first impressions: featuring "the diva" & "the seductress" & "the good girl"

First impressions are real. Most people will not get to know you first before they assign judgement. They will read you up and down and come to a conclusion on who you are based on what they see. Once this first impression is made, it is nearly impossible to shake off. 

Body Language gives off more information about us than we realize. You may think that you can "play a Diva" or "play a Seductress" but it goes much deeper than that. If you do not have the energy or vibe of an archetype you are merely putting on a costume and playing dress up. People will sense that you are disingenuous and it will be a huge turn off.  Faking an archetype may pay off in the short term but eventually your true nature will come out. It may look easy but it takes true skills to embody an archetype to the fullest capacity. 

The following Look Book is a play on first impressions. 

• If you saw the following people in person what dominant archetype would you assign them?
• How does their body language, sartorial preferences and overall vibe play a role in how you perceive them?
• How does stereotypes, race, gender and size play a role?​

• What would you assume to be their life story or career?

Diva

​Facial Expression(s)
 self-assured
entitled
commanding
smug
    conceited 

​Usual Posture 
elevated neck line
direct/piercing eye contact
can elongate the body or draw inward
​without appearing "small" or "repressed"

Trademark(s)
Often uses clothing, jewelry and accessories to display a sense of status.

Seductress

Facial Expression(s):
​coquettish
enticing
alluring

Usual Posture:
​sensual (highlighting body parts)
seductive eye contact (eye f*cking)
forward leaning

Trademark(s)
pouty lips
sensual vocal tone

the "good girl"

​Facial Expression
vulnerable 
passive
calming
innocent
  
Usual Posture
hunched shoulders
slight head bow
head tilt (denoting submission)
indirect eye contact
non-threatening direct contact


Trademark(s)
baby face
soft voice
youthful appearance
floral aesthetics
​pastel colors