This week I met the incredible Erica Davies, the author behind ‘Leopard is a Neutral’, (more on that later!!), and this quote from it. I think this perfectly encapsulates the idea of style. So, what do you want your style to say about you? Sometimes, on our worst days, clothes are just something to cover us up with and feel okay again, but at its best clothing should do so much more.

I don’t believe that finding your colour season means throwing your wardrobe in the bin and starting again. Firstly, you are likely to make mistakes when you do so as it takes time to warm up your knowledge, and secondly I believe that our personal style goes beyond rules. I use these systems as tools to make my style better, not to rule my life.

There are 3 ways you can fuse your style roots with your body type. This is the core problem I see - that people think they have to abandon their own style to dress for your body type and this is not the case!

The Flower Style Root is the delicate source of inspiration in your style. Flowers are often sweet, gentle and soft. This is my guide for if you might be a flower and how to dress for your new style root

Below is a representation of each of the 8 style roots so you can get a feel for how they work. This is how you want to present yourself to the world! If you want to be seen as a strong and capable person in all spheres of your life, you might pick …

There are 3 ways you can fuse your style roots with your body type. This is the core problem I see - that people think they have to abandon their own style to dress for your body type and this is not the case!

You have a unique style identity. The 8 Style Roots help to define these identities and polish them, so that every day you show up as yourself. Although you can have combinations of two or four roots to guide your style, three is the optimum number, for a few reasons…

How do you know if you have a petite frame? I think this is one of the easiest things in Kibbe, its one of those things that you just instantly know. This is one of the only times that I am going to say to you that you can work this out by trying on clothes and seeing what works on you.

My wardrobe was becoming unmanageable. Every day I found myself throwing my clothes all over my bed until my room became a miniature apocalypse scene. This is because I have not been implementing my simple structure for organising your wardrobe

Do you find yourself trying to pick an aesthetic but you don’t know if you are dark academia, coquette or insta-baddie? But do you also feel like you’re not really any of those things? The question I get over and over again is ‘what if I don’t like the style recommendations for my body type'?’. My Style Roots theory combines your body type with your goals for your style. I have identified 8 sources in nature from where we take our inspiration for our style.