THE GAMINE - Everything You Need to Know about the Gamine - Lines, Clothing and Real Women Examples

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

shot out to all other women who felt the pressure to dress "more womanly" after entering adulthood age and standing next to 15 year younger girls and looking like their daughter and finally learning about gamine essences and feeling liberated to dress the way you always felt the best in. to all of us that tried monochrome and ornate and romantic and soft tight curles etc

[@LittleMissHoop]

YES!!!!!

[@lowkeyrising]

I'm so happy we were able to see real life examples!!

[@rashiyu]

Literally this. I feel so seen. Heading into my 30s and I still get mistaken for a student bc of natural youthfulness. It doesn’t necessarily help with being taken seriously at work (or elsewhere). But I love my body and literally wouldn’t trade it for the world!!

[@rejikaparbosa1155]

🤣 This is me

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

@@lowkeyrising Me too, so grateful to them! If I ever save up for an analysis I will definitely give her my permission to use what she needs

[@Amina-nx1ys]

Timestamps 3:43 Physical Characteristics 7:17 Body Architecture 8:44 Facial Features 11:06 Gamine Sub-Types 15:33 Essence 17:37 Ingenue vs Gamine 18:48 Garment Recommendations 26:11 Gamine Examples

[@anastasia-yd4uw]

Thank you!

[@elleshellmo]

I love your approach to seeing gamines. As a petite woman with elongated legs, but short torso and short arms and a very strong, but compact frame that also has curves, I knew I was gamine, but found Kibbe's subtypes very confusing and restrictive. Your approach at looking at the whole person and what each individual's beauty and personality calls for is really cool.

[@onatarabandrui8375]

Gamine means mixed type.

[@staceykurzendorfer3937]

Amen!

[@BiancaCherokee]

It is so clear this creator is informed and passionate on this topic. I loved seeing the gamine variations and including more than 1 body type! The video is long but worth every minute

[@littleflor2975]

A masterpiece Elyssa. This is your calling x

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Whoa! THANK YOU!!!! 💛💛💛💛

[@risanaomi4958]

Second!

[@Healthnut27]

I agree with this as well!!!!!

[@aneshaxiomara6800]

Agree!!!!

[@carolinauslar6927]

100% agree!

[@lasagnekiller]

I have said for the longest time that I often feel like a little girl dressing up in her mother’s clothes, and this explains why LOL! I was stuck between Soft Gamine and Theatrical Romantic but I guess this confirms it for me. Thank you❤️.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Happy to help!

[@sarahdenhartog2454]

I always though I was a Natural, but Natural lines never quite fit me, thanks to your video I'm probably more of a "compact" gamine, this is so much clearer to me right now 😊

[@lybo1581]

Please... Can you tell me what made you think that you could be a Natural? And what exactly made you change your mind then? Thanks in advance. I am still struggling lol

[@sarahdenhartog2454]

@@lybo1581 First of all i think we should consider height, i am 165cm, (5'4" for those who use the Imperial system) Because i have more of yang skeleton with broad and blunt bones/ cheekbones/jawline and i can handle some heavier fabrics and oversized/a little bit deconstructed clothes I fought I was a Natural! But then if i went full natural with clothing it just didn't fit right... It seemed off Then, (when i lost some weight) I looked at the bigger picture and saw that i had more "broken lines" within me and some kind of contrast with the softness being in my shortened limbs/ in my face (like bigger eyes, fuller lips) and that contrast between yang and yin is much more of a Gamine Then i saw this video and i really recongnised myself in one of the different sub-types of the Gamine Tldr: It also took me a long time to find out, but found my Yin/Yang balance by looking at the bigger picture and not to focus on very specific aspects of my body/face You're welcome :)

[@lybo1581]

@@sarahdenhartog2454 Thank you very much for sharing! Thank you for taking the time to explain everything with details. It's going to definitely help me 😊 I thought I was natural too. But natural clothing looks off on me. I couldn't understand why until I saw this video about gamine compact and it makes so much more sense to me!

[@sarahdenhartog2454]

@@lybo1581 Happy to help 😊

[@EArgent]

I thought the same, I always thought I couldn't be Gamine because I'm 5'5 (166 cm) and have broad shoulders and am naturally a bit muscular (I always feel so massive although people keep assuring me that it's not as bad as I think). But I also have a defined waist and some hips, although they are not round but angular. I need a bit of waist emphasis or I'll look like a box - I often can't wear ultra high necklines if I don't pair them with high-waisted pants / skirts because my upper body will then look massive due to my shoulders. However, natural lines don't suit me. I'm too small in height and always look boxy if I just wear these more flowy, and elongated lines. "Compact gamine" opened my eyes now :) I look like a small scale natural but I am NOT a natural :D

[@elaineanderson1904]

I'm probably a gamine, but I never identified with the high-energy, sassy essence. This helped a lot. Small and angular doesn't have to mean high energy, and you don't have to be rounded and doll-like to have a softer yin essence. Very good video! Also, what about floral prints for gamines?

[@africandaughter3110]

This is one thing I'd like to know. I'm a gamine (probably more flamboyant with some soft in there lol) but definitely in the gamime category but I keep seeing that floral prints aren't for them, especially for flamboyant gamines. I like floral. Womdering if there's a way to make it work.

[@mkim4091]

Life's too short. Wear what you like regardless

[@africandaughter3110]

@@mkim4091 true, that's my idea. I just wanna look good while doing it lol

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

I second what Tom Jones said 👍🏻

[@mkim4091]

@@africandaughter3110 Absolutely

[@velmavlogs7693]

You have such an eye. I loved seeing ‘real’ examples, and Tina’s guidelines in particular. I have always felt my essence aligns well with the gamine archetype, although I’m pretty sure I lack the yang for it to match my lines. I am saving for a consultation with you, and am heartened when I see the fantastic jobs you have already done with your clients.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you!!! Looking forward to meeting you in the future ✨

[@nectarina3891]

I am looking forward to romantics! I am a Theatrical Romantic in Kibbe and I love how you showed the variety within the gamine type.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Soon enough!!!

[@violetmoon2283]

Me too! I'm an atypical theatrical romantic, I can't wait to see her expand upon the romantic type.

[@Sodapop1351]

This video has been SO helpful. I’m so grateful for all the information. I can’t even tell you I watched this with my husband and I started to cry and he was confused as to why but I was just so happy to feel understood and represented. ❤️ It is so much easier not to hate the way you look when you understand your balance.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Whoa....I’m moved to tears myself just knowing that this video had this sort of impact on you. I’m so so glad that you feel seen and represented 💛💛💛💛 And exactly!!! Once I understood and accepted my yin/yang balance I not only love myself more but I can experiment with different beauty approaches/aesthetics with ease and I know my boundaries. Ugh, I’m just so friggen happy for you!! 🙌🏻💛💛💛

[@somebody7070]

Totally agree that it feels great to finally understand why your body is so weirdly constructed but it doesn't mean its not beautiful ^^

[@spiritmatter1553]

@@elyssa_aesthetic Thank you for this content and bonus points for spelling "whoa" correctly, which few people seem able to do!

[@ozellwalton4110]

Really love how you show different body sizes from petite to extra curvey. I hope you review romantic, theatrical romantic, etc. in the same format showing larger girls/women!

[@a.j2614]

This is the most comprehensive video I’ve seen on the Gamine body type! Thank you for the time and research you put into this. If I found this video the first time I looked up Gamine, I wouldn’t have had to look at another. I appreciate seeing the real life Gamine examples. I loved that you covered the exaggerated Gamine facial features, the differing body types that exist with this type, and you tossed out the uncomfortable “little boy” notion that I usually came across when researching my type (it made it harder for me to accept it as well). Thank you for repackaging this in an accessible, informative, and non-cringey way. ☺️

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you for the support!!!! It is GREATLY appreciated!! 💛

[@r.hyacimp2518]

Thank you for this, I’ve been so confused about being a gamine! The small scale yang made so much sense to me, I didn’t think I fit in without having large, animated eyes-Seeing the variety of real life examples was SO helpful! 😄

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

So glad this could help!!! The gamine is seriously so nuanced that I feel I need to make like 3 more of these videos lol But I’m glad this helped you!!

[@YGhappyvirus]

thank you for the "yin ver of natural" thing! i've always felt like a small natural but after seeing all these tiny, waif-like gamines, i was really starting to doubt myself. i also don't like busy prints since they seem to overwhelm me so tysm for the recs at the end!

[@cozycrowley]

This video confirmed that I definitly an a gamine. The examples were so helpful

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

So glad that this cleared things up for you!!

[@swegboii6447]

No you arent

[@rosanilebron1566]

This video is from 3 years ago, but now is when I discovered the world of Kibbe, Kitchener and all of these related topics. I'm very short, barely 5'2". I haven't been able to fit in any of Kibbe's body types. Mostly, because of my short stature and long extremities. Audrey Hepburn, as the ultimate Gamine goddess, is far from what I look like. But, with this video, I can understand the Gamine in me with your clients' examples. I thought I was a natural, but according to Kibbe's a natural is not petite or maybe I don't understand his guidelines. So, I felt I didn't fit in any of his categories. One aspect that make me fit into Gamine is that I look great in pixie cuts. And I look 10 years younger (I'm 52!). I've been wearing a very short pixie for the past month, and everybody tells me that IT is the hairstyle for me. Thanks for this video and I'll be embracing my Gamine side, which I LOVE!

[@FunkyColdify]

This has been so helpful. I cannot thank you enough. I've always been drawn to gamine styles and lines, but have become self conscious of them as I've gotten older (I'm nearing 40) as I've been worried about looking silly or trying too hard to appear younger. I've tried incorporating more classic and romantic styles in an effort to look more "adult" or "womanly", but have been frustrated as I often end up looking frumpy or childish. I'm realizing I should just trust what I'm naturally drawn to, and lean into the fun youthful essence of gamine which ironically does look more adult on me than anything else.

[@sarahcook7257]

I felt like this in my fifties and lost my way a bit but have come full circle and am embracing my gamine looks and loving it as I am approaching 60!

[@magdalenamozga4474]

Thank you so much for this video! I always struggled to identify myself as a gamine because my essence doesn't go with the typical recommendations of animated prints etc. Also my colouring is low contrast. But now we all can see that gamines can be very different and so can be recommendations for them. Great job!

[@Life.With.Carrie]

First, LOVING this top and color on you! This whole look is so beautiful! Second, this video has been SUPER helpful! I've been struggling with the Gamine type b/c of the descriptives used to identify within this realm. I now have more clarity as to WHY I fall into this category and where I am within its spectrum. I love your content! Thank you for what you do. You are helping so many!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! And I’m glad this was helpful 🙌🏻

[@wendyhouses]

Me, as Soft Dramatic, watching Gamine all the way to the very end

[@mariannek6735]

Can I just say how much I love the first few seconds part of all your videos? When you walk into frame and sit down with this background music. For some reason I really love it lol

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you 💛

[@bridgettmahoney1390]

Really loved your top this week again. I was just looking at that McJimsey book again a few days ago. Nice video and interesting personal take on things :-)

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you 💛 Her book is definitely a good reference point for styling and clothing construction in general 🙌🏻

[@rainbowlove3371]

"Angles are Beautiful" Thank you so much for saying that I'm so insecure about my body but watching your videos make me feel better You're a Queen ❤👑❤👑❤ All types of bodies and shapes are beautiful!! We are all Women !! And we're Proud to Be !! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lisarhoades965]

So engaging your presentation that the tempo moved the content effortlessly through time. Peppering the examples with a combination of celebrity and "every women" convinced that I need to book a session as it was easily relatable. Looking forward to your next installments and I just have to say "WOW", your skin looked like it was porcelain!

[@zoeread5148]

This is one of the most informative and helpful videos I've seen on gamines showing how varied they can be as a body type. I really enjoyed your analysis of your clients' essences and how that translates into clothing suggestions. It is a real skill that you have in being able to delineate and articulate a person's essence. I think it adds a lot to the analysis of body type and how your individuality can be best expressed in clothing. Personally, I resonated with your description of the high contrast gamine, particularly your client Rosanna. We have v similar body silouhette and facial features - with a dimple in my chin too! Thank you so much for the work you put into this video - job well done! XX

[@beld.3408]

Girl, I love your work! I'm passionate about personal style/balance and I knew my mom was gamine but she never really fitted the "traditional" approach. Seeing this lovely video has made me finally confirm my hunch and be more confident about my learnings on this subject! HUGE FAN, @Elyssa!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!! So glad this was helpful and could also help propel you forward in your personal style studies 🙌🏻💛

[@Gabster819]

This is the BEST video I’ve seen on gamine. LOVE being a gamine now

[@Healthnut27]

I agree with your recommendation of the hairstyle for Rosanna. She would look excellent in the asymmetrical bob!!!!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Right!

[@gstephanie5944]

Thank you so much, this video is so helping with the sub-types. Now I know I am gamine and I don't have to wear those colorful paterns. I can't wait to see the other archetype (classic and romantic). Best wishes for 2021.

[@thaliayunen3763]

You know your stuff inside out, up and down. This was soooo thorough, enlightening and clear. I especially loved hearing about sub-types and essence expression not always falling under high spirited. I appreciated your nuanced analysis of all of the women. You are a master teacher 💕

[@taylorc7083]

This video has been so eye opening! I've never been able to figure out what my body type is exactly and why I'm always drawn to clothing that isn't "supposed" to work for my body type/frame (fitted blazers, cropped and high-waisted pants), as well as why I felt SO out of place in flowy/boho/romantic clothing (even though I'm drawn to it). I'm quite girly but dress like a tomboy. Also explains why I still get mistaken for an intern even though I'm in my 30s ;) Hopefully your tips will help me look more "myself" as well as grown-up and professional without being stuffy! Now just to figure out if I'm flamboyant or soft...

[@DillyBlue]

Wow, what an excellent video, Elyssa. I thought I already had a pretty good understanding of the Gamine archetype, but this video taught me so many new things. I loved getting to "meet" these uniquely beautiful Gamines, and it was so fun and interesting seeing the outfits you had recommended for them! Can't wait for the next one!

[@NA-jx2bf]

This is the best explanation in all the internet. Thank you for making this so understandable and inclusive!!

[@sarahblack5144]

Thanks Elyssa, I really appreciate the amount of thought that goes into your videos. I'm really looking forward to your take on the dramatic archetype. I think there are a few distinct categories of dramatics that don't always fit within the stereotype. Your examples of real women were great and much more helpful than celebrities. Keep up the good work!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you! And I completely agree....annnddd pure dramatics are quite a rare type

[@sarahblack5144]

@@elyssa_aesthetic Yes they are rare, although I do think that soft dramatic can be overtyped for anyone who has even the slightest curve. I know this because I initially thought I was soft dramatic because of my wide hips and slight hourglass shape, however pure dramatic fits much better as I don't really have any yin in me. Looking forward to your next video 😊

[@teresaramirezcortes5490]

Honestly the best video on gamine body types

[@lipasketch]

Tell me you're doing this for the other archetypes 😍 this content is freaking amazing!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Yeeeepppp! I’m doing this for ALL the main archetypes 🙌🏻 So the videos will be released over the next 4-6 months.....because, you know, they’re ginormous! lol

[@trixi1608]

I'd love to see one on the ingenue type..

[@YumeraChauque]

​@@trixi1608she did

[@elinljungstrom3932]

I love your videos, you approach the subject in such a respectful, positive and nuanced way! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into this, it's very much appreciated! :)

[@positivepolly1369]

Wow, a huuuge thank you for taking such time and care in dissecting this type! I’ve never seen anyone else be so precise and painstakingly detailed when teaching about body typing and the various systems that use yin-yang methodology. Although I’m still incredibly confused about my own angularity vs roundness in conjunction with my petiteness (something about being self-aware enough to self-diagnose is so difficult, lol), content like yours is incredibly educational and helpful in your viewers’ journey towards a better understanding of their own bodies. You’re making a huge difference in many of our lives, and I can’t wait to see you continue to make more long-form content like this for all the types! Thanks again, Elyssa!💖

[@kellymathieu]

Thank you for going so in-depth with the subtypes, this was so helpful! Also thanks for including real people...as yes not everyone has the body of a celebrity.

[@kareng.7773]

Love it and your content is so well structured I did see the time fly ! Oh and this top again, I'm in love

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you thank you! 💛

[@shaunatracey3390]

This may have been your best video to date! Loved seeing the spectrum of gamine with real women, and the level of detail 👌 I'm still unsure of my own interrelation so very excited to see future archetype breakdowns to see where I might fit. I seem to waine between romantic, natural and possibly gamine too!

[@KindOfSpectacular]

Love your videos so much! I’ve recently been typed as a soft gamine with a romantic essence but am struggling to see many examples of that on social media/online. I really resonate with both soft gamine and theatrical romantic elements but am struggling with defining it more. Would love to see content revolving around this! :)

[@Kattrunte]

Great video, I really love your take on the bodytypes! Super nuanced and the aesthetic in your videos are just superb! Can't wait for the other types (especially Naturals haha) :D

[@myrtle1234]

Brava! Most nuanced, comprehensive description of gamine I’ve ever seen.

[@dianathomas2674]

That hour just flew by! Amazing video, beautiful ladies. Refreshing to see non- celebrities in such a setting. I wish there were this type of videos for more body types, but, alas, it seems like Elyssa isn't active here anymore.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

I’m glad you found the video helpful! I intend on making this format of video for each of the beauty types. But I’m slowly chipping away at producing content as I’m serving clients and caring for my infant daughter. Hoping to get my Ethereal video out this month🤞🏻

[@marianalinares1793]

I am most definitely a Gamine! The different groups made so much sense and cleared it up for me 😊 Think I fit the elf like group 👍🏻like the dramatic/dramatic classic clothes but werent the right lines! Thank you so much for this video!!! 💖

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

So glad this cleared things up for you!

[@tuxedoneko9837]

What an eye-opener ! I have been so confused for so long. No longer. I am a compact, natural-like gamine. Yay!!!

[@lindsaybrower9550]

Also this definitely confirmed I'm an Ingenue. Thank you so much!!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

So glad this cleared things up for you!

[@nayarafranco3072]

I'm a Compact Squared Gamine and I loved this video!! The video made me understand the theory and made me understand better what works for me. Thank you so much, your content is incredible! I amesing!!

[@YoungBobs]

This is so excellent! I'm so happy this is a long video, it's so informative and well-delivered that I'm hanging on every word.

[@Luna04567]

Lovely video. I’m not a gamine but interested in understanding the types

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you! And I think understanding all the types helps give better perspective overall ✨

[@lauriedupont5036]

Elyssa, your in depth dive into the gamine archetype is quite interesting. I myself am more of a flamboyant natural but my sister is a gamine and after watching your video, I'd say she's more of a waiflike contrast gamine. Thank you so much Elyssa for this awesome video!! ❤

[@Martina_E]

I identify the most with gamine type, I feel like I may have an ingenue undercurrent. I’m still have a tricky time finding things that fit (style, body type, essence) and fit size wise. I like being more “dressed” up than casual. You look gorgeous in that blouse - where you get it? I can tell you did a lot of work in this!I’m a black woman with natural hair and I love the color yellow, white, pops of emerald, rust orange, leopard and tiny polka dots. I’m 5 3’’ and in my 30s always get mistaking to be way younger and always called cute for my youthful appearance even in a professional setting. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@leighannjohnson1194]

Omg! The “c” word. I’m 5’3” and 40 years old and people tell me I’m cute all the time. Now, I didn’t mind that in my teens and twenties but now that, according to my mother, I’m “easing into middle age,” I’d prefer a different a different descriptor because I’m not a little girl. At this age, it almost sounds patronizing at times.

[@jessicavanderdysrasler8193]

This is THE BEST video out there on a single archetype. Lucky Gamines! Thank you and keep going!

[@MrSputnik8]

youre the only one who can explain it in a way that makes sense to me thank youuuuu. everyone is sooo confusing when talking about kibbe body types!

[@bmmaclearn]

Brenda's essence and facial bone structure is so similar! Have the same vtg versions of sweater, pants, wool coat (plain navy), and geometric glasses! Also have Rosanna's jawline and love her essence! Totally love your look and examples of gamine styles, just like mine! Thank you!

[@ClaudineBelhomme]

Best video on gamines, hands down. Thank you!

[@bowiebenjamin]

thanks for featuring these ladies. great examples!

[@krissyboomb00m]

I can't wait to watch this. Every time you post, I do a little "YIPPEE" lol

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Hahahah love that! 🙈

[@franibeard]

Such a beautiful representation of the range of beauty within the gamine archetype! I saw some of my "default" looks in your clothing examples. So thorough and helpful! Thank you!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thanks Frani 💖 Gamines really are so so beautiful ✨ And the community is lucky to have a woman like you who shares how to embrace it 🙌🏻

[@franibeard]

​@@elyssa_aesthetic Aww, so sweet. Thank you!

[@sophie1766]

I'm a G or FG. I most likely resemble your "Angular Elf-Like Gamine". But when I gain weight I get *very* bottom-heavy which confuses me, as this phenomenon just isn't included in any description of Gamines: they seem to *always* be "leggy". I'm a bit taller than the usual Gamine (168cm/~ 5'6"), but definitely a mixture of opposites with a lot of sharpness in my face and bones - and this rather soft and big bottom + a defined waist. It almost looks like two different bodies on top vs. at the bottom. I realize no example can include everybody, but I start to question myself as no one talks about this. I know you said (at about 15:30), you excluded soft curves on purpose because you see them as a secondary trait. I have always felt those curves aren't secondary, but very important, I always have to accomodate them first when I dress - and then my sharp bones! Isn't a pear-shape and an hourglass-shape very common? I would really love to finally see someone talk about those of us, who carry their weight on the bottom - how that relates to the yin-yang-balance, and how to accomodate them properly if you're a gamine or another type.

[@plamondonworks6948]

For what it's worth, I'm a FG with a pear shaped/bottom hourglass body. I find boxy shirts help balance my body a lot.

[@thanwhyee]

This was SO worth the wait! I do hope that you will take a look at soft gamines in depth, would love to hear your thoughts on it. Love, ❤️

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

So grateful that you were willing to wait 💛 And I’m happy you’re pleased with the final content 🙌🏻

[@razzberryt]

I feel so seen 🥰 This video was so well-done -- probably the most in-depth and helpful video about gamines (and I have watched soo many!) I can't wait to watch whatever you put out next! ❤️

[@manonwolfe2258]

Loved this video. I really appreciate how you respectfully used your real clients. More please. 😊👍🏻

[@Fernandanatac]

This video is so great! I love how you really explain the way of dressing according to your type without tying it with a “style”. Can’t wait for a video on Dramatics! 💕

[@lynnfox8376]

Best ever video on gamine, I never fit the traditional descriptions but can now see where I fit and why

[@Glambunni]

This is the first video that got it right. I'd be classified as a compact gamine and I've typed myself as soft natural for quite sometime until I did over the test because some of the clothing recommendations weren't working for me as well as a few of my sharp bones were never accounted for. I knew I was some kind of gamine just been back and forth between the different types. I've always had a love for high necklines and detail.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

I’m so so glad you found your true base!! 💛

[@carnivorewitch]

Wow, I feel like you really helped me understand the Gamine archetype and your explanations are perceptively articulate. I feel like I was confused before watching this video because I kept getting B's on the Kibbe tests when I clearly look like a Gamine. lol.

[@flowersafeheart]

You are so eloquent, talented, and thorough! Beautiful backdrop too. Fun to see both celebrities and non-celebrities and especially cool seeing the curated outfits and curated labels such as "playfully dramatic." Maybe if you collect enough photos of your clients in the outfits you curated for them, that could be a video!! I'll definitely check out if your services are in my budget. I'd be thrilled to get your feedback on my style and essence!!

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

Thank you so much for including someone of bigger weight 😇🙏🏼🥲These are the only lines I feel comfortable in. And whenever I respect those lines I get a lot of compliments always. Plus everyone thinks I am soooo much younger and have huge eyes. Good enough for me to type myself as a gamine

[@karinazagirova]

i find kibbe's image ID system very confusing and really restrictive and now i think i understand why -- i am not small scale yang, i am small scale yin. this is why all the structured, geometrical shapes look bizarre on me and why i look nothing like the example pictures and verified celebs i fit into the soft gamine category in kibbe for the lack of a better alternative but ingenue would describe me MUCH better, thank you

[@nurmiza1995]

I don't think I'm a gamine but I enjoy watching your videos and how beautiful it is to see women in so much variety of shapes, sizes and essence! Can't wait to see more, especially on the romantics and ingenue spectrum.

[@lizzybordenhadanax2189]

Love the sleeve detail

[@lindsaybrower9550]

I love your shirt!!! Ingenue vibes? 😍

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Yeeepppp! I’ll be sharing my personal Harmony soon enough....I’ve been busy busy serving clients and working on this project of a video lol

[@Cyncordero]

Excellent job!! You’re so thorough in your analysis... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Can’t wait for the Romantics & Classics (specifically Theatrical Romantic & Soft Classic!!) in-depth videos

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you so much!!! Also, I want to be upfront in letting you know that I won’t be covering types such as TR and SC. These types exist in a system which is not my own, so I intend on covering all the main archetypes (D, N, C, R, G, I) and my personal approach to identifying them. And my main goal is to show the vast possibilities when it comes to total interrelation. I just felt I owed you this explanation ✨

[@Cyncordero]

@@elyssa_aesthetic Perfect to get an in-depth video from you re Romantics & Classics Your videos are awesome!! So clear

[@IndianPaintbrush1992]

Yeah, this is great. (Likely gamine or gamine essence as a TR.) "Interest" really solidified something for me, because I almost never identify with the outfits chosen for gamines. Like... what if you're a gamine who needs a nap? 😂 I may wear a dragon earring one day, but I'm not clothing myself in high drama- almost ever. My style veers more classic/romantic/natural in it's simplicity... with hints of INTEREST! Thank you for this video, it's helped a lot.

[@Ma-PaHandmade]

Love the idea of exploring essence and personality and matching with the wardrobe, lots to consider!

[@RoseJackson1607]

This is amazing... So excited for the Classics one

[@29Branka]

So do I 🌸

[@aneshaxiomara6800]

Me too!!!!!!!

[@beemun2936]

Thank you to your clients for allowing you to use their photos and analysis!!! soooooo helpful!!!! Especially

[@louisedolloff836]

I am a short compact gamine (think shetland pony) and I really don't like geometric shapes or garments with too much structure. I don't mind plaids or small gingham prints, and a denim jacket is as close to structure as I get and still feel comfortable

[@caridarner3650]

Thanks a ZILLION, Elyssa!!! My gamine suspicions CONFIRMED!!! I had recognized my juxtaposition but had never seen anyone validate it. I'm yin where most gamines yang, and yang where a lot of gamines yin... so this was a most excellent run-down of the variations within the type. LOVE-LOVE-LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! 💖

[@xjulesiscools89]

This was so amazingly done! I had just rewatched your Ingenue video yesterday, since I'm currently trying to discern my essence on my own - just a fun little journey I'm taking to get to know myself better. I was trying to determine if I had a touch Ingenue or Gamine and this really solidified that I lean Ingenue, not Gamine. Thank you so much! Keep up the wonderful work! Can't wait to see if you do more of these for the other essences in the future!

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

The other main archetypes are definitely on the docket ✨

[@CindyOrtegametzli7]

So in depth and great video! Ive been struggling to know what category I fall into but thanks to your video I feel like it confirms that im a famine. I know it’s a lot but what would make it even more perfect is taking clients’ color season into consideration as well. Some of those colors weren’t the best for them.

[@bevepr]

This video content is so enlightening Elyssa! Tremendously helpful for understanding the gamine, and digging in about the little nuances between gamines & ingenues. Thank you so much! 🌸

[@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825]

My youger sister once said: You are short, not small. She nailed it. I also used to refer to my style as "principeso" which translate somewhat to "prince and princess looking at the same time". My favorite clothes ever was a black tailored sthle shorts with a white 3/4 blouse with a black bow neckline. Style-wise I use androginus (but not in a homogenus type), detail rich and youthful style. Or at least I try.

[@emmmilllliaaa]

This video was amazing! Ive been pretty sure am I'm a gamine for some time now, but this video just put all the pieces in place! And now I have so much more understanding for my own balance. Thank you! ✨

[@ashleyjane6594]

Thank you for this video Elyssa, you have a true gift for interpreting and communicating these ideas. I struggled so much with the yin/yang stuff because I can clearly see I'm a mixture of opposites, and yet don't fit the description or examples often given in the Kibbe descriptions. I thought for a while I was a tiny "soft natural" but those lines just look wrong on me. Then I saw your examples with ladies like Simone Biles and so much clicked for me. I also love how you incorporate essence. Thank you for these videos, even though i clearly see I am gamine now I look forward to watching the videos of all the other types purely for the joy of seeing your approach and the way you communicate the information.

[@nuria8355]

Wow you did a great analysis Elyssa! Thank you so much

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

Thank you 💛💛💛

[@Marzenareich]

Oh, I am loving this, This has crystallised what I have been sensing for a long time and could not quite put my finger on. I knew I looked best in this kind of simple, crisp, almost classic get ups but kept searching for something that would be more complicated, "creative" "making a statement" and thinking my own ideas were boringly ordinary. No no no! Thanks Alyssa, you are the first style guru I have ever mused about consulting . Saving up for it, so who knows?

[@botailang]

I spent so much time last year trying to work out what type of gamine I was but your description of all the types really cleared it up for me: I finally get it now! I loved your descriptions of the women’s essences and how they could be expressed in their clothing. So useful and enlightening! Keep up the good work, it’s most appreciated.

[@ValKovalchuk]

This was a great video! I feel like I’m a gamine and all these videos confirm to me why I like to wear cropped pants and shirts and high rise pants 😊

[@somewhereisgone]

This video really was Everything (Gamine). Thank you so much! The clarity and purity in your essence comes shining through this lesson.

[@Susan-sv4tb]

I really loved the way you explained the gamine in this video. I definitely fit into the compact gamine “sub-category” you described. I also appreciate you not pigeonholing gamines into needing to wear bright colors or funky prints. Thank you for sharing this video!

[@janinecarey-bourke7144]

Your info is helpful!! I’ve struggled forever trying to figure out where I fit. I fixated on my height which is 5’8” so I thought I had to be dramatic. I look terrible in dramatic lines. But and then thinking the only other option being natural lines. I drown in those lines lol. Thanks for clearing this up!!!

[@AndraCornelia27]

Amazing video. Please fo this for all the types. And even a video comparing the yang dominant among themsels and the yin dominant among themselfs

[@ladydelight2289]

Thank you so much for this video. Prior to this, I absolutely hated every style recommendations for gamines and engenues. Not only were they out of style or too extreme, they weren't practical at all for work and spaces were you need to be taken seriously.

[@elyssa_aesthetic]

So glad this helped!

[@sissidg1682]

Best video on gamines yet. I know I am one, because these high-contrast, short, tailored, horizontally broken lines just work. But the notion that gamines have a shortened vertical line or don't look tall, combined with the idea that gamines don't have as much curve, was causing me to doubt. I have very long limbs and look considerably taller than 5'4," when photographed alone. I also have a defined, moderately hourglass figure. But when next to other people, it becomes evident that my dominant characteristics are small bones, sharp angles, and high-contrast.

[@mrsbimbi6366]

Easily the BEST most understandable video in this subject!

[@joywhitley3141]

Wow, thanks for covering gamine traits, structure and wardrobe recommendations! More comprehensive than any other channel I’ve seen. ❤️