Kibbe uses some terms in a different way than generally understood, which has been confusing to many of us. Let’s try to define those terms!

Firstly, it should be emphasized that yin & yang don’t equate feminine / masculine. With yin, we are talking about features such as: short, soft, rounded, curved. In contrast, yang means sharp, defined, vertical, horizontal (frame) features.

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Further terms associated with yin include:

delicate = short and narrow

petite = small all over and short

lush = rounded

hourglass / curvy = composed of rounded lines in the whole body, lacking yang = frame

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Further terms associated with yang include:

width = having a horizontal line, openness somewhere in the upper body

vertical = having an uninterrupted, continuous, elongated line

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and then balanced = even in yin and yang features