I believe I am a soft classic and I totally agree with your assessment. I am always instinctively watching people’s non verbal cues. I also tend to be overly sensitive to the mood of others. Great job! I’m looking forward to learning about gamines. Of all the types they are the hardest for me to classify.
This was so lovely. I'm almost sure im a soft classic and this really resonated with me. I really agree about the extreme expressiveness of our time and that it can seem as if, in order to be "interesting" or "unique", one is required to act exagerated. It was so nice to be reminded that one does not have to act in this certain exagerated way, in order to be acceptable or good enough - that there really are different kinds of beauty, not only in the physical bodies and faces, but also in the different ways of being and acting
Love this thoughtful comment! And yes, everyone has their own unique nature and we should definitely express that instead of defaulting to the rather extroverted world that values BIG energy 24/7 :)
It they were categorized in MBTI they would be INFJs ( I mean they all have different personalities but generally speaking ) because of their observant inward way of speaking very much like you said a diplomatic language and at the same time they have that disciplined friendliness that a lot of INFJs have!
Thank you! I just loved this! I agree with your statement about “as a society” we’ve become accustomed to responding to those things and people that are exaggerated and over the top. I have often noted this as well. This was a very original video and it was very well done. Kudos to you!
Thank you very much. Confirming a soft classic type. I’ve been told I’m diplomatic, soft spoken and elegant my entire life. So the physical body type - 5’5”, nearly exact proportions, very balanced facial features, always look better when toned down, minimal patterns and colors - is matching the personality and presentation.
I feel like the Classics are the easiest to spot in person or even on video because as you say, they just overall give such a "poised" vibe. This might be why Kibbe says it's not possible to type someone from pictures only... They just don't say the whole story about your ID. I'd say even in film roles it could be tricky to type someone accurately because they might consciously project a completely different image. I haven't been able to type myself definitively yet and I think one of the reason is that I don't have that many videos of myself and I can't really tell what my outward "vibe" is.
Totally! Posed photos can be so deceptive! I would say that if you don't have too many videos of yourself, try to see how you come across on forums, on the phone, at the cash register when you order something...those can be great hints :)
Hi, I'm from Germany, love your descriptions!!! I think I'm a Soft Classic and now I'm 51 and at last understanding my type. I never in my life wanted to be soft, gentle, romantic, smooth, fleshy. So I made a lot of sports but didn't get this muscular type, bought moto jackets, edgy boots, simple cotton shirts, short hairs, tried to be expressive or dramatic or edgy and always failed my type, since I had a professional style consultation a few years ago. At the first time I was very disappointed because I was characterized as a true autumn and classic-feminine and not as an X or H. Nothing of my clothes was classic-feminine and everything was in the cold colour palette. Step by step I changed my clothes because I looked so much better in other stuff. But until today it is hard for me to wear the expressive colours of my palette. Feels not right for me. What about to do? Normally I like to watch people from the background, I'm diplomatic and like to talk with one person which I focus on. Soft people don't get many attention in our loud world, I always had problems with dating and flirting when I was together with more expressive girlfriends. I'm a psychotherapist in a clinic and it is very exhausting for me to act in therapy groups or to give a lecture for many people because I have to focus on many people. In the autogenic training my patients fall asleep after 5 minutes because of my soft and smooth voice, lol. So, Kibbe helps me to accept my body type, my character and temperament. And that I can't work against it. Good bye muscular type and moto jackets!!!
Wow, thanks for sharing your journey. So glad to hear you've really accepted your type and natural essence. As for the expressive colors, you don't have to wear them :) you can always stick to the more muted tones in your palette. :)
Soft classic here and yes, I can see myself in this mannerisms. You're videos are great, thank you so much! 💜 Looking forward to more soft classic vids 😁, I find SC to be really underrepresented.
It seems as if appearance is just a physical extention of the mind. A representation of the brain. And that’s so f*cking amazing. To everyone interested in MTBI, mannerisms and Kibbe and how they interact..... I’m about to talk about evolution. Do you think the same as I do? We’re often attracted to people that reassembles ourselves. I’m talking in every way. Personality wise and physically. No wonder long-term couples look like twins, and that friends tend to look a little bit alike. The more alike, the easier it is to understand each other = Great relationship So why do we seek similar people? To get healthier offspring and to find a mate that we can stay with longer and thus reproducing with higher chances of lots of healthy babies? Maybe? I don’t know. I mean the easier the communication, the more successful of a relationship, right? And maybe more important: Similarities probably give physically healthier offspring, why would we otherwise like our own types? So I’m sure there are survival advantages. when you meet someone new, you don’t have a lot to go on... would we even fit together? Do I like them? Do we think similarly? Would our children be healthy? I mean... it would make sense, then, evolutionary, if people could look at someone and see what’s going on inside their brains, to see what kind of person they’re actually mating with (lol). We already know that facial symmetry for example, is a trait that signifies wellbeing and health And... could it be that our DNA generates certain types of brains with certain personality traits and cognitive functions... and then together with that comes a certain physical appearance? Sounds probable to me at least 😅 And maybe then... we as humans are programmed to ”read” the physical traits to understand more about a potential partners DNA? Actually, there have been research made on the connection between 3 personality traits, and facial features. Turns out you can evaluate a persons traits based on their faces. (in this case they studied agreeableness, openness and concientiousness) Interesting, huh? 😀
Yesss, all of these points are so interesting and are constantly on my mind as well! There is such a "fractal" nature to all creatures, I think. I've read about hormone dominance and physical features, I think I will have to obsess over that in future videos :)
I’ve been between SN or SC for myself, veering more towards SN since I’ve seen myself as wide and blunt. Then I’ve realised a lot of my width is from my flesh, my curves, and my “blunt” nose is actually rounded on the tip and not as dominant on myself as I thought. I’ve had some people suggest SC for me in terms of having a balanced bone structure but soft Yin flesh, with a harmonious ladylike gentle demeanour. So I watched this video along with the SN for comparison and I can see more of my mannerisms in this video than the SN one. Thank you for making these videos! Your insights and perspective are so interesting and helpful :)
Almost the same here. It's so hard to find yourself in Kibbe as we all naturally judge ourselves and don't see ourselves objectively. Looking at other elements, such as self expression and mannerisms has been super helpful.
I really thought I was a soft classic until I watched this. :) My movement puts me more at a romantic, and I was torn between the two, but then I picked soft classic because I'm moderate height and size. My arms and legs are slightly short for my body though, and I have an hourglass figure with a noticeably smaller waist. I have a more flowing movement and have been told by several people that I glide when I walk. My husband tells me that he'd be missing half of my stories if he didn't see all my hand movements, definitely not contained like soft classic. I think I'll go back and watch the romantic one again. :) Thanks for all you do! Your videos are so fun and helpful!
Soft Classic does have romantic undercurrent so maybe yours is more developed, or perhaps you are a romantic with a bit more tendency towards classic styles! There is a lot of nuance and variety and I hope you have fun exploring it :)
@@thealignedlover Thank you so much for your feedback on this. It really made me think about it, and I did go back and watch your video on the mannerisms for romantics. That one really resonated with me. I think my tendency for classic style had more to do with my upbringing than a personal preference. I feel like I have learned so much from you. Thanks again, Nona. :)
Wow, I'm a TR and seeing this, I notice how I subconsciously used to mimic my SC mother... these examples and descriptions fit her so well! Now I also know why I don't feel nearly as graceful and composed 😅
@@thealignedlover yes 😁 it's fascinating, truly. Now I'm trying to return to authentic mannerisms... not just when I don't care to impress (then it's easy)! Lol I'm so excited for your upcoming videos btw! 😊 Do you plan on doing more zodiac series?
Would you be into doing just classics? I’ve been doing research into the classics david Kibbe typed and their mannerisms are different from both soft classics and dramatic classics. I would love you to break it down because you do it so professionally! Thanks for all of your content. I love it.
These videos are very interesting. I'm curious what your thoughts would be on a person who has body language and energy of one of the more "yin" types, but their height or frame puts them outside of those parameters?
Nice video... I am sure I am a classic but I don't know which one... I get caught up between the two and I tend to do both expressions of soft n dramatic... Can you help
I think you have to differ between body type and character. For example I don’t agree, that a soft classic has to be very observant in a conservation or absorb everything. This has something to do with the character and certainly with every kibbe body type there are good and bad listeners, people who can make eye contact and people who don’t.
Definitely there is a difference and type does not equal persona. I made this series to note possible shared gestures that softly align with the persona descriptions discussed in Metamorphosis.
I am not sure if you can generalize behavior from a body type, even though its an interesting idea. For example the youtuber Ellie-Jean Royden is a soft classic, but in her videos I think she speaks in a quite reactive and animated way, not so much going inward or phrasing things very carefully, but of course it could be because she is putting on an act for the camera in order to be interesting for the viewer. I probably also think personality/energy type has bigger importance than body type when it comes to mannerisms. For example if you know about Carol Tuttle's energy types, a type 2 would probably be the most graceful and diplomatic type. But I am probably a Soft Classic myself and have been called gentle and diplomatic by others, so it's hard to say if there is a truth in your theory.. Again this is not a critisism of your video, just me sharing my thoughts :)
@@thealignedlover After writing this comment I watched some more interviews with celebrities of different body types but similar personality types. For example I think both Taylor Swift and Katy Perry are type 1/Sanguine temperament, but Taylor Swift definitely carried herself with more control and stiffness than Katy Perry who is very expressive and fluid in her mannerisms. So interesting how a body type affects the way we move and speak. So to comment on your video series I think you are on to something 🙈👏
I believe I am a soft classic and I totally agree with your assessment. I am always instinctively watching people’s non verbal cues. I also tend to be overly sensitive to the mood of others. Great job! I’m looking forward to learning about gamines. Of all the types they are the hardest for me to classify.
So glad it resonated :) and yes, I think the gamine videos will be a little longer!
Yay!!! You’re the best! This video describes me to a T, not only am I a soft classic but an INFJ empath, and this is spot on.
Ah, wow, I can see how that must play out so harmoniously :)
So am I!!! How interesting
Same here
I’m also infj 😊
since you are all interested in mbti, i think cognitivetype vultology would be very fascinating :) in the rabbit hole there myself.
This was so lovely. I'm almost sure im a soft classic and this really resonated with me. I really agree about the extreme expressiveness of our time and that it can seem as if, in order to be "interesting" or "unique", one is required to act exagerated. It was so nice to be reminded that one does not have to act in this certain exagerated way, in order to be acceptable or good enough - that there really are different kinds of beauty, not only in the physical bodies and faces, but also in the different ways of being and acting
Love this thoughtful comment! And yes, everyone has their own unique nature and we should definitely express that instead of defaulting to the rather extroverted world that values BIG energy 24/7 :)
It they were categorized in MBTI they would be INFJs ( I mean they all have different personalities but generally speaking ) because of their observant inward way of speaking very much like you said a diplomatic language and at the same time they have that disciplined friendliness that a lot of INFJs have!
Very, very interesting!! And what do you think would be mbti for soft natural?
That’s funny. I’m a Soft Classic INFJ!
@@awkwardletter9533 Me too :))
Cynthia Fee I’m guessing we just have a certain look
@@awkwardletter9533 thats funny :))
I am soft classic and watching recordings of myself back I can definitely see what you are describing!
Really glad to hear it landed!
Thank you! I just loved this! I agree with your statement about “as a society” we’ve become accustomed to responding to those things and people that are exaggerated and over the top. I have often noted this as well. This was a very original video and it was very well done. Kudos to you!
so glad you feel the same 🥰
This is fascinating and reminds me of how I feel when I speak with and listen others… perhaps I’m a Soft Classic? I’m unsure but very interesting!
Thank you and yes, it can make for some interesting reflection!
Thank you very much. Confirming a soft classic type. I’ve been told I’m diplomatic, soft spoken and elegant my entire life. So the physical body type - 5’5”, nearly exact proportions, very balanced facial features, always look better when toned down, minimal patterns and colors - is matching the personality and presentation.
so glad it resonates :)
I feel like the Classics are the easiest to spot in person or even on video because as you say, they just overall give such a "poised" vibe. This might be why Kibbe says it's not possible to type someone from pictures only... They just don't say the whole story about your ID. I'd say even in film roles it could be tricky to type someone accurately because they might consciously project a completely different image. I haven't been able to type myself definitively yet and I think one of the reason is that I don't have that many videos of myself and I can't really tell what my outward "vibe" is.
Totally! Posed photos can be so deceptive! I would say that if you don't have too many videos of yourself, try to see how you come across on forums, on the phone, at the cash register when you order something...those can be great hints :)
Hi, I'm from Germany, love your descriptions!!! I think I'm a Soft Classic and now I'm 51 and at last understanding my type. I never in my life wanted to be soft, gentle, romantic, smooth, fleshy. So I made a lot of sports but didn't get this muscular type, bought moto jackets, edgy boots, simple cotton shirts, short hairs, tried to be expressive or dramatic or edgy and always failed my type, since I had a professional style consultation a few years ago. At the first time I was very disappointed because I was characterized as a true autumn and classic-feminine and not as an X or H. Nothing of my clothes was classic-feminine and everything was in the cold colour palette. Step by step I changed my clothes because I looked so much better in other stuff. But until today it is hard for me to wear the expressive colours of my palette. Feels not right for me. What about to do?
Normally I like to watch people from the background, I'm diplomatic and like to talk with one person which I focus on. Soft people don't get many attention in our loud world, I always had problems with dating and flirting when I was together with more expressive girlfriends.
I'm a psychotherapist in a clinic and it is very exhausting for me to act in therapy groups or to give a lecture for many people because I have to focus on many people. In the autogenic training my patients fall asleep after 5 minutes because of my soft and smooth voice, lol. So, Kibbe helps me to accept my body type, my character and temperament. And that I can't work against it. Good bye muscular type and moto jackets!!!
Wow, thanks for sharing your journey. So glad to hear you've really accepted your type and natural essence. As for the expressive colors, you don't have to wear them :) you can always stick to the more muted tones in your palette. :)
Soft classic here and yes, I can see myself in this mannerisms. You're videos are great, thank you so much! 💜 Looking forward to more soft classic vids 😁, I find SC to be really underrepresented.
so glad to hear that :) and yes, more to come!
It seems as if appearance is just a physical extention of the mind. A representation of the brain. And that’s so f*cking amazing.
To everyone interested in MTBI, mannerisms and Kibbe and how they interact..... I’m about to talk about evolution. Do you think the same as I do?
We’re often attracted to people that reassembles ourselves. I’m talking in every way. Personality wise and physically. No wonder long-term couples look like twins, and that friends tend to look a little bit alike. The more alike, the easier it is to understand each other = Great relationship
So why do we seek similar people? To get healthier offspring and to find a mate that we can stay with longer and thus reproducing with higher chances of lots of healthy babies? Maybe? I don’t know.
I mean the easier the communication, the more successful of a relationship, right? And maybe more important: Similarities probably give physically healthier offspring, why would we otherwise like our own types? So I’m sure there are survival advantages.
when you meet someone new, you don’t have a lot to go on... would we even fit together? Do I like them? Do we think similarly? Would our children be healthy?
I mean... it would make sense, then, evolutionary, if people could look at someone and see what’s going on inside their brains, to see what kind of person they’re actually mating with (lol). We already know that facial symmetry for example, is a trait that signifies wellbeing and health
And... could it be that our DNA generates certain types of brains with certain personality traits and cognitive functions... and then together with that comes a certain physical appearance? Sounds probable to me at least 😅
And maybe then... we as humans are programmed to ”read” the physical traits to understand more about a potential partners DNA?
Actually, there have been research made on the connection between 3 personality traits, and facial features. Turns out you can evaluate a persons traits based on their faces. (in this case they studied agreeableness, openness and concientiousness)
Interesting, huh? 😀
Yesss, all of these points are so interesting and are constantly on my mind as well! There is such a "fractal" nature to all creatures, I think. I've read about hormone dominance and physical features, I think I will have to obsess over that in future videos :)
I’ve been between SN or SC for myself, veering more towards SN since I’ve seen myself as wide and blunt. Then I’ve realised a lot of my width is from my flesh, my curves, and my “blunt” nose is actually rounded on the tip and not as dominant on myself as I thought. I’ve had some people suggest SC for me in terms of having a balanced bone structure but soft Yin flesh, with a harmonious ladylike gentle demeanour.
So I watched this video along with the SN for comparison and I can see more of my mannerisms in this video than the SN one.
Thank you for making these videos! Your insights and perspective are so interesting and helpful :)
thank youuu :)
Almost the same here. It's so hard to find yourself in Kibbe as we all naturally judge ourselves and don't see ourselves objectively. Looking at other elements, such as self expression and mannerisms has been super helpful.
When you get to the communication styles of your type, you should talk about how it does or doesn’t resonate with u
Love the consistent uploads thanks sm girl
So glad to hear that! 💕
I love how you analyse each body type in this way. In this video, I see myself very clearly. Really helpful, thanks and much love
Wow thanks for the kind and thoughtful words 💕and yes, I will be doing a video on my type :)
I really thought I was a soft classic until I watched this. :) My movement puts me more at a romantic, and I was torn between the two, but then I picked soft classic because I'm moderate height and size. My arms and legs are slightly short for my body though, and I have an hourglass figure with a noticeably smaller waist. I have a more flowing movement and have been told by several people that I glide when I walk. My husband tells me that he'd be missing half of my stories if he didn't see all my hand movements, definitely not contained like soft classic. I think I'll go back and watch the romantic one again. :) Thanks for all you do! Your videos are so fun and helpful!
Soft Classic does have romantic undercurrent so maybe yours is more developed, or perhaps you are a romantic with a bit more tendency towards classic styles! There is a lot of nuance and variety and I hope you have fun exploring it :)
@@thealignedlover Thank you so much for your feedback on this. It really made me think about it, and I did go back and watch your video on the mannerisms for romantics. That one really resonated with me. I think my tendency for classic style had more to do with my upbringing than a personal preference. I feel like I have learned so much from you. Thanks again, Nona. :)
wow that is so amazing to hear :) happy styling! 💕
Wow, I'm a TR and seeing this, I notice how I subconsciously used to mimic my SC mother... these examples and descriptions fit her so well! Now I also know why I don't feel nearly as graceful and composed 😅
How interesting! That is so cool to hear that you can pick up on who has influenced you!
@@thealignedlover yes 😁 it's fascinating, truly. Now I'm trying to return to authentic mannerisms... not just when I don't care to impress (then it's easy)! Lol
I'm so excited for your upcoming videos btw! 😊 Do you plan on doing more zodiac series?
Love these videos. Definitely helped me narrow down my type. So curious about what your type is!
Are you a soft classic? You're so calming and insightful 😍
could you do mannerisms kibbe body type in men?,i love your channel ❣️
hi from your Brazilian fan 👋
Yes I will definitely be focusing on Kibbe for men very soon :)
Thank you , i like your observations and i think it's true as i'am a soft classic
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I'm so excited for this video !!! :'D
I think I’m a hybrid between Soft Natural & Soft Classic, if that makes any sense.
I feel the same.
Would you be into doing just classics?
I’ve been doing research into the classics david Kibbe typed and their mannerisms are different from both soft classics and dramatic classics. I would love you to break it down because you do it so professionally! Thanks for all of your content. I love it.
Hi! Unfortunately, I do discuss any Pure types since there are too few examples!
thealignedlover Thankyou, that is understandable!
I think the slight smile at the same time she speaks is more characteristic.
Definitely part of it!
These videos are very interesting. I'm curious what your thoughts would be on a person who has body language and energy of one of the more "yin" types, but their height or frame puts them outside of those parameters?
great question! i would hate to make assumptions without first studying a few examples that really showcase that juxtaposition so i'll have to see :)
@@thealignedlover Lily Cole is the first example that comes to mind in this regard.
ah yes, her essences really take over. i will be covering her in a video about "mistmatched" face/body/style so maybe that will give some insight :)
Do you think there is any relation with kibbe and personality tests like the mbti ?
I'd say so, though I'm not sure exactly what those relations are :)
How did you read me like a book? I already know that I am SC, but I had no idea we all tend to behave the same.
That's awesome :) Essence (including mannerisms) and appearance have been noted to be quite linked, at least with Yin Yang based stylists :)
Nice video... I am sure I am a classic but I don't know which one... I get caught up between the two and I tend to do both expressions of soft n dramatic... Can you help
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Thanks
I think you have to differ between body type and character. For example I don’t agree, that a soft classic has to be very observant in a conservation or absorb everything. This has something to do with the character and certainly with every kibbe body type there are good and bad listeners, people who can make eye contact and people who don’t.
Definitely there is a difference and type does not equal persona. I made this series to note possible shared gestures that softly align with the persona descriptions discussed in Metamorphosis.
Uhmm I am a soft classic and an (well mannered) ENFP😜
I am not sure if you can generalize behavior from a body type, even though its an interesting idea. For example the youtuber Ellie-Jean Royden is a soft classic, but in her videos I think she speaks in a quite reactive and animated way, not so much going inward or phrasing things very carefully, but of course it could be because she is putting on an act for the camera in order to be interesting for the viewer. I probably also think personality/energy type has bigger importance than body type when it comes to mannerisms. For example if you know about Carol Tuttle's energy types, a type 2 would probably be the most graceful and diplomatic type. But I am probably a Soft Classic myself and have been called gentle and diplomatic by others, so it's hard to say if there is a truth in your theory.. Again this is not a critisism of your video, just me sharing my thoughts :)
Personality type is definitely much more impactful than body type :) These are just fun studies on how the "essence" translates into expression.
@@thealignedlover After writing this comment I watched some more interviews with celebrities of different body types but similar personality types. For example I think both Taylor Swift and Katy Perry are type 1/Sanguine temperament, but Taylor Swift definitely carried herself with more control and stiffness than Katy Perry who is very expressive and fluid in her mannerisms. So interesting how a body type affects the way we move and speak. So to comment on your video series I think you are on to something 🙈👏
based on this I think aishwarya rai might be SC (?) she has been typed SN by some I think
These are just observations of their similar mannerisms and does no way serve to ID someone's physical body in terms of Kibbe proportions.
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