Yin and Yang elements for Angie

Anonymous

Here's a couple articles about yin and yang Angie.
https://insideoutstyleblog.com.....thing.html

https://www.elyssaaesthetic.co.....ng-method/
(Truth is Beauty puts Gamine at the Yang, but think she calls it "small yang" or something. Probably makes more sense using the Align theory.)

Neither the strong yin or yang examples work for me- both are way too maximal! I'm in the middle, but lean yin in both looks and personality.

3 years ago

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rachylou

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I would not have put Gamine down for yang... but I see it actually... a rather interesting thought...

3 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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I've never heard of this applied to clothing. Thanks for sharing! I definitely skew more yin!

3 years ago

Anonymous

Here's a couple articles:
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....-be-gamine

https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....and%20trim.

Angie has a lot of gamine. I think you have some too rachy. I have absolutely none!

3 years ago

Anonymous

That is a really good site for style type/ elements- but she hasn't posted anything new for a long time.

3 years ago

Suz

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Gamine definitely has yang elements. With flamboyant gamine being most yang.

I'm for sure a Gamine type and need a heavy dose of yang to feel like myself.

3 years ago

Synne

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Love this. It's so fun to spot these types in the wild, when you know what to look for. It makes so much more sense to me now why some outfits look fabulous on certain people, and then not on others. For a long time I tried copying my cousin's outfits, and was soo frustrated about looking so ... goofy! in what she wore so well. It all made sense when I realised she was a Classic, while I am a Natural. In my opinion Angie is a Classic as well, but I am no expert. Where was this Yin/Yang conversation by the way? I missed out on that one!

3 years ago

Jenni NZ

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Synne it was in today’s blog post about striped tops, of all places.

3 years ago

Synne

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Thanks Jenni! Oh my, missed today's blog post! I have the forum bookmarked, this is where the magic happens:-D Will read now. That explains all the striped looks today!

3 years ago

Jenni NZ

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I should say that I personally so enjoyed learning about Kibbe in particular in my first year on the forum, I think it was Style Fan who pointed me that direction first, thinking I may have been some sort of gamine. After much reading I decided probably not, although occasionally I do wear some of those elements and my height and hair can fit it. And I do like the yin/yang idea a lot, I think I have much more yin which probably explains why I only currently own one striped top which I team with much more feminine-looking items- a flowy tunic or a daisy skirt!
It’s all fun to me and very much helps to understand why I instinctively like some looks and not others.

3 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Thank you, Suntiger! Appreciate you following through

I could relate most to how Imogen describes Yin/Yang. The others are a bit complex for my tired and distracted puppy-focused brain! Maybe you pros can help me out

I am Yang in terms of style - that makes sense, since Imogen describes it like this:

Straight lines
Solid lines
Thick lines
Vertical lines
Angled Shapes
Large shapes
Bright colours
High contrast colour combinations
Crisp fabrics
Heavyweight fabrics
Geometric prints
Abstract prints
Large scale prints
Repeating patterns
Thick fabrics
Shiny fabrics
Opaque fabrics

Intense
Bold
Deliberate
Decisive
Direct
Business-like
Closed

Although physically, I am a Yin???? Have I interpreted that correctly?

Also, I agree with you about the Gamine part. Although I bat for Team Soft & Pretty too. Can that be Gamine?

3 years ago

Anonymous

I'm a little doubtful of fair per se as yin, dark as yang- as the symbol has yin as black background, yang as white.

I'd go with low contrast (of any level of darkness), muted/neutral as more yin, and high value or color contrast, as more yang. The black on the white seems more contrasting on the symbol.
*working theory*
https://insideoutstyleblog.com.....inant.html

I think therefore that you'd be more yang than me Angie, though we're both low value contrast. You have 3 colors (skin-peach, hair-blonde, eyes-green). I have 2 colors + 1 neutral, unless I go redder with hair (skin-golden, eyes-hazel, hair-brown).
Plus you're taller and less curvy than me- so more yang there too!

I think your big eyes and short hair (looking right in short hair) make gamine work. Kibbe says it's height dependent, but I disagree! The bright colors and playfulness are definitely Gamine.
I'm also thinking Classic and maybe Ingenue but this isn't quite right
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....genue.html
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....ooler.html

No Gamine at all is just a bit too "sweet"...
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....ident.html

3 years ago

Anonymous

Jenni, you definitely have the Gamine playfulness in your style! I thought Truth is Beauty had all the blends- maybe can be seen on a computer not a phone?
Would be interesting to see TR + G (dramatic, romantic, gamine).
I definitely don't see stripes as usual for TR.

3 years ago

cat2

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How fun! Just added Romantic Classic to my Pin; no tennis shoes or stripes there!

3 years ago

Anonymous

Synne I'm not sure you're a pure Natural type, like I think Style Fan and LaPed are. There may be Dramatic or Ethereal- because the tonal dressing works so well on you.
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....ddess.html
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....queen.html

3 years ago

Anonymous

I like the Romantic Classic too Cat2- it works well for work!

Suz- natural, classic, gamine?
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....amine.html

3 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Thanks for your thinking cap, Suntiger! Much easier when you do this type of analysis. I have yet to go down the Kibbe rabbit hole

Sooooo, is this right in terms of said terminology:

Yang Style
Classic Gamine

3 years ago

Jenni NZ

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Thanks Suntiger I just looked up Romantic Gamine on there ( Truth is Beauty) and it’s pretty close. Even has the word Sassy in there, which I independently chose for my style moniker here on YLF after a lot of thought and help: Sassy Shoemaker’s Elf.

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3 years ago

Anonymous

Oh good it worked for you Jenni! It's not letting me see any of the romantic blends now- unless I specifically Google them. 20s style seems to work with gamine, maybe ethereal cause it doesn't emphasize the waist?
Angie, yes- but not 100% yang! The flowy skirts aren't- and your ballerina flats. That's why I thought Ingenue elements.
Yes I nerd out about color and style analysis

3 years ago

Brooklyn

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Fun ST. I lean Yang but I’m not into bold colours, stripes or high contrast at the moment. Sometimes I have been however. Right now I’m more Yin on colour and contrast. Can you be a moody Yang?

3 years ago

Anonymous

Hmmm....I'd call your boots and platform sandals pretty yang, and your asymmetrical skirts with the straight diagonals. And big jewelry is definitely yang.
The drapy skirt from the last wiw would be yin. Most of your prints cause they have curved lines too.

3 years ago

Suz

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Yes! Suntiger -- or close. The photos skew a bit "natural" for me -- I'm more classic/ crisp and a bit more dramatic than that, but "boyish prep" and "posh tomboy" fit, more or less.

I definitely need boyish elements in my style, definitely look less feminine in hyper feminine soft looks, and definitely feel my best in crisp, sharp lines, angled lines, etc.

3 years ago

Anonymous

Definitely Suz! The one with dramatic seemed just a little too harsh though...
https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....amine.html

3 years ago

DonnaF

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I had this done decades ago by John Kitchener's boss mentioned in the YouTube video. I think I came out mostly gamine with a bit of natural and classic and a tiny bit of dramatic thrown in -- which I think is still pretty accurate after 35+ years. Who knew? But I think the big takeaway (since most of us are probably combos) is to navel gaze a bit if we want to buy something that is totally out of our wheelhouse. Like if I wanted to buy something 200% Yin in color, pattern, style, and fabric. Floaty and fragile I'm not!

3 years ago

Sal

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I agree with most of the diagnosis - I find it very interesting, and for me, more helpful than colour theory.

I do think we have a bit of flexibility - or many of us do.

I think I am a Flamboyant Natural - but could be convinced that I am Natural, Soft Natural or Soft Dramatic!! I am 5ft 8 and look tall. I have strong features and I think my bones lean blunt and square rather than sharp. I don't look terribly different when I gain or lose weight so I feel like I am frame dominant.

I can't lean too yin or yang in my looks - if I wear a floral blouse I prefer jeans or straight pants. When I wear a full skirt I like a simple top. If I wear more delicate shoes I prefer to wear pants.

3 years ago

Runcarla

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Thanks for the interesting links. I’m guessing I’m a natural classic type? I like the outfits. Don’t know if I’m all that ‘polished’ or ‘expensive’! LOL!

https://www.truth-is-beauty.co.....-prep.html

3 years ago

Gigi

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I am pretty sure I am a Soft Gamine in Kibbe, which appears to be a Romantic Gamine in the Truth Is Beauty system. I have a pretty balanced mixture of yin and yang, I think, with slightly more yin. If I go too far in either direction, I'm not happy with my outfit.

I see you linked to Elyssa Aesthetic's page. I love her YouTube channel. She doesn't post often, but when she does, it's a very well-thought-out video.

3 years ago

Jenni NZ

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Interesting that a Romantic Gamine in Truth Is Beauty may be a Soft Gamine in Kibbe. When down this rabbit hole today I found that it is not that easy to distinguish Soft Gamine from Theatrical Romantic in Kibbe. There are posts on it on blog sites. But I think I partly wanted to be Theatrical Romantic because Kibbe said Vivien Leigh was one! And I loved her Scarlett O’Hara outfits since I was in my early 20s.
The first green dress especially.

3 years ago

Sally

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I started reading this after DonnaF's comment to me in her post. What a minefield. I just did the Kibbe test and got a soft classic type. After looking at the recommended styles, maybe it is right. I do like natural/informal clothes so I think that affects things as well.

3 years ago

Bijou

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So interesting to understand how to add or subtract Yin and Yang from the mix. I have few stripes which makes sense as my Kibbe body type is Romantic and those sort of clothes suit me. I do like to wear sharp suiting in formal work situations - but usually a dress and jacket rather than a pant suit.

3 years ago

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