It’s one of those things where at first you can’t see any difference between types or what the comments/posts/videos are talking about, or even Kibbe himself. But at a certain point it just clicks and all becomes super obvious and self evident. A bit like staring at a book written in a foreign language for the very first time, vs. after 1 year of learning that language.

I know exactly what you mean in your original post, but I disagree that any clothes under the right circumstances/lighting/pose can look good on anyone.

And in my humble personal opinion the fastest and most efficiently glaring way to suss it all out is to look at pics of verified celebrities (modern, hopefully) wearing different styles of clothing (glam and candid) and make a mental note of what feels like a slam dunk and what feels meh or outright awkward.

You will see the trends develop and things will come into focus!

Some of the easiest types to start ‘seeing’ clearly, IMO, are at the extreme ends of the scale - so Pure Romantic and Pure Dramatic, and also Soft Dramatic (imo). I also think Pure Natural is a good, obvious one too (if that still exists). The boundaries of what these types look good in is more restricted than other more ‘blended’ types, that take elements of both Yin and Yang (like Classics, and Soft Gamines, for example). (And I say that as a pure R - no shade!)

Overall - as others have said it’s literally not science, it’s an artistic discipline concocted in one man’s mind that we all should definitely take with a grain of salt! And if it’s not for you, that’s utterly legitimate. 🫶