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This beautiful dress came up on my Vinted home page and I almost swiped it, but then I got a bad feeling that I might end up looking like a plank in it. Compared to the other dresses that David gave me positive feedback on (yellow & black dresses in slide 2), it doesn’t seem to be cut with a curved shape (as shown in slide 2) and idk if that’s a sign or not. I’ve also included some pics of the dress worn on other Vinted users selling it

So yesterday I posted both here and in the SK facebook group seeking feedback about some Summer dresses I’d tried during a recent shopping trip, and on facebook David was kind enough to share his thoughts on them!

He thought the pale yellow and black dresses looked great on me, as did I upon trying them out! However I was a bit disappointed about the blue one upon trying it out and couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t working. According to David it’s not horrible, but in his opinion it looks off because the designers didn’t fulfill the full integrity of the design between the dress’s bodice & skirt. He described the dichotomy as the top/bodice being “vamp” and the skirt being more “tween party dress” which I totally agree with (about the skirt giving tween party dress, I think it comes across more juvenile than I’d like on myself). So it kind of comes across as trying to tell two different stories or send two different messages if you will, which may not inherently be a bad, but not particularly conducive to a harmonious look. I personally hope that the brand comes out with a dress in the same print that instead commits to a full “vamp” silhouette since that really seems to suit me!

Just sharing this here because I thought it was quite insightful!

Went shopping for summer dresses yesterday and these are what I tried on ^-^ I’m considering purchasing them at a later date

I was actually the most excited for the blue dress but was kinda disappointed with how it looked on me idk…. I think it makes me look shorter than I already am which is a no-no for me. I don’t know if it’s the length, dropped waist or both together. I have pulled off a dropped waist in the past though so idk. I’m also not sure that it follows the silhouette guidelines for curve + narrow either :/

I think out of all these the cream/pale yellow is my favorite. Thoughts?

Shared this in the Strictly Kibbe facebook group a couple weeks back and quite some people liked it, thought people here might like it too😊

I wasn’t sure about whether the shoulder length curls worked but a couple people said that it did so I will be trying out more styles at this length as well!

What do we think for her?

Was looking back through some of my fave outfits/HTT looks I’d put together before settling on TR and realized quite a lot of them really do suit the ID and the silhouette recommendation, and really did make me look my best

This is one of my favorites❤️

I find it interesting how sometimes ppl end up unknowingly dressing for their ID and enjoying the outcome before actually settling on it. Anybody else had the same realization about their style? I’d love to see some your fit pics as well!

And don’t put on the music video and let me see Lupita’s face when the cameras close in. Imma be a whole mess full on blubbering.

It's a rather common misconception that sloped shoulders are a hallmark of the Romantic Image ID, but many of Kibbe's verified Romantic celebrities (and clients) actually have straighter shoulder lines instead! On the flipside, sloped shoulders are not exclusive to the Romantic ID as anyone in any Image ID can have them. If you landed on the Romantic Image ID after doing your line sketch, try not to get hung up on whether you have sloped shoulders or not as David doesn’t mention having sloped shoulders as a requirement for any Image ID in the Power of Style workbook :)

It's a rather common misconception that sloped shoulders are a hallmark of the Pure Romantic Image ID, but many of Kibbe's verified Romantic celebrities (and clients) actually have straighter shoulder lines instead! On the flipside, sloped shoulders are not exclusive to the Romantic ID as anyone in any Image ID can have them. If you landed on the Romantic Image ID after doing your line sketch, try not to get hung up on whether you have sloped shoulders or not as David doesn’t mention having sloped shoulders as a requirement for any Image ID in the Power of Style workbook :)

This applies to female passengers but I also wonder if this extends to female drivers as well. What kind of recourse do female drivers assaulted by passengers have? I’d also guess none. I’d highly recommend avoiding Lyft for any reason, whether riding or driving.

Necessary disclaimer: this is not at all a typing request, more like a “line sketch trouble shooting” post with the intention of better understanding how Kibbe envisions a weighted fabric would fall on the body
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So I’ve been kind of mulling over my line sketch attempts and I’ve had like, this nagging feeling in the back of my head that maybe fabric doesn’t actually curve inward on me as depicted in the first picture, which is how I’ve been assuming weighted fabric would fall on me. I’m wondering how realistic is it that fabric naturally fall so inward especially around my waist which (and I intend for this to come across in the least braggadocios way possible) is rather small. I’m really starting to doubt that it would naturally curve in in such a way, but I also have literally no concept of how “weighted fabric” acts.

I redid my sketch under the guise that fabric wouldn’t actually curve in so much and would possibly fall much straighter from my shoulders and the result was the sketch shown in the second picture

I don’t know whether I’m on to something or I’m trying to gaslight myself into thinking I accomodate vertical rather than curve so I can potentially live out my FG dreams😅