If you're struggling to feel like your clothes represent the real you, consider exploring style essences. From the work of Harriet McJimsey and John Kitchener, style essences are intrinsic to who you are, and offer a way to dress and accessorize yourself authentically. These 7 essences: dramatic, gamine, natural, classic, romantic, ingenue, and ethereal have difference presentations in both color and style, and can help you feel more like YOU in your clothing.

In this post, I will be discussing the Romantic Essence- what it is, how it can be expressed, and how to tell if you have it. Note: In body types analysis, I used the Kibbe system of body typing. For essence analysis, I will be using both the Kibbe and the Kitchener systems. I am adding the Kitchener system as I think it’s both more comprehensive and intuitive, and I have had no issues with using the two systems together. In fact, I think they complement each other.

The 7 style essences are all about finding the right clothing shapes and details that will harmonize with your features.We all have different types of beauty and are perceived in a different way than others. This is why sometimes some lines look stunning in some people, but when we try them, we feel like it

Is Ingenue Essence about embracing your whimsical inner child's innocence? This article has all the answers! Individuals with Ingenue essence are inherently cute "dolls" with bubbly personalities layered with innocence and childlike whimsy. The words

The natural style essence is probably the most undervalued in Kitchener's typing system. While in reality, this essence is what leads our current fashion

Are you wondering what Kitchener's Dramatic Style Essence is? This article has all the answers! Unconventional, fearlessly savage, sincerely unbothered, and daringly dominant; that’s dramatic style essence for you. Their eyes reflect power; their aura

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In this post, I will be discussing the Natural Essence- what it is, how it can be expressed, and how to tell if you have it. Note: In body types analysis, I used the Kibbe system of body typing. For essence analysis, I will be using both the Kibbe and the Kitchener systems. I am adding the Kitchener system as I think it’s both more comprehensive and intuitive, and I have had no issues with using the two systems together. In fact, I think they complement each other.