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History of David Kibbe
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History of David Kibbe
Rebecca Creed
Early Years
Early Years
Birth
He was born and raised in a small town in Missouri.
Birth
Childhood
Childhood
He was a child prodigy who at the age of three could read music before he could read.
He grew to be an award-winning young classical pianist.
College
He left college early to move to New York.
Soon after he began interning with a famous casting director
College
Lightbulb Moment
Image Identity System™
Image Identity System
The goal was to identify and execute each person’s unique visually focused identity and self-expression.
It identified and defined the physical and essence attributes of all human beings.
It started with original 13 archetypes.
13 Archetypes
1. Gamine
2. Soft Gamine
3. Flamboyant Gamine
4. Natural
5. Soft Natural
6. Flamboyant Natural
7. Classic
8. Soft Classic
9. Dramatic Classic
10. Romantic
11. Theatrical Romantic
12. Dramatic
13. Soft Dramatic
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
He started building his own business doing "head to toe" transformations.
At the same time he was developing and evolving his own style and color theories.
Debut
He debut his cutting-edge Image Identity System™ on The Today Show live in front of millions of people.
Next, he appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael show on National TV for one hour with a live studio audience.
He was one of the first to introduce the concept of "before and after" shots.
Appearances
Television
He appeared on over 200 international TV and radio shows including the following... Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, and PBS.
Television
Articles
He's also been the subject of countless featured articles including... The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The London Times, USA Today, People, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping.
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis: Discover Your Image Identity and Dazzle As Only You Can (1987)
Metamorphosis
Overview
This book shows women how to express their personal style, Romantic, Classic, Dramatic, Natural, or Gamine, through an entirely new method of analysis; analyzing personality traits in conjunction with physical characteristics.
(out of print and outdated)
Major Corporations
Major Corporations
After his book was released, his clientele branched out to include many major corporations in America including... Revlon, Estée Lauder, Johnson & Johnson, Bloomingdale’s, JCPenney, and MacMillan.
Expantion
David Kibbe’s Metamorphosis™ also expanded to include interior and exterior design. He designed commercial buildings, resorts, homes, and apartments for his private clients in the U.S., as well as Europe and Japan.
“Beauty comes from individuality, style evolves from identity.”
Quote
Other Accomplishments
Other Accomplishments
Employees
He trained hair colorists, hairstylists, and makeup artists from all over the world in his Kibbe Color™ technique and his precise, original ten archetype Image Identity System™.
DK Couture Cosmetics™
DK Couture Cosmetics™
He continued working and developed his revolutionary makeup philosophy DK Couture Cosmetics™. This custom colored makeup line was designed to effortlessly coordinate with every piece of clothing in a woman’s wardrobe.
Social Media
He continues to impact fashion through social media along with hundreds of “Kibbe Sites” in countless countries all over the world
His own dynamic signature style and colors continue to serve as an inspiration and influencer to many international designers today.
Film
He also makes TV, film, and other theatrical appearances all over the world.
Currently, he lives in New York City with his wife and actress Susan Slavin.
Together they own a film and TV production company.