I'd never engaged with this topic, but I'll buy Gaylene's summary notes on the topic.

I've been meaning to look up old threads here about preferred contrast levels. Maybe there's some overlap with the Kibbe types?

Jenni NZ,
Thank you for the compliment! I'm going even shorter tomorrow night, like Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby. I can totally see the Elfin/Gamine in your delicate and finer features. Perhaps you are some mix, like Soft Gamine, which I may be as well. I also scored high on Ds. Both yourself and Vivien share the smaller face and finer features I so envy. Lucky duck:)

I am joining the chorus of 'don't understand Kibbe, do love your hair!'

Susan, I remember finding the original Kibbe book, identifying immediately as a Gamine, and feeling liberated by that permission (described so well by Gaylene) to be myself: "Stop trying to look taller, you're not fooling anybody!" And I agree with Gaylene that it's not necessary to be rigid about the categories, as long as you're responding to something you recognize in yourself. You have the doe-eyed face of a Soft Gamine, beautifully framed by your pixie cut, yet there may be something about the restrained luxury of the the Soft Classic that speaks to you. These two have places of overlap (that softness and sensuality, always) that will steer you in the right direction. Have fun with it!

I know nothing about Kibbe, but can't wait to see photos of your new 'do! I love your hair (and everything else) in your photos, and if I had thicker, fuller hair, that is what I would do in a heartbeat.

I've found Kibbe very useful in some respects, in others not so much. I agree with what Gaylene has to say about using it as a template to understand what works for you.

Without the head to toe view it's hard to call your type, because a great deal depends on physical proportion, but if you think you're SC/SG, you probably are, because most of us can intuit what works for us as a starting point. Where Kibbe really scores, in my opinion, is in putting it all together.

When I first encountered the wacky theory on this very forum, we had a lot of fun throwing around the definitions and trying to classify ourselves. But I came away with the conclusion that two women can share the same classification and have very different personal styles. I've since paid zero attention to any visual styling guides I've found online (not for me at all) and instead applied some of Kibbe's own instructions to styling my existing wardrobe, which has helped enormously. Add to that Angie's infallible advice on body shape and you're done.

Hi Susan!

Like several others here, I did an online Kibbe quiz, and came out as Dramatic Classic. This seems a fair assessment of my preferred style, but I didn't take it too seriously.
I do see Gamine in you, though: you have a beautiful animated face, and your pixie haircut suits you perfectly.
As with other guidelines, such as body shape and colour analysis, I would use Kibbe as a reference point, then base your style on your personal preferences.

Hi, Susan (from another Susan, and another gamine!) I concur 100% with Shevia -- you do seem like a gamine, not because you have short hair, but because it works so brilliantly and you love it. And your face has a lively expression that I associate with a gamine style.

I like what Gaylene and others have said about Kibbe. It's confusing but once you integrate some of the core principles, also quite useful. I think the Triumph of Individual Style is another good one to consult.