To simplify things, there are broadly speaking only five body types (Romantic, Dramatic, Classic, Natural, Gamine). According to Kibbe's system, each body type is then equipped with guidelines ...

What’s less likely is that you’d describe yourself as 'flamboyant gamine' or 'theatrical romantic'. That is, unless you subscribe to the Kibbe body type system.

Mr. Kibbe, before and after he styled himself according to his Kibbe type. (He’s a theatrical romantic and an autumn, he said.) Jingyu Lin for The New York Times ...