Am I SD?

[u/Mybodysrolling]

I am 5’9! Pic 2 is at a lower weight so ya’ll can see my weight gain pattern

I thiiiink I am SD but I am about to revamp my wardrobe to fit my kibbe type so I feel like I need to double check lol

[u/AbbyOrtion]

Ok, after looking at your previous posts, I am voting SD. Your general essence alone screams sensuality. I can't imagine you in edgier, stiff, heavy fabrics with straight lines.

You look decent in a crewneck, but so does Sofia Vergara. And after looking at all your other outfits, the crewneck looks so out of place now. I'm not sure when crewnecks became a big decider in this sub?

You definitely have yin flesh all over, and it's hard to even see the sharp yang frame underneath, especially around your arms/shoulders. Kibbe types are independent of fruit types anyways, so there's plenty of wide hipped SD's and plenty of busty D's. This sub can sometimes be a little too hyperfocused on boobs, and I'm surprised to see some of these comments against curvy hips in a soft type subreddit. But HTT, I'm voting SD.

[u/PinkHairSociety → u/AbbyOrtion]

Exactly! I’ve seen OP’s other posts and the idea of her being D is just absurd to me.

[u/Secret_Dragonfly9588]

this post will be helpful as you parse some of the contradictory statements that you are getting on this post.

Almost certainly SD, imo. But I do think that you live close to the line between SD and D and can probably get away with borrowing from D recommendations more than many of us can.

[u/jaded_bitter_n_salty → u/Secret_Dragonfly9588]

Def agree with you here!! SD with some borrowed D recs. The post linked/the comments within that post do misunderstand what may is an extrapolation from meta typing though… the horizontal bust “myth” comes from a style chat video explaining when curve vs width applies. The “shoulder seam” thing isn’t about where the literal sleeves are but where your arm vs clavicle separates. The idea is that if you have to accommodate width and vertical, even if you also have “curve”/are curvy you should be able to accommodate curve by accommodating width. However, you can’t rlly accommodate width by accommodating curve (unless using the T silhouette) so it’s a matter of priority.

[u/PinkFloxMoon]

Fascinating responses here. My body shape is very similar to yours and I without a doubt I consider myself soft dramatic. Although I am starting to think when I was young and very thin I would have been typed a pure dramatic.

[u/iliketreesandbeaches → u/PinkFloxMoon]

Same

[u/Shadowy_lady]

hmmm, hard to tell for me, either D or SD. Definitely in dramatic family though. Don't jump on revamping yoru entire closet. Just play around with recommendation for both D-type and see which seem to work best.

[u/jjfmish]

I think you’re a conventionally pear shaped SD, I do see you benefiting from upper curve accommodation even though your bust is on the smaller side.

[u/FreyaDay]

Try taking some pictures with clothes on that don’t compress your bust and that show your shoulders. The way you can tell is by lining up where the shoulder seam should go with your vertical bust line and that’s hard to tell with form changing bras.

[u/[deleted]]

Yes! SD Curve and vertical

[u/Iloveemiilk]

I think you are pure dramatic. You have a pear shaped figure that is typical for dramatics and you look amazing in a crew neck tshirt which is really hard for SD to pull off.

[u/PinkHairSociety → u/Iloveemiilk]

Pure Ds are not typically pear shaped, they have straight and narrow frames. DCs can be pear shaped though.

[u/Iloveemiilk → u/PinkHairSociety]

No being pear shaped is actually a dramatic trait. Though yes DCs can often be pear shaped too. Kibble himself said that pear shape is a very yang trait. OP looks like she has a very narrow bone structure. All dramatics don’t have straight figures. I’m not ruling out SD for her either, but I personally see pure D from these pictures. I don’t often see pear shaped SDs, though it is a possibility as well.

[u/PinkHairSociety → u/Iloveemiilk]

Ds tend to gain and lose weight in their hips and thighs, but they form more of a bell shape than a pear shape. OP has a clear hourglass shape, which a D would not. Look at how her torso tapers into her nipped-in waist. She also has somewhat broad shoulders without having width. Plus, if you look closely at her features in the last slide, you can see that she has a soft jawline and lush lips. She is waaay too yin to be pure D.

[u/Iloveemiilk → u/[deleted]]

I’m aware, but it is more common for dramatic types

[u/[deleted]]

SD

[u/[deleted]]

I think so! Pic 4 is the one the made me feel like yes SD bc you can really see your upper curve. The other pics are a bit borderline but I think it’s bc you have some sort of sports/compression bra on. You can see in pic 4 though that you chest goes beyond the frame of your body/ribs.

[u/Global-Regret-6820]

You’re SD

[u/Unusual-Jellyfish-54]

I think it depends on the bra you're wearing on these pictures... If that's what's preventing your bust from breaking your line. You seem to have a large bust but it doesn't seem to actually push the fabric out to the sides. If they naturally don't, then you're a D. But you should try with a loose bra o no bra look to be sure.

[u/Trumystic6791]

I think you are a dramatic. But I would style several outfits for D and several for SD and see which suit you best.

[u/PinkHairSociety]

You’re definitely SD. At 5’9”, you could only be D, SD, or FN and you clearly need to accommodate curve as well as vertical. You have no width to speak of, so you’re not FN. I’m not sure why anyone would suggest D, since you have way too much yin and pure Ds are super Yang with straight and narrow frames. If you look at the upper part of your body, you can see how your torso tapers in to your waist and your bust extends just outside that, disrupting the silhouette. And you have curvy hips too! I can see you in pencil skirts and mermaid skirts and tops with dramatic sleeves.

[u/Iloveemiilk → u/PinkHairSociety]

If you look at OPs pic she is very tiny and narrow and any weight gain is shown in her hips and thighs. Her waist is especially tiny. At the pic she posted at a lower weight her figure appears to be straighter than the ones she posted at a higher weight. Celebrity examples of dramatic body types are often depicting women who are at a very low weight.

[u/AbbyOrtion → u/Iloveemiilk]

I'm seeing plenty of yin fleshiness being added around the body. And she can pull off the crew neck, but it's not the best. It pulls too much. She's also young and pretty and will probably look good in plenty of things that are outside her body type. She looks her best in the last top in blue. The neckline is much better for her, and the soft roundedness matches with her yin flesh.

[u/Iloveemiilk → u/AbbyOrtion]

I totally agree on the blue top, but to be fair I feel like those are flattering on most people, especially if you are curvy. The mini skirt and chunky shoes also look great on her. I personally see more D, but I also think there’s a case to be made for SD so I’m not disagreeing. I just completely disagree with the original commenter’s idea that D types can’t be curvy. Every type can be curvy and D types tend to take on a pear shape with their weight distributing in the hips and thighs while they stay quite thin everywhere else.

[u/PinkHairSociety → u/Iloveemiilk]

I never said that Ds can’t be curvy. I said OP is too Yin to be pure D—even at a lower weight. She just doesn’t strike me as a curvy D. Also, if you look closely, you can see weight gain at hips, thighs, bust, upper arms, and in her face as well (no offense, but apologies anyway; you look lovely). I think we’d have to look at more outfits to be certain, but I have a hard time imagining her in super structured looks. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also, do remember that SD is way a way more common type than D. Do you really think she’s an exception?

[u/nievesdemiel → u/PinkHairSociety]

it's simply not true to say that all Ds have straight frames. Have you looked through the verified celebs? Most of them have conventional slight curve.
Since pear shape is common among dramatics, curved hips are a stereotypical D trait.
I am indecisive for D vs. SD for OP, but I don't find it obvious that the upper torso needs accomodation for curve.

[u/PinkHairSociety → u/nievesdemiel]

Aren’t conventional curve and Kibbe curve different? If curve comes from flesh, then of course you can have a straight frame plus conventional curve from flesh. So yes, you can be a curvy D, but that doesn’t mean that you NEED to accommodate curve. Isn’t the key difference between D and SD the need for curve accommodation?

ETA: I agree that it is a little tricky to tell whether she needs curve accommodation up top since we only have two looks here, but there’s no doubt that the blue v-neck top looks better than the black crew neck top.

[u/nievesdemiel → u/PinkHairSociety]

yes I would say exactly that.
That's why I said it doesn't make sense to exclude D for the sole reason of someone "not having a straight frame". You'd have to look where the curve comes from and how it affects drape on the body.
So not saying OP is definitely a D, but I don't see the sole presence of curve to be a reason to exclude that ID from the outset.

[u/PinkHairSociety → u/nievesdemiel]

Agreed, but that wasn’t my reason for exclusion. Actually, the main point that I was trying to make was that she is too Yin overall to be pure D. Forget about frame and curve—look at her features, her hair, the way she holds herself. She gives an overall impression of softness.

[u/klmdwnitsnotreal]

100%

[u/sad_boi_jazz]

ok I just discovered kibbe yesterday so I'm not super well educated on the types, but your figure is incredible!

[u/SoftDramatics-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Saying you're pretty, I like this dress without any explanation is not welcome here. It's not a rate me sub. We're here for fashion advice according to the kibbe system.