The Bright Winter Seasonal Color Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, Bright Winter (or Clear Winter) is a season dominated by vivid brightness and clarity, high contrast, and coolness (Bright and Cool). Bright Winter falls between True Winter (Cool and Dark) and Bright Spring (Bright and Warm). The palette focuses on colors with high…
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Guide to the True Winter Seasonal Color Palette
The True Winter Seasonal Color Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, True Winter (or Cool Winter) is a season dominated by crystalline contrast, darkness, and coolness (Cool and Dark).True Winter falls between Dark Winter (Dark and Cool) and Bright Winter (Bright and Cool). The palette focuses on colors with darker value, high chroma (far…
Guide to the Dark Winter Seasonal Color Palette
The Dark Winter Seasonal Color Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, Dark Winter (or Deep Winter) is a season dominated by darkness, depth, and coolness (Dark and Cool). Dark Winter falls between Dark Autumn (Dark and Warm) and True Winter or Cool Winter (Cool and Dark). The palette focuses on colors with darker value,…
Guide to the Dark Autumn Seasonal Color Palette
Dark Autumn Seasonal Color Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, Dark Autumn or Deep Autumn is a season dominated by darkness, depth, and warmth (Dark and Warm). Dark Autumns falls between True Autumn (Warm and Muted) and Dark Winter or Deep Winter (Dark and Cool). The palette focuses on colors with darker value, moderate…
Guide to the True Autumn Seasonal Color Palette
True Autumn Seasonal Color Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, True Autumn is a season dominated by warmth and softness or muted-ness (Warm and Muted). True Autumns falls between Soft Autumn (Soft and Warm) and Dark Autumn or Deep Autumn (Dark and Warm). The palette focuses on colors with slightly soft to moderate chroma…
Guide to the Soft Autumn Seasonal Color Palette
Soft Autumn Seasonal Color Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, Soft Autumn is a season dominated by softness and warmth (Soft and Warm). Soft Autumns falls between Soft Summer (Soft and Cool) and True Autumn (Warm and Soft). The palette focuses on colors with lower chroma (soft as opposed to very bright) with an…
Intro to the Kibbe System: The Gamine Family: Soft Gamines and Flamboyant Gamines
The Kibbe Gamine Family In the Kibbe system, the Gamine family is dominated by the juxtaposition of Yin and Yang. To be more precise, the Gamine family possesses Yin sizing, varying degree of Yang in bone structure, and either Yin or Yang in flesh or undercurrent. Let’s take a closer look at each end of…
Intro to the Kibbe Body Type System: THE CLASSIC FAMILY: Soft Classics & Dramatic Classics
The Classic Family The Classic family is dominated by the moderation of Yin with Yang in all aspects of silhouette (size/scaling, frame, and flesh). For more context, let’s take a closer look at the members of the Classic family next to the Romantics and Dramatics. Kibbe Soft Classic Body Type The Soft Classic is moderate…
Guide to the Soft Summer Seasonal Color Palette
The Soft Summer Palette In the 12 Seasonal Color System, Soft Summer (also referred to as Summer-Autumn) is a season dominated by softness and coolness (Soft and Cool). Soft Summer falls between True Summer (Cool and Soft) and Soft Autumn (Soft and Warm). The palette focuses on colors with lower chroma (soft as opposed to…
Intro to the Kibbe Body Type System: Romantic and Dramatic Families (Romantics, Theatrical Romantics, Dramatics, and Soft Dramatics)
Hello everyone, Here is my new series in which I attempt to distill my interpretations of the wonderful Kibbe system down to the most clear and fundamental ideas. Again, if you’d like to use the system with 100% accuracy, please see the creator himself! Otherwise, I hope my explanations help illuminate the usefulness and value…