<b>Lisa P</b>, I have noticed that I am much more of a 'curve' person. But, importantly, this shows up differently for me: I have circles all over me. Circles in my hair (curly), circles in my face (bulbous nose, shapely lips, round cheeks when i smile), Circles in my body (I have rounded hips and rear and round, high breasts, no matter what weight I am.) Because of this, strict lines like stripes usually don't work on me, while organic and floral patterns are great. Now, i need some contrast - which is why sharp eyebrows and a sharp asymmetrical haircut work for me - and, like Lisa, if I go too down this route, i can appear mumsy or dumpy, so I need some structure in my clothing too. But it has been an interesting learning for me and I mostly stay away from stripes and other strong lines in my dressing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297772 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:29:29 +0000 Olive Green 2297772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Going off to investigate Dramatic classic, Suz. Thank you for the suggestion! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297742 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:23:22 +0000 Chiara 2297742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>kibbe has been very helpful to me in appreciating that most people are a ‘mix’ of features and characteristics (yin and Yang in his terms). We often fixate on the things we don’t like about ourselves- and lose sight of the whole impression. It helped me come to grips with my scale and size and how that related to things like pattern and jewelry size.<br /> Also- it’s a guide, not a set of rules eg height. Tippi Hedren, Joan Crawford and Ava Gardner are all dramatic types, and all less than 5’4”. Bette Davis- 5’4”, a gamine. It’s about how you are perceived, not about what the measuring tape says! Another example- I’m a dramatic- and my hips are 10” bigger than waist. But my length/height, and small, sharp features are what people notice.<br /> As for star sign- aquarius with Aries rising and scorpio moon- prob v in synch with a light spring dramatic style! Modern, active and a bit witchy… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297671 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:57:22 +0000 LaPed 2297671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's all multifaceted, isn't it? There must be a hwole body of psychological research on the interplay between personality and physical presentation. A bit of a chicken/egg question, I suspect! And of course it's not just about the individual, but the environment and context in which you find yourself. As much as I love breton stripes and tartan (and they love me back), they can feel very pedestrian here in New England. I don't want to come off as having stepped out of the LLBean catalog. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>As for horoscope, I'm a Pisces with Scorpio rising. Not sure anyone would ever guess that from the way I dress! I'll never be without a hefty dose of black, so maybe that's in keeping with the Scorpio.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297669 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:30:06 +0000 Sal 2297669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with you Suz - the fruit body analysis never quite resonated - I am such a mix of hourglass rectangle and pear!! Which shouldn’t be a thing but is. And whilst I am a spring - I find it too restrictive. Kibbe has helped me more- with similar reasons to Gaylene.</p> <p>Take what suits from these systems- I think there are a few aha moments - especially when facing change or upheaval or dissatisfaction with your current style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297665 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:03:48 +0000 Suz 2297665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for weighing in, <b>Gaylene</b>. It's all grist for the mill, I guess -- we take from each system what makes sense and use it to devise our own unique personal style expressions!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297662 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:44:02 +0000 Gaylene 2297662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kibbe was an eye opener for me because of his emphasis on understanding the beauty of different archetypes. If you resemble Anjelica Huston, fashion advice geared towards turning you into a Marilyn Monroe archetype of feminine beauty doesn’t work. Understanding how to embrace the yangness of my Dramatic archetype, on the other hand was total revelation. Fashion became fun instead of a never ending process of trying to camouflage my “imperfections”. It was a relief to say NO to waistlines and YES to angularity and architectural shapes.&nbsp;</p> <p> <div><br /></div><div>I frankly don’t see any system that categorizes people into “types” as providing THE answer to whatever area or issue we’d like to address. I’m not a “type”, I’m me—full of contradictions, impulses, and sensibilities. <b>Jaime</b> <b>is spot on</b>—we are not one dimensional—so, like any advice, I think about what is offered, decide if there is something useful in the observations or suggestions, and then figure out what I want to do going forward.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>So, <b>Suz</b>, in answer to your question, I found many of Kibbe’s observations useful in my fashion journey, and the same could be said of other “systems” but, like you, I’d resist following any system of “do this, not that” if it didn’t fit in with my sense of what is right for me. Ignoring is as important as adopting in my books.&nbsp;</div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297611 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:50:01 +0000 Staysfit 2297611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kibbe never resonated with me. &nbsp;My answers seemed to fall into the Yang dramatic category yet the style advice provided did not work for me. &nbsp;Seasonal color typing drove me nuts. &nbsp;I ended up being typed as three of the seasons! &nbsp;Spring, Autumn and Summer, and then Light Summer. However, I do like the Align system. &nbsp;Finally, something that made perfect sense and worked and that I understood. &nbsp;The woman who created it is genius. &nbsp;I hope she publishes a book! &nbsp; So, yes, I did find a system that helped me and made total sense. &nbsp;It explains everything for me including except my color palette, however, it does cover texture and pattern, line and silhouette, etc. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297597 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:14:18 +0000 Zaeobi 2297597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Sally I think 'presence' has something to do with it too - in a teaching &amp; learning context, people are always pegging me as 5ft6-5ft9(!) </p> <p>They're completely shocked when I make a beeline for the short end on picture day </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297596 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:09:18 +0000 Zaeobi 2297596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fellow Cappie here So in the name of efficiency, I'm just going to link directly to a previous comment of mine regarding my suspected Kibbe type, &amp; how I accommodate that with makeup:<br /> <a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/effortless-fashion/page/3#post-2295606" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....st-2295606</a> </p> <p>TL;DR I suspect Romantic or Soft Classic, which means I would need gently draping in pastels. But I type seasonally as a Deep Autumn (another classification system). These 2 are diametrically opposed, lol! All 5ft3.5 of me is overwhelmed by ruffles too </p> <p>I find that not many systems focus on the nuances between non-white folk, to be honest (not all of us with darker skin &amp; hair are Autumn &amp; Winters, for example) But, on the plus side, social media is really helping me with workable inspo instead! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297595 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:28 +0000 Suz 2297595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, time to start the astrology thread! ;)&nbsp; (I'm a Capricorn, by the way...hard-working and hyper-organized.)&nbsp;</p> <p>I think when I began this, my whole point was really that no one system out there has all the answers. Traditional (fruit-type) body typing and traditional colour analysis could not account for certain elements that I just know work well on me. I was curious if others also experience that. In my case, Kibbe's emphasis on line and energy helped to answer why the colour and contrast suggestions that "should" work on me, do not (or do not work on their own). So I was curious about how many of you have experienced something similar. I don't think I expressed the question well -- sorry about that! :)&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks everyone, for indulging my question!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297589 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 04:14:21 +0000 Sally 2297589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m a Virgo with Aries rising. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297588 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:54:42 +0000 Carla 2297588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;Scorpio - <i>sexy &nbsp;&nbsp;</i>:-D</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297586 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:35:49 +0000 LJP 2297586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gemini here . I’m the poster child for this sign . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297570 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 02:10:53 +0000 Jaime 2297570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:) UmmLila. Enjoying this thread! I tend to agree with Angie that these systems are not the whole story. Maybe they are best seen as Rorschach tests - giving some aha moments in terms of what resonates but not to be followed blindly. We are not one dimensional.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297565 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:53:32 +0000 Irina 2297565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL! Libra. Can never make up my mind </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297560 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:23:14 +0000 Janet 2297560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL Lisa, I like that!</p> <p>Leo. Does it fit me or not? Heheh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297559 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:20:26 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 2297559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Next round, your star sign and fashion personality </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297534 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 23:49:04 +0000 Sally 2297534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think there are mixes. We are all so different. I just did the kibble test again. I got all Bs and Cs. For the first part body line etc I got mainly Bs so leaning towards natural, the 2nd part (body features? ) more Cs so more classic and the last part (face?) was largely Bs so natural. There is no type for this so you just have to look for overall ideas. My mother and others used to encourage me to wear classic structured lines but I’ve always veered towards jeans and a more natural style so there could be a discord between types.<br /> @Sal, I think you are right about the change in height and as Rachylou points out it’s also relative to groups of people. I’m 5ft 6 and people have always (and still do to some extent) describe me as tall. It’s average not tall. I work in a school with a lot of Pasifika people and I’m always being told I’m skinny. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297520 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 23:14:04 +0000 rachylou 2297520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s really interesting that you mention ‘gamine.’ I believe I am also a Kibbe gamine. The things he says about clothing construction are dead on imo… But when I think of gamine style or personality, if you will, I think Zoey Deschanel - and that’s neither of us.</p> <p>On another note, several in my family call me tall and they seem to think I can wear leggy willowy looks… but the height is relative. I’m a round average little thing in reality, lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297510 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:24:31 +0000 Suz 2297510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Carla</b>, could you be a dramatic or dramatic classic? I wonder.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Angie</b> -- you are so right. Take what resonates and leave the rest! But I find it interesting to compare different systems and theories and note that each seems to leave something out. If we go exclusively by one or another, we won't feel authentic in our clothes.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297509 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:14:25 +0000 Dee 2297509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suz  </b>haha, now you’ve sent me down the Kibbe rabbit hole looking up dramatic classic and I certainly do see my personal style reflected there but as <b>Angie </b>suggests maybe its just what I want to see, but I will take what works well for me. However, it does in some ways explain why certain cuts, fabrics, and styles never worked that great on me. </p> <p>I agree that there needs to be a more updated version as people are generally taller now that when this was first developed. Oh well its all in good fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297494 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:35:21 +0000 Angie 2297494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suz,</b> I couldn't agree more with your last comment!&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks <b>Suz,&nbsp;Star</b>&nbsp;and <b>Vildy</b> for explaining. Appreciate it! For the record, I am 5ft 6 and very small boned.&nbsp;</p> <p><u>My conclusion: </u></p> <p>I think we will find accuracies in Kibbe analyses and descriptions when they suit us - and vice versa! Wow to the "aha moments", and bristle at what sounds off. I'm sure there are elements of truth in the generalizations because we are bound to find them with countless variables at play. It's all in good fun, so take from Kibbe what works well for you :)&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297493 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:31:35 +0000 Carla 2297493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m of a similar mind to Janet - haven’t really figured out Kibbe, and suspect the slot I’d be in (probably Natural) would be a mismatch. &nbsp;In my <i>mind</i>&nbsp;I’m a Classic, and in my&nbsp;<i>heart</i>&nbsp;I’m a Gamine! &nbsp;(I chose ‘Elegant Tomboy’ for my descriptor.) &nbsp;</p> <p>I have long limbs, a modest bosom, and near rectangular torso, but broad shoulders and muscle development from exercise with narrow insertion points (knees, ankles, wrists) makes me appear curvier. &nbsp;Also, my hair fights with my ‘feelings’ about my style personality. &nbsp;It’s curly and wild - if left alone. &nbsp;I prefer it in it’s natural state from May through October, but when the temps are cold and hats are a daily thing, I prefer to quickly dry it with a blow dryer - and it comes out straight! &nbsp;At a short, chin length - it read as more gamine, but at it’s current shoulder length it reads as natural when curly, and classic when straight! &nbsp;</p> <p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297492 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:12:28 +0000 Suz 2297492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, <b>Sal</b>, I think a lot could use updating. Including the examples -- they should include women of different ages, races, etc.&nbsp; Heights should be adjusted for changes in worldwide nutrition and associated growth patterns. And for different regions, too. Asian women tend (or tended in the past, until nutritional changes) to be smaller framed and shorter -- surely they are not all gamine? Couldn't be. Dutch women tended in the past to be taller than average....they are not <b>all</b> dramatic.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297489 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:02:44 +0000 Sal 2297489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder if the height thing needs updating. My Mum was considered tallish at 5 ft 5 as am I at 5 ft 8 1/2. But younger people are even taller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297486 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:54:57 +0000 Suz 2297486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It suits you, <b>Jenni!&nbsp;</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/style-personality-match-or-mismatch/page/2#post-2297482 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:44:34 +0000 Jenni NZ 2297482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Suz! Actually Kibbe’s term for a soft gamine is (who knows what it really means) “spitfire chic”?!<br /> I quite like the sound of that, ha ha! </p>