While many Gen Z content creators focus on redefining beauty standards and promoting body acceptance, there has been a resurgence of young TikTokers referencing a styling system from the 1980s called ...

New York stylist and Kibbe Body Type Method founder David Kibbe calls the typical ‘hourglass figure’ and ‘pear-shape’ categories we’re used to “horrible information.” That’s why, in 1982, he designed ...

'Soft Dramatic', 'Theatrical Romantic' and 'Flamboyant Natural' sound very much like a new range of fake eyelashes. In fact, they are types of women’s bodies under the style theory known as the Kibbe ...

If you were asked to describe your body type, what would you say? You’d probably turn to words like 'curvy' or 'slim' or maybe, a fruit (pear, apple) or an object (cello?). What’s less likely is that ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on animals, ...

Anji Royden, 54, was frustrated with outfits that didn't flatter her. Her daughter, who is 22, helped her discover a timeless look that flatters her body. Choosing an outfit each day is easier now, ...

David Kibbe, an image consultant who got his start in the 1980s, has watched his body-typing system take off with a new, digitally native audience. By Mariah Kreutter David Kibbe is hardly surprised ...

The answer to that question is complex and more than a bit confusing. That’s because the system aims to go beyond simplifying bodies down to different fruits, for example. Instead of purporting to ...