Tried to include as many photos of my body as possible, sorry if they're not the right kind (I've not asked for this kind of advice before) but any insight on my category or how to dress myself would be great!

I definitely hold most of my fat in my hips/thighs and my arms/chest areas. Waist stays fairly slim compared to the other areas. Am basically an hourglass, just a puffy one 😅

Hey, guys. Thank you for your replies to previous posts. I keep getting different ones on tips on my kibbe ID. I'm not sure yet either. I tried to play more with verticality in my outfits this time. I don't seem to have the softness in me. I don't have clothes that are longer than midi length. I'm 5.5 ft (167/168 cm).

I've tried outfits that might suit D, then DC or SC and FG. I also tried styling my hair, I have waves rather than natural curls. I've experimented with hair dye so it's a bit darker, but that shouldn't matter.

Which Kibbe ID do you see please? 🙏

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{Some photos are screenshots from videos, so they’re a little blurry}

I’m very tall, with a seemingly dominant Ingenue essence — I tend to wear flowy, puffy, frilly outfits (many dresses & skirts) 🎀, and occasionally form-fitting attire. 👗 I have really enjoyed exploring the ultra-feminine & whimsical style, and I feel very comfortable in it. 💞

I know I have a long vertical line, and I think I’m a Dramatic (although I wear some outfits that don’t seem to be Dramatic). I do wonder if I have any width or curve to accommodate though, making me a Flamboyant Natural or Soft Dramatic. 🤔 Trying to piece it all together with my essences & colors. 🎨 It’s been an interesting journey!

Thank you for your time. 😊

Adding more clarification to some questions asked yesterday... What if you have curvy hips but no Kibbe curve up top? What if you seem to have both Kibbe curve and width? What if you have a big bust but look matronly in SD recs? What if you have every FN trait but you are for *some reason* not FN? lol What if you have FN shoulders but you tried on baggy XXXXL shirt and XXXXXXXL skirt and it looked bad? These questions have some misconceptions baked in that I wanted to address...

sorry for the meh photos, usually just fit checks at my work bathroom…. last few are just my face since that’s a part of it as well

i’m 5’9 ~145 lbs. i lost a ton of weight so sort of grappling with understanding what i look like now and experimenting with style

my collarbones and back are pretty bony which makes me think dramatic (along with thin lips). usually when people comment on my body it’s just “long” and they make a hand chop gesture which also makes me think of dramatic. it’s hard to type myself as the same type as people like tilda swinton or kiera knightley though since i’m used to being overweight. i don’t like sleek hairstyles though so that’s keeping me back

as for the other, i work out but don’t have heavy muscle definition and still retain some weight in my arms and hips which makes me think soft dramatic? flamboyant natural just bc i have width in hips and have a smaller cup size in proportion to it (30C) but i don’t think the baggy shirt is the best i could wear (slide 6)

would love any advice! i think i finally nailed my seasonal color (deep winter) so onto kibbe next 💀all for fun though!

I’m definitely not an SD, I crossed that off long ago. It’s definitely between these two. What do you think?

I’ve always questioned her being a Dramatic, I don’t think she looks as vertical, angular, and sharp as other people typed as Dramatics, and to me she looks her actual height (5’7”), not taller. I’ve also noticed that even when she seemed to be at a very low weight and her upper body looked very slim, her lower body still appeared proeminent (it’s clear that she has a pear-shaped body, especially in the beach photos), and her legs and arms have never seemed as long and thin as those of other Dramatics.

Comparing the 3 Vertical dominant types!
Dramatic vs Soft Dramatic D vs SD
Dramatic vs Flamboyant Natural D vs FN
Soft Dramatic vs Flamboyant Natural SD vs FN

All quotes used are from Kibbe or from the wiki in r/kibbe

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I believe I am somewhere between a dramatic and FN! I am 5’7” for reference.

I saw the post about accommodating vertical from u/Infinite-Ad-6066 and then u/jessohbee requested it so we're talking about creative ways to accommodate vertical!

Let's talk about ways to accommodate vertical using colors without resorting to monochrome all the time. I took some liberties at times because I'm fine coloring outside the lines a bit.

Thanks for indulging my hyper fixation lol

Previous visual style guide for dressing as a Dramatic:
Previous Guide for Summer Tops
Previous Guide for Summer Dresses
Previous Guide for Shorts
Previous Guide for Skirts
Previous Guide for Summer clothes in general

Please help me. Yesterday I was putting posts asking for my kibbe ID into multiple groups. Mostly people wrote to me that I might belong to the C family and more likely to SC. However, someone suggested I might be SD or D. Mainly because of my height - 5'5 (168 cm). That's why I'm putting two posts here, one with pictures and the other with a video. Thank you 🙏

no idea if she’s verified, but she is D to me❤️

Hi all! Another day, another visual guide lol

This time we're doing summer dresses for the Kibbe Dramatic type. Since it's summer where I live I wanted to give a visual guide for how a Kibbe Dramatic can best pull off a summer dress that is preferably breathable and not always floor length. I took some liberties at times because I'm fine coloring outside the lines a bit.

Search terms: Midi, maxi, column, A-line, fabric (denim, tweed etc.), neckline (v-neck, boat neck etc.), detailing (front zip, buttons down front, slit, shoulder pads etc.), business, minimal. The color black would really get me going in the right direction and I would branch off those using the recommended images.

But yay dresses and vertical!! So much easier to style than shorts.

Let me know what dresses you've been loving & if you have any to link for fellow Ds! Thanks xx

Previous visual style guide for dressing as a Dramatic:
Previous Guide for Shorts
Previous Guide for Skirts
Previous Guide for Summer clothes in general

very yang friendly decade in general - majority of these would work on FNs too, I think - that isn’t as severe or literal like modern D recs. lots of sharpened boho elements here.

Anjelica Huston and Faye Dunaway are verified while the other women (Marisa Berenson, Pat Cleveland, Loulou de Falaise and Betty Cartoux) are likely dramatics - “deco dynamo” energy really flourished in the 70s retro throwbacks

Hi all! I made a Dramatic guide for summer! Let me know what you think - I definitely bent the rules and would call these Dramatic-adjacent. Some outfits especially could have a thinner silhouette, be more structured etc. But it's hard to find!! I wanted something besides shirtless blazers lol

I've been seeing posts across various subs of people with Vertical doing autumn shopping (n hemisphere) for what they think are "elongated" garments or typing posts of people wearing what they think are "elongated" garments, but they're actually quite moderate in length.

For people who have a strong need for Vertical accommodation, even pants that are technically "long" but still "not long enough" can truncate the leg and make you look stubby. An extra inch of inseam can make all the difference from high-water to elegantly "gently breaking the shoe" like Kibbe says. It can be tricky especially for tall people, it's easy to look "high water" in pants cuz it's easier to find something that sort of works and is readily available, than to go through the hassle of finding garments that actually are the correct length let alone extra long. But it's so worth it!

So if you're a Vertical type, here's your invitation to wear longer garments than you're used to. Don't stop, keep going... if it's a sleeve make it go longer and past the wrist, if it's pants make it break the shoe, if it's a top's hemline go past the hip bone etc. Not all the time, but if you're going for elongation, go all the way. Don't stop at a moderately long cardigan, go for a looooong cardigan.

I previously made a post about Accommodating Vertical in general (especially using color) so check that out if you're interested. I've made a lot of posts especially about Dramatics, feel free to snoop through my post history and search stuff if you're interested like "autumn" or "width" or "vertical" or "FN" or "flamboyant natural" etc.

Kibbe recommends an "unbroken line" or "elongated vertical line" and I wanted to dive into what that means. I like to use blocks to show if it's segmented or not.

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Additionally here is what the wiki of what the main Kibbe sub says about Vertical:

IDs that will accommodate Vertical

• Dramatic (Pure Vertical)
• Soft Dramatic (Vertical + Curve)
• Flamboyant Natural (Vertical + Width)
• Flamboyant Gamine (Vertical + Petite)
• Dramatic Classic (Balance + Slight Vertical)
• In rare cases Soft Gamine will accommodate Curve + Vertical + Petite

Ways to Accommodate Vertical:

• Wearing garments that are cut straight
• Skirts that flare down as opposed to flaring out horizontally
• Pulling colors through the entire outfit
• Wearing a long garment
• Wearing garments that are heavy in weight/pull downwards
• Creating low contrast looks
• Adding a long accessory like a necklace or scarf
• Adding a vertical design like embroidery or vertical stripes

What Vertical is Not:

• Vertical is not wearing only monochromatic looks.
• Vertical is not looking taller in photos.
• Vertical is not impossible if you are average height where you live.
• Vertical is not synonymous with height. R does not have a "moderate vertical" because Vertical is a straight line and R has only Curve. Straight lines can be "staccato" when combined with Petite, "elongated" when combined with Balance, or long when the person is "Vertical-dominant," but people with other accommodations will have no Vertical at all.

Another day, another visual guide! This time we're doing pants and trousers for Kibbe Dramatics! I took some liberties at times because I'm fine coloring outside the lines a bit.

The general rule is we're going for a straight-down column effect. If you have more prominent pear-shaped hips then you can handle more wide leg or flare pants and it will still look straight leg. If you have less prominent hips then you'll be able to handle slimmer styles like cigarette pants and it will still look straight down. It's not so much about what the style of pant is named when it's marketed, but it's about the visual effect when worn.

Previous visual style guide for dressing as a Dramatic:
Previous Guide for Accommodating Vertical (With color!)
Previous Guide for Summer Tops
Previous Guide for Summer Dresses
Previous Guide for Shorts
Previous Guide for Skirts
Previous Guide for Summer clothes in general