This is a well-structured article. What do you need help with?
Editor’s Note
Eight years of running this site, and the “am I SD or R?” question floods my inbox more than any other — which tells me something the article can’t quite say outright: most of us resist the answer we actually are. The women who land in Romantic often want the drama of Soft Dramatic, and the SDs frequently romanticize the idea of being “purely feminine” without the yang edge. What I’ve noticed in the comments here is that the real breakthrough rarely comes from more research — it comes from trying on the silhouette you’ve been avoiding. So I’m curious: is there a Kibbe type you’ve been secretly hoping you *aren’t*, and what do you think is driving that resistance?
Okay so I’ve been going back and forth on this for *months* — I kept landing on Romantic because of my curves but something always felt slightly off. This article finally clicked something for me. I’m in Atlanta and just did a big closet cleanout, so my next step is actually trying some structured-but-draped pieces to see if Soft Dramatic fits better. My shoulders might be the key I kept ignoring. Quick question though — does height matter as much people say it does for SD, or is it more about bone structure?