Stuck between a Gamine and Classic type?

So I've been experimenting with a new method of finding your Kibbe Image I.D.

What I've been looking at is, is it helpful to first identify your, what I call "core type" first before finding your actual type. What I mean by core type is what type you are most like. 

To do this, I ask you to forget there are 13 different types. This can be daunting and you often end up getting lost between two (or three) very different body types.

Instead, try to think of the Kibbe system as just 5 different types (gamine, romantic, classic, natural, dramatic), with subtypes (soft gamine, dramatic classic, flamboyant natural etc). This thought came about when re-reading Kibbe's book, it seems to me his original thought process was that people are mostly these core types, with some added yin or yang. So a theatrical romantic is primarily romantic with some added yang (dramatic traits). A soft classic is mostly classic with just some added yin (romantic traits). Notice I say "some". A Soft Classic will never look very romantic, will never have a full hour glass figure. 

So for today, let's focus on trying to find your type between the classic and gamine types. Many people are stuck between these two types but really shouldn't be. These are very different types, as are all the core types. I detail this in my previous article. However, one thing the gamine and classic have in common is a mix of yin yang. Classics are a harmonious mixture, like a well blended cake recipe. Any given part of them is neither too yin or too yang. Gamines tend to be a mixed match of yin and yang. The yin comes from their smaller size and rounded features, such as rounded eyes, yet some parts are clearly yang, such as their angularity. Often times gamines with have longer (yang) arms and legs for their height but have a short (yin) torso .

So, the first question I would ask is, are you petite? Are you a shorter or smaller person, with smaller bones? Then you are a gamine type. According to Kibbe, classic types are never petite because it disturbs the yin yang balance. 

Classic types are always moderate in height and bone structure. Typically around 5'5". While some gamines can be 5"5" (particularly gamines and flamboyant gamines) they still have smaller bone structure. They appear almost delicate. This is at any weight. You can check the size of your wrists and ankles if very overweight. If they are very small, or appear delicate, you may be a gamine. Over weight gamines, (particularly pure and flamboyant gamines) tend to look stocky or square. Soft gamines tend to look  rounded when over weight. Though, to be honest, this isn't a reliable indicator of body types. This isn't an exact science so it's impossible to say that one body type always gains a certain way.

If you are not petite and don't appear delicate or compact, I would then ask how symmetrical are you? Do you have a short waist? Legs seem to be long for your body? Hands and feet seem to be large? Any noticeable asymmetry would shift you more towards a gamine. Classics are always (in theory) well proportioned. 

To summarize:


Once you have your "core type" established (either gamine or classic) I would then ask, do you have more yin or more yang?

Do you have more yin? More rounded, curvy or romantic traits? Soft or rounded cheeks? If so, You're most likely a soft type. You can add "soft" to your core type. (soft classic, soft gamine)

If you have more yang, you'd most likely have a straighter figure, maybe even boxy, longer or more sharp facial features, angularity and some length in your limbs, you'd be a dramatic type. so either dramatic classic or flamboyant gamine. 

In my opinion, it's very reasonable to assume you can have pretty close amount of yin and yang. Making you either a gamine or classic. Meaning purely gamine, not soft or flamboyant or purely classic, not soft or dramatic. 




On my channel, I go over this with a couple added examples in this video that may help you out. 




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