David Kibbe's power of style A new vision of beauty : a guided journey to help you discover your authentic style

David Kibbe

Book - 2025

"Iconic image consultant David Kibbe presents his first fully personalized guide to finding your true style inside and out"--

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Subjects
Published
New York : Rodale [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
David Kibbe (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
255 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN
9780593581148
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Redefining Style
  • Part 2. The Nuts and Bolts of Style
  • Game 1. My Three Loves
  • Game 2. Let's Go to the Movies!
  • Game 3. The Carrot and Your Cake
  • Game 4. Potluck
  • Game 5. Don't Fence Me in!
  • Step 1. Your Image Identity
  • Game 6. See it, Feel it, Record it!
  • Game 7. Your Yin/Yang Soirees
  • Step 2. Personal Line & Silhouette
  • Game 8. What's My Line?
  • Step 3. The Transformations
  • Step 4. Image Identities Overhauled
  • Step 5. In a Nutshell
  • The Dramatics
  • The Romantics
  • The Classics
  • The Naturals
  • The Gamines
  • Step 6. Color
  • Game 9. Be Still, My Heart!
  • Game 10. Your Color Phantasias
  • Game 11. The Yuck!
  • Step 7. Putting it Together
  • Game 12. Lazy Plus
  • Game 13. Dream Job/Dream Event
  • Step 8. Your Galaxy of Dreams, Shopping!
  • Game 14. My Three Loves (Dressing Room Version)
  • Game 15. Deservin' the Dress!
  • Part 4. Love is in the Hair!
  • Part 5. Let's Makeup!
  • Part 6. Myths, Mistakes, and Misdirects of the Internet
  • Part 7. From My Picture Window on the World
  • Epilogue: it's that Time … (But Not Forever)
  • Coda: Acknowledgments, Gratitude, and Credits
Review by Booklist Review

It's been nearly four decades since actor and beauty/style consultant Kibbe coauthored David Kibbe's Metamorphosis: Discover Your Image Identity and Dazzle as Only YOU Can, his first book of musings on personal style. Evolving to align with today's trends and insights, Kibbe's vision in this new guide emphasizes authenticity, the journey, and self-love. Readers play a number of games to establish their style foundation, leading to guidelines for color, cosmetics, and other typical beauty concerns for six different personae: dramatics, romantics, classics, naturals, gamines, and plus sizes (especially alongside the other terms, "plus size" could use some improvement as a descriptor). Illustrations comprise most of the book's specific how-to's, with photographs capturing before-and-afters. Expect lots of inspiring emotional support, reminding you you're a star and should celebrate yourself. This contemporary take on John T. Molloy's Dress for Success, with many complicated rules and guidelines, offers plenty for readers seeking fashion advice.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.