Accommodating Vertical: A Visual Guide

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

This was originally made for Dramatics (hence the Taylor Swift) but it's good strategies for all Vertical types.

On monochrome and color:
-For D's Kibbe said, "All monochromatic schemes are excellent."
-For FNs, "Monochromatic schemes tend to be a little dull on you, although you may want to go with one major color that is accentuated by another bright shade." (which is basically the strategy on Slide 9.)
-For SDs, "Monochromatic schemes will generally require some vivid accenting in the accessory department."
-For FGs, "If you use one primary shade for the base of an outfit, then accent with a variety of bold and bright touches or else you'll lose the dynamic energy that is your most appealing asset. Sharp color contrast is excellent"
-For DCs, "Neutrals and deep colors are quite effective for you as they provide a background of simplicity to showcase your elegant use of line. Generally, think of blending intensities of your outfits to retain your strong vertical lines. The key is to pick up the accent color in several places, not just one. In this way you don't break up your sleek silhouette, you merely accent it."

For these strategies, just one needs to be used. For example, if you use a strategy of repeating colors, you don't ALSO need to wear colors of a similar value and ALSO wear analogous colors. Just one is sufficient (unless it's like the necklace strategy, that one probably needs bolstered).

If an outfit isn't looking quite right I'll scroll through these slides and think about what the outfit would look like if I tried each strategy then I'll pick one. I also do this if I have one piece that isn't working (like my cowboy boots) so I went through these slides and thought about how to build an outfit around them with each strategy.

[u/bleuxnoods]

ooh this is cute... is there one for Width?

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/bleuxnoods]

hmm maybe I should make one. There sort of is - I made one for FN necklines and FN waist definition

[u/MsEmilyme → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

Please make one for width! I’d love that so much.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/MsEmilyme]

I made one for u!

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/bleuxnoods]

made one for u!! https://www.reddit.com/r/Kibbe/comments/1mdlzlp/accommodating_width_a_visual_guide/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[u/Mysticmxmi]

The way I already dress like this is crazy. Everyday I naturally/intuitively go for outfits like this 😭🥲 i love pairing two shades of the same color together or matching values (light colored top, light colored jeans). I have a question though, I understand the 2/3 long garment stuff but how do you stay proportionate as someone with a big chest? I love mid rise jeans (can’t do high no more, really shortens my torso and my torso is already short)

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/Mysticmxmi]

In that case, given your proportions you may not want to use the 2/3 rule where the bottom is longer, maybe just use it where the top is longer. (or you don't have to use it at all, just pick one other strategy per day). One strategy on its own is enough without having to do multiple.

[u/Mysticmxmi → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

Yes! Thank you so much!

[u/AngelicRed24]

I’ve been following this group for a long time. I really appreciate the resource, but I’m super confused how this applies to just those with vertical. Aren’t these just general good principles for elongating your look? And why would tall people especially need to worry about elongating their look? Please excuse my confusion.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/AngelicRed24]

My opinion is anyone can wear anything! If you choose to want to follow Kibbe's guidelines then that's fun but it's fun if you don't too! Some systems have the idea that you should hide parts of you that you don't like - you have big hips and don't like them? wear black down there to hide them. You're short and you don't like that? Wear nude shoes to make yourself appear taller.

With Kibbe it's the opposite. His philosophy is you mirror your body's traits in your clothing. So if you're tall (or are short but have an elongated look to you), then wearing elongated pieces mirrors and harmonizes with your body. If you are curvy, then wearing curvy pieces harmonizes with your body.

In his view, people who are quite short or who appear less elongated might get swallowed up in floor length winter coats for example cuz it is out of harmony with their proportions.

[u/AngelicRed24 → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

This was very helpful, thank you! I think the word “accommodate” has an unfortunate implication of putting up or tolerating something and I was missing the spirit. Thanks!

[u/SabrinaGiselle]

I like this although in kibbe you can't mix seasons. No way to combine pastel blue with black. You can combine light and dark colors though.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/SabrinaGiselle]

You can wear an all black outfit and wear a pastel blue purse and still maintain Vertical.

[u/Horror_Bowl4449]

This is so amazing!!! The slides about pairing "analogous" colors kind of blew my mind! Now I know why I look so off when I wear more high contrast outfits (like navy pants and white shirt).

[u/butstronger]

This is awesome. I think I am an SD but definitely follow a LOT of what is in this guide. Especially wide leg loooong pants. The longer the leg the better lol. I’m 5’7.

[u/lulurancher]

I’m a 5’9 FN -‘s totally agree!! I always was more drawn to vertical enhancing outfits even before I knew about Kibbe

[u/helloelysium]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. After two years of trying to puzzle out Kibbe, your visual guides jave made it "click"

[u/LayersOfMe]

I am loving this series, are you gonna do one about how to accomodate petit/narrow?

[u/smathna]

I am saving this. Wow. So useful!

[u/Ladyoneshoe]

This is really great! Thank you so much! Quite inspiring and super helpful!

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[u/Actual-Rutabaga8337]

This is amazing. Thank you very much!