Hello my dudes, my name is Tiffany, welcome
back to my series, Internet Analysis, where I like to research and discuss things relevant
to social issues and media. Today's video is a deep dive into the 'Kibbe
Body Types' system. So, months ago, YouTube recommended me a video
about the Kibbe Body Types, and I realized there's a whole community online dedicated
to these body types, and giving style recommendations based off of your type. It is a very niche community, but it is there,
on blogs, Reddit, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube... So, to discover your body type, you can take
a quiz on a number of different websites, and that should lead you to your results. Now, let me just say, I LOVE QUIZZES! Any test or assessment that can tell me something
about myself, apparently, I'm in. I'm an INFP, Type 4, Wing 5, Libra sun, Pisces
moon, Capricorn rising, Hufflepuff, you get it... So, of course, I was curious about this, and
wanted to find out what type I would be. So, I watched a bunch of videos, and took
multiple different quizzes, and I ended up only more confused; and that's what brings
me here. This will be a Deep Dive of the Kibbe body
typing system. Who? What? Why? And by the way, I'm not making this video
as an endorsement of the system. Really, I'm just using it as a jumping-off
point, so we can have a larger discussion about body image, perception, fashion, style,
clothing rules, and a lot more. And this is actually going to be a 2-part
series featuring FOUR other YouTubers, that I'm very excited to introduce you to! Daily Larisa, Ash Tanya, Haley Richardson,
and Maddie Dragsbaek. So, in this first part of the series, I'm
going to explain and introduce the 'Kibbe body type system' a little bit, I will talk
about the creator of the system, and then the girlies and I will talk about our first
impressions of everything, and they will be taking a quiz to try to determine their Kibbe
body type. So, let's get into it! This is a system of 13 body types for women:
Dramatic, Soft Dramatic, Natural, Flamboyant Natural, Soft Natural, Gamine, Flamboyant
Gamine, Soft Gamine, Classic, Dramatic Classic, Soft Classic, Romantic, and Theatrical Romantic. So, this system uses a spectrum of Yin & Yang
to explain the balances of each type, from more soft and rounded features, to more muscular
and angular, and everything in between. The types are based off of bone structure
and the flesh in the body and face, and height is usually considered to be a factor as well. For example, 'Gamines' tend to be quite petite
and 'Dramatics' tend to be quite tall. "But what is the point of the Kibbe body typing
system?" you might be asking. Um, basically the point is, you find your
type, and according to that type, which involves your lines, your vertical lines, your proportions,
you can apparently figure out which hair, makeup and clothing will suit you best according
to those features. Throughout the big online community, there
are tons of places where you can find advice and style recommendation, inspiration, Pinterest
boards. Unsurprisingly, Kibbe lovers swear by the
system, but I will admit, I'm skeptical. Is this really useful? Is it beneficial, or perhaps harmful, to put
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We love that! Thanks to Native! So, back to the Kibbe body types. The creator is David Kibbe, who has been known
by some as THE Beauty Guru. He's been working as a stylist since the 80s,
he is well-known for color theory, in terms of like, what season are you, what colors
look best with your skin tone... And he calls his body type system the 'Image
Identity System'. The Kibbe Body Types system came from his
book, 'Metamorphosis', which came out in 1987. So basically, in the book, he does these before-and-afters
with women who came to him because they either don't know their sense of style, they're too
busy to figure it out, they want some assistance from a professional. And he did little makeovers on them. Pretty big makeovers, actually. You know, hair, makeup, clothing, everything. Apparently, this was like the first time that
people had done this type of 'before-and-after' makeover, though that's kind of alleged, cannot
confirm. So, again, he used his color theory, along
with the Image Identity system, to transform these women into their fabulous late-80s selves. Which, I love the 80s, it's probably my favorite
decade, precisely because of this hair, makeup, and style. The book 'Metamorphosis' is now out of print,
it's very expensive if you would want to buy it, I think it's on Amazon for like, $600. Lucky for us, Aly Art made that video, so
if you want to see like, the whole book, she basically covered it. But of course, the book and the style recommendations
are now outdated, unless you're specifically looking for late-80s fashion. Since the book came out, he's still been working
as a stylist, he has a workshop in Manhattan, where women can come and get their makeovers
done, and learn about their Kibbe type. There are also a lot of Kibbe inspired YouTubers
and interpreters, and this is how I actually found out about the Kibbe system. Aly Art makes a lot of those videos, Merriam
Style, and I don't know how to pronounce... Loepsie? She's very sweet. There are a number of creators who have made
a lot of videos dedicated to the system, and specific types, and recommendations about
hairstyles or makeup or clothing that suits each particular body type. Again, if you're interested, I would recommend
checking out their videos, you can fall down a kind of wormhole of all of this. In my research, I found out that there's a
bit of animosity between Kibbe and these interpreters. Kibbe runs some Facebook groups called "Strictly
Kibbe", because he is not a fan of these interpreters, or other people kind of giving their own spin
or opinions on his system. And it's funny, because he himself says that
his thoughts have evolved a little bit since the book. He's changed his mind on a few things, though
he generally still agrees with the concept. But, it's just so funny how much he seems
to dislike the people who are taking his idea and then putting their own spin on it. I went to try to join the 'Strictly Kibbe'
Facebook group to see what was in there. My Facebook is usually deactivated, so I had
to re-activate it, of course it's a closed group, so I had to fill out this questionnaire,
and it was wild. First of all, it's, I mean, so many rules! First, it says 'No Men Allowed! Not even if you share a Facebook with your
husband, Sheryl!' Okay, so it specifically says, "This is a
space for non-men", which I think is an interesting way to put it. You could just say, 'this is for women and
non-binary people', but, alright, we get the point. It's funny, because only David Kibbe himself
is allowed in the group, of course. Another rule was, 'No speaking positively
of the interpreters'. So like, when they say "Strictly Kibbe", they
mean it! Strictly Kibbe! So, that's a little introduction for you,
about the Kibbe system and Kibbe himself. I have many questions, and there are a lot
of limitations and shortcomings of the system, but don't worry, we will get into it between
this video and the next. Hopefully. So, let's get into the best part of this video,
the collab. Alright, I want to introduce you to the gals. When I was planning this series, I went to
my Instagram and asked if any of my followers have YouTube channels, and that is how I found
these four girls, women, ladies! Sorry, I'm trying to mentally train myself-
Women! Well, I had known some of them through YouTube
already, but you know what I mean... And first of all, I absolutely LOVE seeing
your YouTube channels, anytime I check out your videos, SO many of you are making really
really amazing content, so please keep it up! But when it came to choosing for this video,
I wanted to have a bit of a range in terms of fashion style and bodies, as much as is
possible in just a few people, because I wanted to show differing perspectives. But of course, myself and these four women
will not include every possible opinion, so please feel free to share your thoughts in
the comments down below. "Hi, my name is Maddie Dragsbaek, and I'm
a 23-year-old YouTuber/Filmmaker based out of Brooklyn in New York City." "Hey guys, my name is Ash. I make fashion and commentary videos on YouTube." "Hi, this is Larisa, I'm a Japanese girl who
lives in England. I usually make vlogs, sometimes travel vlogs..." And this is Haley, a 25-year-old YouTuber
currently living in Canada. So, in making this series with the gals, I
asked them all the exact same questions, and I did try to keep the questions broad, because
I didn't want to lead them in a particular direction. I asked for their clips to be relatively brief,
but some of them did give me longer clips than others, so that's why you might see more
of some people in this video. But I am trying to keep it relatively even
because all of these women deserve your attention, your time, and they've all made really great
points. I'm trying to leave in as much of their responses
as possible, without making this video like, a full hour long. So first, I just asked what they generally
think about the concept of body types or body shapes... Haley: "When it comes to labelling, I really
don't even know what type of body shape I would have, in terms of like, pear, apple,
what are the other shapes? I really don't know..." Maddie: "Some people would look at my body
and tell me that I have an 'hourglass figure', because I have big boobs, wide hips, and a
smaller waist. But then, you think of like an hourglass figure
and you're thinking of like, the Kim Kardashians, the people that are like... And they have like a flat stomach, and honey,
I ain't never had one of those, I will never have one of those. And like, is that part of the criteria? Like, I just don't know..." Larisa: "Nowadays, I feel like due to social
media and advertisement, they show one particular body type, for example, an hourglass body
shape. And I feel like that hourglass body shape
is over-represented. When you don't have that body shape, you feel
like you're less beautiful, or you feel insecure that you don't have that skinny waist or something." Ash: "Personally, I've always categorized
myself as, sort of like, just the straight up-and-down, absolutely nothing going on kind
of thing. And, at some point, I think I would wear a
cinched-in waist, flared sort-of dresses, to make up for the fact that I didn't have
any hips or curve action. A lot of my self-image with my health and
my body has come from the fact that I don't fit into the stereotypical African women,
curvy type." Maddie: "I don't love the entire idea of 'body-typing',
because everybody's body is going to look different, it's not like you can line up like
8 different types and go 'Oh, you're gonna fit into this category perfectly'. That's just not gonna happen. Oh, I'm supposed to look like 'dah-dah-dah'
and I don't? What's wrong with me? It's like, there's nothing wrong with you,
it's just, you have a body, and um, it's your body, and it's not supposed to look like everyone
else's. And that's fine." Do you think there are any situations in which
finding your body type can be helpful? Larisa: "I feel like body types and labels
used to be informative, because I used to work in retails too, so knowing that kind
of, this body type works with this clothing, really helped me to find that perfect fit
for the customers and for myself, too. So, back then I felt it was quite a positive
thing." Ash: "In terms of whether it was helpful,
I think at the time I felt like it was helpful, like it made me feel more comfortable, that
I was dressing for my body type, and that I wouldn't be judged for wearing things that
wouldn't flatter me." Haley: "I will say that, I think that it can
be helpful to have those keywords to search, because I think that, especially online, the
algorithm gives preferential treatment to smaller bodies and to certain body shapes. And so, I think that if there are ways for
you to be able to narrow that search, to seek out folks that make you feel seen, then that's
a good thing, and that's cool." Ash: "I know it's a bit backwards to be thinking
in what other people are thinking, but then, I think about, at least 35% of the reason
why people even get dressed up to begin with, is because how you dress is how you're perceived,
so I definitely think the whole body types thing is a valid thing. Like now, you have people on Instagram aiming
for the 'Instagram Baddie' body type, you know, your Kylie Jenners' surgically enhanced
type of thing, which is an entirely different issue on it's own..." Maddie: "I don't know that I believe that
it's harmful necessarily, because if it's helpful to you, then for sure do that. If that's what makes you feel good is like,
knowing your body type and dressing for it, if that's how you want to look at it, that's
fine. But I feel like, for me, living with more
of a 'this is your body, anything you want to wear is going to look good on your body,
there are no rules, because of what you look like, and just... Not gatekeeping trends from myself, because
of the fact that I'm not thin, um, is helpful for me." On the other hand, what are the possible ways
that body typing can be harmful? Larisa: "I definitely think that it has a
negative impact on teenagers and young people, including me too, it used to affect me a lot
when I was a teenager, because I always thought that I don't fit in, because I don't have
that particular body type. I feel like now, I started to have more like
a negative image of having body types and labels and categories..." Haley: "I think there can be harm, if you
are labelling other people and people are labelling you. And I also don't think that it's helpful to
say, again, that there's only certain things that are flattering for this body type, because
that's crap, because that's- that's how somebody else perceives the clothing on your body." Maddie: "So yeah, I'm just not convinced that
like, putting myself in any type of category ever is going to be helpful for me. Um, because I think I'm working pretty hard
to tear down all these like, boxes and limits that are like, 'You can't wear this because
you're fat' or 'You're a size 16? Oh, you thought we sold your size? That's so funny that you thought that!' Like, I just, I feel like am working really
hard to get rid of those things, so putting up more, like walls, and categories, and boxes
to put myself in, like, I just wanna like, wear clothes that make me feel good!" Haley: "I think that, as a way to find other
people on the internet, very cool. As a way to limit what people can wear, no
thanks." Next, I wanted to hear their first impressions
of the Kibbe system. As far as I know, I don't think any of the
four of them had known about the Kibbe system, so I sent them all the same videos and some
blog posts to read, so that they could get a general sense of everything. And then I just wanted to hear their thoughts. Haley: "First off, I need to Google 'How to
pronounce 'Kibbie', 'Kibbuh'..." Maddie: "So, I think my first reaction to
all of this is just, like, 'Do people analyze other people's bodies this much?'" Ash: "Okay, so this is a few days after I've
gone and actually learned about the Kibbe system, you know, classification of body types,
and, I have to say, I kind of like it, like, from learning about it. I am a bit skeptical, as I am of all things,
though, that it's named after a man. Like, sure, there's another guy dictating
what women should and shouldn't look like..." Haley: "Created by a man. Yikes, right? Like... David Kibbe. Doesn't surprise me that it was a man, also
trying to put female bodies into categories. Doesn't surprise me at all. Alright..." I'm glad that Haley and Ash both mentioned
that in their response, because I think it's an important thing to note. Why IS a man creating a system to classify
women, hmm? Patriarchy? Sounds ironic, but like, actually... Haley: "There are two strikes against him,
in my mind right now. It was created by a man, so I don't trust
it. It makes me really question if it's for empowerment,
or for control? Um, and then, the fact that at least this
first few, I'm not seeing, I'm really not seeing representation, so it makes me kind
of think that it's like, for thin, cis-women..." Okay, so in regard to inclusion and representation,
there are a LOT of questions, and I'm really glad Haley asked, 'is this thing only for
thin, white, cis-women?' So, David Kibbe has specifically said that
this system is for women. To be fair, I did find this 'Strictly Kibbe'
Men's group, but I am not in it, and I would probably not be allowed in it, so I don't
know what it entails. So, technically, anyone could take the quiz
and find a result, but would that result, along with the style recommendations, be accurate
or helpful or relevant in any way? By the way, for anyone with gender dysphoria
or body dysmorphia, taking this quiz and closely analyzing your body can be very triggering,
so I would not recommend. So yes, I would say that the way that Kibbe
designed this system, only caters to cis-women. But also, the Kibbe content that I've seen
online seems overwhelmingly white. Kibbe has shared his celebrity examples for
each body type, which primarily come from the golden age of Hollywood. Joan Crawford, Sophia Loren, Ingrid Bergman,
Shirley MacLaine, Natalie Wood, Leslie Caron, Liza Minnelli, Bette Davis, Grace Kelly, Jackie
Onassis, Olivia de Havilland, Marilyn Monroe, and Vivien Leigh. I mean, just looking at that group of women,
do you see much diversity? Also the golden age of Hollywood had a very
particular, classic style. So like, how relevant is that in terms of
using them as examples? I don't know. Are they beautiful icons? Sure. But it's not just Kibbe, though. I noticed the same thing when watching a lot
of the Kibbe interpreter videos as well. The vast majority of examples for each type
were thin, white celebrities. On Kibbe's website though -- which by the
way, I recommend looking at because it's just... there's so much going on. So many quotes that I wanted to include in
this video. But anyway, it says this: David created a
new System of Thought which identified and defined the physical and essence attributes
of all human beings. Oh, all human beings? Huh, interesting... It also says, "Short, tall, straight, curvy
-- whatever your features, coloring, or ethnicity -- David conceived and gave birth to the previously
unheard-of concept of valuing, accepting, celebrating -- as well as emphasizing, those
characteristics instead of trying to conceal them to fit into some arbitrary standard of
beauty." Now I will admit, I do like that he does seem
to focus his system on emphasizing the traits that you have and celebrating yourself, rather
than feeling bad that you don't have other traits, or trying to make yourself look like
you have those other "desirable" traits. But, even though Kibbe claims for his system
to be inclusive, by using these specific white examples, people are naturally going to compare
themselves to that "unofficial" standard of whiteness, and a very white-centric standard
of beauty. -- I personally think, for me I feel I was
represented. However, I've noticed there was lack of diversity;
in using pictures it was only white celebrities. So, like I said, I am mixed race but my body
is more of a Western body type. But if someone asked me if I can recommend
this Kibbe body type test to my Japanese friends, like my Asian friends, I don't think I will
because I don't think the body type itself was specific enough for those friends that
are very petite, naturally petite, you know? -- If you are Black, Indigenous, or a person
of color and you saw this image, would you feel included? Could you identify a celebrity that you resemble? Could you relate to this example at all? So that's an issue with Kibbe himself, and
that is also an issue of sufficient representation in the Kibbe interpreters' content as well. I will say, Rihanna and Beyonce and some other
Black celebrities are often featured, some Asian celebrities are sometimes featured... I might just be talking myself in circles
here and be over-discussing an issue, but -- basically the problem might have come from,
that a lot of white people happened to be interested in Kibbe, made Kibbe content, and
then more white people find it, and the cycle continues... All I'm saying is, more representation is
always helpful, especially for any BIPOC that may be interested and want to see some examples
that are more relatable to them. By the way, quick question - do you guys happen
to know if this term is supposed to be pronounced B-I-P-O-C or perhaps "by-pock"? I think I've heard that from some people,
and I'm just new to the term. Let me know! thank you so much. So aside from the issues of representing different
races and ethnicities, there's also a lack of representation of different body sizes,
which we will discuss in this video and the next. -- I'm watching this video right now and like...
you're telling me these are different body types? My brain looks at that and is like, thin people. Yes. If this girl's supposed to be the most romantic
body type of them all ... just like, how am I supposed to relate to that? -- In most of the Kibbe content I've seen,
whether it is on YouTube or Facebook or Pinterest, wherever, the examples are thin. And at most, they'll include curvy women,
but I'm using that word lightly. The system apparently includes any size and
also says that your type should not change based on weight fluctuations because it's
based on your bone structure -- that doesn't change. And the way that your muscles and fat collect
and ... are distributed around your body? Anyway I'm about to include a pretty long
clip from Maddie because she had so many great things to say and I just didn't want to cut
any of this out. -- The first video that I watched featured
mainly small, thin women and so I'm watching it like, bro, I don't have a single f*cking
clue which category I'm going to go into. Then I watched another one where they sort
of featured plus sized bodies and I feel like I know which one I am now. But like, I could absolutely be wrong. I just feel like I look at myself like, I
have no idea what you look like. And according to the Kibbe system, body type
doesn't change with weight fluctuations which makes sense to part of my brain, but then
the other part it doesn't. Even when I was 80 pounds lighter than I am
now, I didn't look that different. I've always had a softer, more round figure
in all of my body sizes. So I guess I understand it. But also, sometimes my brain just struggles
to be put in the same category as people so much smaller than me. There's no way we're the same, at all. There's no way we could have any level of
a similar experience. There's part of me that thinks ok, so I figure
out my Kibbe body type, and then I figure out what type of clothing is gonna look good
on my body. But do they even sell that clothing for my
body? So I just feel like I, again, lean more towards
just wearing whatever the f*ck I want, and not worrying if it's "meant" for my body or
not. So I don't know if hyper-analyzing my body
and comparing it to other women in the same category as me that could be worlds smaller
than me is gonna be beneficial. -- I know we've been tough on this so far,
but on a positive note, I do think that the system makes an effort to make each type seem
positive. The descriptions, the words that are used
to describe each type, are nice, they sound lovely. -- I'm not mad at it, comparing it to the
existing system, where it's like hourglass, apple, pear shape... I feel like its a lot more wide and comprehensive. Also I really like the names, in the naming
system, as opposed to, like I said, apple, pear, whatever. My favorites are the two extremes, so like,
romantic and dramatic. I just think those names are -- even natural,
classic, and gamine. The names are good, compared to -- you know,
I mean it's bad enough that skin tone is compared to food, body shape is compared to food. Can we not be food? Can we be people please? --- I will say, I do enjoy the namings of
the Kibbe system. They feel very nice and fun, and I feel like
no matter what your label is, it feels like a positive thing, which I think is good. -- When you read the descriptions of each
type, it's all of the highlights, all of the best features that each type brings, rather
than stating what they might "lack." -- So this is Bette Davis, so tell me if I'm
just describing myself. Balanced, petite, rounded features, angular... -- So, continuing on, overall when I was first
learning about the Kibbe system, there was just a lot of confusion. And as you'll see, from the clips of the girls,
women! Ladies! They were experiencing some confusion as well. For me, it literally reminds me of when I
first took a geometry class, and the concept was just not clicking in my brain. I was like, angles? Where? *laughs* huh? -- I think right now, I'm just pretty skeptical. --- I honestly don't understand the bone thing. Like it's not that I look at - so the example
for that one was Rihanna - it's not that I look at Marilyn Monroe and Rihanna and think
they look like the same person. But I'm also like, what about the bones are
different. Interesting. Honestly I just don't really pay attention
to this stuff. -- Before watching the video and reading the
blog, I thought determining your body type was only based on waist, hips, and bust, and
that was it. I thought those three measurements and you
can kind of figure out your body type. But by going through the blogs and everything,
obviously it also is based on your face, your facial features, your shoulders, your bone
structure, which makes sense. You can't just decide which body type you
are just based on three body measurements. So it made sense. But then there were so many detailed questions
about your hands or your feet. That's when I was a bit like, okay? -- So, after learning a little bit about the
Kibbe system, I asked them if they had any guesses, any inklings as to which type they
may be. -- Ok so after watching the video, I think
my body type is theatrical romantic. -- Hearing the descriptions and things like
that, I feel like I'm probably a romantic.You are shorter, your features are rounder. Like sometimes I feel like if you took a size
16 plus size model, AKA a size 16 person who is tall, then you just scrunched the PNG,
that's what I look like. -- So at the bottom it says, why is this helpful? Honestly, a question I do have. After watching that video and reflecting on
the blog post, I think that I am gonna stick with what I originally said. My guess is that I am somewhere in the soft
gamine / romantic era, area? -- And finally it was time for them to take
the Kibbe body type test. This is from a blog called CozyRebekah; I
had taken this one a few months ago when I was trying to figure out my type. Let me just explain a little bit of what it's
like. It's recommended that you take a photo of
yourself, full body, so that you can try to look at yourself to answer these questions. -- Alright y'all, it's the moment we've all
been waiting for, for me to take this quiz! It's not a satisfying Buzzfeed quiz where
you can click and it will take you down. But that's ok, that's ok. Not everything can be excellent like Buzzfeed. -- Ok so now I'm going to be taking the test. I have my laptop here. I'm very excited, to be honest. I love taking quizzes. -- In terms of actually taking ... I had to
take the quiz a few times and even then I'm still not set on... the questions were kind
of confusing for me, I don't know if that's just me being daft. -- How long do your arms look? Bro I got stubby arms. And I think they look stubby too. Short, stubby, right? Like what is that? How long do your legs look? Bro, I got stubby legs too! -- What best describes the shape of your hands? ... Hands? Oh my god, I don't know. -- My hands I was actually bullied for, as
a kid. So this is a touchy subject... pun intended. -- Like some questions are about a body part
that I've never really paid attention (to), so I found it a bit difficult to answer. I really don't know! -- Here's my photo of myself, I look super
jazzed! What is the shape of your shoulders? Don't compare your shoulders to your head,
compare them to the rest of your body. Like, I've always felt like my shoulders are
super broad my entire life. I remember being in elementary school and
being like, mom can I please play football so I can put these babies to good use? and
she said, no honey, you have a broken arm already. So... -- Then you also look at your facial bones. Describe the shape of your jawline, the shape
of your nose, the shape of your cheekbones. And of course you look at flesh of the body. -- I will say, something about this that I
just cannot get behind is the word flesh. I know for a lot of people it's the word moist,
but for me... flesh? *gag* Anyway... Now how can your bones be long and wide? I have literally no idea. Flesh. Flesh of the body. That makes me think of Voldemort and Peter
Pettigrew, making the soup that brings Voldemort back to life. Flesh of the body, willingly taken! Alright, how would you describe your bust? -- One of my biggest struggles with taking
the test was just the concept of self-perception. I think it's so hard to accurately or objectively
look at ourselves. Especially with these sorts of questions. -- I feel like it's so hard to do this for
yourself, because there's just like a thousand layers of society's input to peel back before
you can actually get to objectively looking at your own body. What best describes the shape of your eyes? Bette Davis. I look so pretty. Just had to say that, alright! We need to get more comfortable with just
complimenting ourselves. -- Some questions like, how tall do you look?
or something like that, those kinds of questions were the most difficult to answer because
I don't know what average or what normal looks like. It's really hard for me to answer if I'm taller
than average or if I'm shorter than average, if that makes sense. I'm from a different background. From Japanese perspective, average height
is very short. Therefore I'm quite tall for a Japanese. But then, I'm in England where I live. Average height is quite tall, which means
I'm kind of the average height. In my opinion, I definitely do prefer asking
someone to do it for me, to take the test for me. Because how I look at my body and how others
look at my body is very different. I really tried my hardest to look at my body
in an objective way. Non-biased way, as possible. But even that, I find it a bit, still difficult
to answer. -- and finally, we get our quiz results! may
they be accurate or not. -- I scored a 64 which landed me between a
soft natural or a flamboyant gamine, which... either way, that sounds like a code name for
something. I'm fine, I like it! -- As far as my answers go, I answered 1B,
4C, 3D, 9E. So, if you got mostly E answers, then you
have a romantic body type, which is what I thought. Your body is made up of soft and rounded lines
and you're probably on the short side. Yeah. -- Based on my results, I was correct. I love being right! I love passing my SATs! Because I have a mixture of answers with more
D and E answers, I have a soft gamine body type. -- Finally I finished taking the test. What I got was 10B, 3E, 2C, 2D. So the result is soft natural body type. -- And lastly, I just asked for any final
thoughts on the process of learning about the Kibbe system so far, or taking the quiz. What did y'all think? -- In terms of how the system actually works,
I feel like I prefer how this system is telling you to wear things that complement or like,
enhance what you already have, instead of trying to --- because I feel like with other
existing body type systems, the goal is to help you look more like the ideal, instead
of just helping you wear whatever. So, I like it! -- As for my result, it was quite accurate. It says that I have softness to my facial
features, wide bone structure, which is true. So yeah overall I think it was a very interesting
process. It was very fun to get to know yourself a
little bit more. But at the same time, realistically, I don't
think this information is helpful in real life situations. I don't want to sound negative, but... because
now I know I'm a soft natural body type, like I can't really use that information much,
if that makes sense. In real life. But, personally, again I love taking quizzes,
I love getting to know about myself more, so I think it was a positive experience. -- and this last point, which is something
that I actually hadn't even considered, was the potential difficulty in taking this test. It can be emotionally difficult to look at
yourself this way and ask yourself these questions about your body. Especially if you've had issues with negative
body image, or disordered or toxic thought patterns regarding your body. -- It does feel kind of difficult to take
this test as a fat person. A lot of these questions specify that you're
supposed to be focusing on your bones and not necessarily the flesh, but like I can't
f*cking see my bones, bro! Like the hip question. It says it involves the flesh of the hips,
but more importantly involves the shape of the hip bones. But like, I don't know what my hip bones look
like. I feel like I don't care about the answers
to any of these questions. My brain is like, you don't need to have more
information to fight yourself with, you know? Because then all of a sudden I'm like, um
why are my hip bones like that? Shut up. I do wonder if this test is difficult for
everyone or if it is exceptionally hard for people who are big... because I just want
to answer all of these like, wide, soft and wide. And maybe that's the truth, maybe I'm correct
in thinking all of those things. But I also know that, not all big bodies are
gonna have the same Kibbe type, which just leads me to believe that maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm answering this entirely incorrectly,
because I can't see myself past my body. -- I think it is really tough for me, doing
this quiz, even with truly years put in, at this point in terms of speaking to my body
kindly. And respecting my body just for existing. I still think that there were questions that
were difficult for me to answer because it's really hard for me to objectively perceive
myself and to objectively think of myself, without thinking of times where others have
commented on my body. It's tough. If I was having a really negative self-image
day, I could see how some of the questions might make me fixate on areas of my body too
much. -- I feel like maybe if you haven't had a
massive struggle with your body, maybe this would be more of a tool to help you understand
different ways that you can dress. Help you explore different fashion trends
if you feel sort of lost on what your style is. But I do wonder if my struggle with my body
is sort of preventing me from reaping any of the benefits of Kibbe? Probably is. -- So I really, really appreciate Maddie and
Haley for opening up about that and being honest. I'm sure a lot of people could relate. And that brings us to the end of part one,
thank you guys so much for watching. In the next video, my collaborators will discuss
a little about their body image, how they feel about their body, their typical style
and fashion choices.... and then, I paid for all of them to have consultations with Rebekah
from the CozyRebekah blog. I had done a consultation with her a few months
ago; it was funny because when I sent her my pictures, she's like oh I watch you on
youtube! Small world. Rebekah was really sweet so I'm glad to be
able to work with her again and she could work with these lovely ladies to give a little
bit more of a professional opinion, on their body type. Will it match the quiz results? Does any of this matter? We shall see. So once again, please check out each of their
channels. Ash, Larisa, Haley, Maddie. They all create wonderful, fantastic content. I was so so lucky to be able to work with
them and I'm so excited for you guys to see part two. So please stay tuned. Kthanksbye! *outro music*
Oh Kibbe is becoming mainstream. Let's see how this goes 👀
I haven’t had the chance to watch this yet, but Tiffany is a fairly large commentary channel (around 500k subs) and I was surprised to see this appear on my subscriptions list! Worlds colliding.
I found this video really helpful and really informative!! I liked the way the girls commenting presented their opinion: well spoken, elaborate, attentive/aware. It made me open my eyes to some aspects of dealing so much with Kibbe, that I oversaw. For example the kind of self-destructive effect focusing on certain body parts of you can have. I then noticed, it is really true for me. Focusing on my body type made me focus especially on the things I hate about my body.
Anyway, thank you for sharing.
Dude, I just saw this pop up in my notifications.
I made this comment under the video: I'm a Kibbe enthusiast and came across it two years ago. I recently figured out what my Image ID most likely is (Soft Natural). Its refreshing to see another perspective, I'm planning on taking a break from style after figuring out what works for me. I think I'm too image focused in general.
I specially liked the part where she talks about David gatekeeping the system. I tried to join the strictly kibbe Facebook group once and honestly the questionaire is a bit ridiculous, stating that what David says is the law, and no one with an opinion that might question what he says is allowed. He definitely knows his stuff and I am a fan, but his ego borders narcissism.
So glad Tiffany did a video on this! I’ve gotten really into Kibbe & it’s nice to see more new analysis. I have been hoping for more diversity in the Kibbe moodboards, examples, etc. I think this subreddit has done a great job in incorporating it more & I really look forward to it continuing to expand and truly become diverse.