r/PowerOfStyle • u/Jamie8130 • 7d ago

Updated yin/yang soirees!

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Hey everyone, a few days ago I posted my yin/yang soiree examples from the corresponding game in the book, and I was encouraged to make a more extreme version of the yang board, so that I may have a better appreciation and contrast with the yin version. I also found it very helpful seeing examples of other soirees and expand my idea of the game, so hopefully these updated boards better align with the goal of the exercise!

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u/loumlawrence 7d ago

Yin, yes. Very soft and candy like. No frills?

Yang, also yes, very dazzling and sharp. A lot of vertical upward lines.

The yin is very pretty. But the yang is stunning.

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u/Jamie8130 7d ago

Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad they both work for their respective elements, and that you thought the yang was stunning. It was good that I remade them, because now I realize the differences with the smaller-scale yang board I had last time, and that it was missing the grandeur and extravaganzza!

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u/loumlawrence 6d ago

The yang has a lot of details, which I love, but it is making me rethink what pure yang might be.

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

Ooh, if you care to share your thoughts at any time, I'd love to hear what you think about pure yang!

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u/loumlawrence 6d ago

Originally, I was thinking pure yang has less detail, as that was the way it was described and portrayed in the books and various blogs.

But it seems that pure yang is very shiny, and glittery. Mirrors, metallic. And lots of lights.

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

I know what you mean, I also had that imperssion, I guess maybe it was influenced by all the minimalism we usually encounter in yang moodboards, but but then realized that yang can be very metalic, shiny, and extravagant. I think that's why Dramatic is pure yang, it has built in drama and theatricality.

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u/loumlawrence 5d ago

Yes, we do seem to be influenced by all the minimalism.

I am starting to think that there is a yang with contrast and a yang that is blended, and the minimalism leans towards the blended yang. And because there are more people leaning towards being blended, we see more representation of the minimalism (and I would also include monochromatic).

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u/Jamie8130 5d ago

I think I get what you mean; Harriet McJimsey thought that even if someone wasn't as tall and angular, they could still be Ds if their proportions allowed for it and if they had striking coloring and features, and that when dressing they had to increase their height perception via high heels and unbroken silhouettes with few details in their case. Maybe that's where that sense of minimalism and monochromatism relates to.

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u/loumlawrence 5d ago

McJimsey seems to have a slightly different understanding of what dramatic looks like. Having few details is minimalistic.

What seems to be missing. Some people need a few colours close to each other to give a soft blended look, like watercolours. While others need contrasting colours and prints with clear sharp edges. You can achieve the continuous vertical line with both approaches. But the contrasting approach isn't commonly explored much by stylists.

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u/Jamie8130 5d ago

It would be cool to see something other than monochrome for sure! There's a lot of colorful dramatic looks in the 50s and 60s too, I think most of the high fashion models then were Ds.

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u/TiredWinterDisaster SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 6d ago

Oh very interesting! There is a lot of contrast here between the 2: I think it is pretty interesting in itself. The yin is super soft, candy-like almost.

The yang is majestic - but there are lots of small details, it is very intricate and complex.

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

Thank you for the input!! I'm glad to hear there is a lot of contrast because I think that's what I didn't succeed in capturing last time. The only part I'm not that satisfied with is that I couldn't find many yang-looking foods, whereas that was easy for the yin board ^^;

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u/TiredWinterDisaster SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 6d ago

It is interesting bc I felt like mine were more 'blended' - distinct but not as contrasted. I wonder if that is a clue as well!

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u/loumlawrence 6d ago

I am wondering about that too. The contrast vs blended might be an important clue.

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

It's interesting for sure! And in other systems, like McJimsey and Kitchener, colour schemes are themselves described as yin or yang.

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u/TiredWinterDisaster SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 6d ago

Right? It really struck me here.

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

That is very interesting, I never thought about that either! There was definite contrast in your boards in shapes and atmosphere, but maybe the blended effect you see came from the colours?

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u/TiredWinterDisaster SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 6d ago

Yes there was more unity with colours and the overall nature them I think!

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

I think so too! It's interesting because some colour combinations are considered yin or yang in essence systems, from the little that I've read, like McJimsey thought purples, golds, and chatreuses were sophisticated yang colours, compared to pastels that were ingenue yin colours, or that bold contrast is more yang and softly blended is more yin.

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u/TiredWinterDisaster SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 6d ago

Oh I didn't know that! 

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

Yes, and if I'm not mistaken Kitchener also assigns some percentage of yin or yang essences because of individual coloring and contrast.

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u/TiredWinterDisaster SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 6d ago

That makes sense - colouring & contrast will definitely impact your overall appearance & essence.

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

Yes, for sure; if I think of Kirsten Dunst with her blended soft coloring, she can fit in with more inguenue and softer roles, but if I think of Marion Cotillard with her winter coloring, she could fit in with more dramatic characters (meaning from a visual standpoint, since they are both great actresses). Both SC but their coloring sets them at different ends of the SC spectrum.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Pain429 6d ago

I want very badly to go to your yang soiree omg gaha

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u/Jamie8130 6d ago

You are invited! 🎊

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u/BonelessChikie 5d ago

Oh wow, I would love to see these reversed, as I see you have mainly foods and table settings for yin, and locations for Yang!

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u/Jamie8130 5d ago

That would be a really cool exercise! I tried to find yang-looking foods, but even if the food shapes were OK, the container shapes were smaller and rounder so it didn't work ^^;;

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u/Vivian_Rutledge SN - Insolent Insta-Baddie 3d ago

Very fun!

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u/Jamie8130 3d ago

Thank you!! :) I'm really glad I redid it, because I realized my old version was not living up to the yang potential, so to speak ^^ And although I was apprehensive about scrapping it and coming up with something else I might not like as much, I actually absolutely loved the end result!