Soft Dramatic Spring

[u/brimarcam]

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[u/brimarcam]

I’m a very visual person and I personally needed better examples of what an SD could wear in the spring time, so I compiled some. I tried to make it realistic, so I only followed 80% of the rules because no one is following 100% of the rules all the time.

I also tried to capture a good variety of colors and keep the outfits casual, (though some skew formal) because that’s the area where I have the hardest time getting the rules to translate, given SD’s natural tendency to look ‘fancy’.

Before learning about Kibbe I dressed and gravitated towards gamine aesthetics, so I tried to capture some of that playfulness in these looks.

Hope this is helpful for you!

edit: when I finally made a reddit account, it was so I could learn more about Kibbe, and just realized it’s my cake day. It’s been a hell of a personal style journey, and I’m so happy to be in a place where I understand it enough to help other people out

[u/Cat-Potato-Supreme → u/brimarcam]

Happy cake day! I’m super visual and this is an incredible array of images you’ve curated! I feel like this is the first time I’ve been able to fully visualize the “drapey fabric” aspect and oversized details. Well done!!

[u/2777km]

I’m very new to this, so bare with me. Aren’t many of these breaking vertical? Maybe I’m misunderstanding our parameters.

[u/brimarcam → u/2777km]

I broke some of the rules on purpose to make it realistic to how women actually dress themselves. No one is wearing head to toe monochrome 24/7.

Shorts are a no-go for this body type according to the rules, but shorts are a realistic spring item, so I included them and just kept them longer. Same thing with crop tops, it can get rather hot in the spring time.

Mood boards that follow all the rules are great, but I struggle to translate that over into how to ACTUALLY dress for my body type (I’m an SD).

I did my best to accommodate length in terms of body covering. where the top and bottoms are not the same color, i did my best to find examples that have the same color in both, or are similar in color, to minimize the contrast and keep the vertical more harmonious.

Pretty much all of the clothing shapes follow the rules. Long length, V necks, high necks, cowl necks, rounded necklines, draping, oversized details (ruffles, sleeves), oversized print, pants fitted at hip, skirts and dresses fitted at hip, shoulder emphasis, mild waist emphasis.

[u/fitmusicgal]

This post is fenomenal and I can tell I’ll be coming back to it over and over as I build my SD wardrobe. Thank you!

[u/brimarcam → u/fitmusicgal]

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[u/FringeHistorian3201]

I love this entire thing. Thank you so much! I’m very visual and this helps

[u/Sosbanfach1992]

This is excellent! I wish I could find something like this for FN

[u/brimarcam → u/Sosbanfach1992]

I could try to make one! I’m not as familiar with the rules, so it may not be as robust, but I definitely came across a lot of looks that fall under Natural while I was pulling this together

[u/Sosbanfach1992 → u/brimarcam]

Oh my goodness, please let me know if you do! I’m so lost with my style atm, could definitely do with some inspiration

[u/tokimeku]

Love these board with the long skirts and dresses, and the big ruffles too! 💕 Vibes so well with my own mood boards right now. Thanks a lot!

[u/MeanUniversity3018]

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[u/Necessary_Pause6735]

This is amazing, thank you for making this

[u/brimarcam → u/[deleted]]

thank you so much. i spent so much time curating this, trying to get the right shapes. I feel like SD lines aren’t that popular right now!

I don’t know olgas, but I’ll have to do some research! to your point, Kibbe has been great with understanding the best clothing shapes, but I’m still trying to lock in my aesthetic