Kibbe Body Types

I fell in love with Kibbe’s Image ID system this year and devoured every single resource I could on it. The idea is that you honour your natural line and dress in harmony with it, rather than trying to counteract your long/short limbs, your narrow/wide shoulders, your straight/curvy torso. Rather than fighting your body, you embrace it and find the confidence that comes with that. These ‘Image IDs’ don’t change as you age, as you gain or lose weight, as you go through pregnancy or childbirth, as you grow as a person. They are a rock, a guiding light, a steady anchor to hold on to as your body takes on the tolls of life, reminding you what is and has always been uniquely beautiful about you.

There are 10 different body types:

  • Dramatic

  • Soft Dramatic

  • Flamboyant Natural

  • Soft Natural

  • Dramatic Classic

  • Soft Classic

  • Flamboyant Gamine

  • Soft Gamine

  • Theatrical Romantic

  • Romantic

Each of these is based on your yin/yang balance with Dramatics being the most yang and Romantics being the most yin. This means that Dramatics are sharp and angular, whereas Romantics are soft, petite and rounded. Natural types have width, classics are balanced and gamines are contrasted and petite.

 

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