I think nowadays people just want to be told everything and have lost the art of inner guidance. Thanks for teaching us all that our essences do matter and that that needs to be expressed in order to feel authentic. Another great message and video.

You are the master, Rita! Your great intellect and enormous empathy really brings a much needed new perspective to style.

Can confirm - found Style Thoughts by Rita around a year ago (ish?) - FULLY TRANSFORMED my life actually. Clothing impacts experience. Once I realized I am Left-Up quadrant (in Rita's videos, check out the playlists!), I stopped trying to force myself in a box. This is the first discussion on style that makes any sense to me. -AuDHD trans guy anthropologist

Great video that gives a wonderful new perspective towards personal style. As an autistic person clothes can be a minefield, so from now on I'm going to try following this advice & see where it takes me. Thank you! ❤

Listening to Kibbe and Kitchner's descriptions of essences right down to what a person likes to do with their time always struck me as just this side of "let me feel the bumps on your head and I'll tell you how intelligent your race is".

I think a lot of people just want to like what they see in the mirror, start looking for style advice and end up going down Kibbe and Kitchener etc. rabbit holes that make them completely lose sight of what makes them feel good, because they get so hung up on how they think they NEED TO dress. I might be a flamboyant natural but what's the point of wearing those lines if it makes me unhappy or doesn't fit with my spirit or personal aesthetic? There has to be a marriage or a happy medium between the lines or style that works with your body and what makes you happy on the inside. Rita you're so right.

Thanks for sharing your approach to personal style taking in consideration the underlying energy that we all have. For the past almost three decades I was part of a very restrictive group where personal expression was totally dismissed. Now in my 50s I am reclaiming my love for fashion, as I was a very fashion forward teen and young adult in the 80s (New Wave style). A few months ago, I discovered this world of body types, Yin Yang, essences, color analysis, etc., and now I'm rebuilding my personal style and my wardrobe. Love this view on styling!

Great video which makes a lot of sense. Ethereal essence, and to some extent natural, come through no matter what I wear, so it’s a case of dealing with sensory and physical needs and then honouring the essences in ways which truly represent me.

Thats a great introduction video ❤ I'll share it with my SIL

I love this approach! I'd also add that it's a soulful approach. I'm a new subscriber, by the way. ❤

I very much agree with what you shared here, and realizing this over the years has helped me to continue to better understand my style desires and myself! Why do I keep gravitating toward a top even though it doesn't suit my coloring or shape - it suits my mood! I have a friend who has deemed, at least since puberty, to have been tuned into this intrapersonally and style-wise. Although her and my styles only overlap in certain areas, I am inspired by her innate understanding of enhancing people's flavors through fashion. (Unsurprisingly, she associates people with colors. So it seems to happen on a deep level for her!) Semi-related: There's a tween graphic novel series, Space Boy, which I started to read alongside my stepdaughter. It's a very pleasant read! In it, the main character senses people's "flavors." At one point she meets a pair of teens whose flavors she feels complemenent each other's. It's a fundamental way of how she intuits or reads people and their energy. Highly recommend to male and female teens and teens - adults as well, honestly, if you're looking for simple but interesting story, with characters fleshed out and written with emotionally intelligence. 😙

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This is an excellent video, thank you!

Hello, Rita! Thank you for this video, appreciate you talking about this topic in such a thoughtful manner. By the way, when I saw one of your videos on KZfaq for the first time, I thought "Oh, her huge bright magnetic eyes are so similar to mine! And her cheeks, and this youthful cheerful smile remind me mine as well. I even curled my soft hair in a very similar way to hers for many years." And then I've checked your name and couldn't believe you're also Rita ❤ Is it just a coincidence? I don't know. This may be only my opinion, but I feel like your name may influence the energy you bring to the world. Anyways, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! Your channel is awesome!

I love how you talk about energy. Are you familiar with energy types and Dressing Your Truth by Carol Tuttle?

Yet another new perspective to think about and assist us, Thankyou Rita. Re using a celebrity as an example of how their style reflects their personality and your perspective of Kim K. ~ I see her totally differently. To me she’s very much about drawing attention to herself and shocking people and I’m not quite sure what that says about her, will need to think some more. I know it doesn’t matter if we see people differently because it’s all about the concept and using it, so maybe Kim could be my celebrity I don’t like 😂 BTW, I love the fact you’re at that breathless last stage of pregnancy 💞

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I don't really know much about Kim. K. because I've never watched a show with her, I only see her image on the red carpet. I find it particularly unpleasant that she doesn't seem vulnerable at all... yes, she always wears very revealing clothes, but she always seems very tightly strapped and armored, she lacks feminine delicacy, she always seems like she's wearing armor, very tense.

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