Dramatic Classic Gamine
Polished Rockstar
While other face types showcase the beauty of softness and curves, Dramatic Classic Gamines embody the beauty of edges and edginess.
Dramatic Classic Gamine Maggie Q
The original image of Maggie Q actually looked like this:
She’s stunning either way, but if you compare her with sleeker versus wavier hair, you might find that sleekness is what best showcases the powerful beauty of her highly Dramatic (plus Classic and Gamine) face.
Importantly, even if you don’t have straight hair, you can absolutely make your texture work with your DCG aesthetic. More on that below!
Dramatic Classic Gamine Celebrities
Dramatic Classic Gamine celebrities are on Pinterest here and listed below:
Autumn Reeser
Camilla Belle
Cheryl Cole
Dani Evans
Danielle Panabaker
Dua Lipa
Emma Watson
Emily Hampshire
Gina Rodriguez
Hailee Steinfeld
Jordana Brewster
Karlie Kloss
Kiernan Shipka
Kristin Kreuk
Lindsey McKeon
Maggie Q
Nicole Kidman
Norah Jones
Vivica A. Fox
Dramatic Classic Gamine fashion
Dramatic Classic Gamine fashion is sculptural, innovative, irreverent, and dignified. The theme of this essence blend is standing out, but in a way that always has a polished, conventional quality, too.
Purely Dramatic Gamine fashion is the edgiest of any essence blend—think unique, asymmetrical collars and hemlines, oversized or skin-tight silhouettes, wild color-blocking and pattern-mixing, and severe monochromatic looks.
As a Dramatic Classic Gamine, you get a more wearable, timeless version of Dramatic Gamine fashion.
Although if you’re highly Dramatic and Gamine, with just a little Classic, you’ll still be able to wear many styles that exude originality and rebelliousness.
The Dramatic Classic Gamine Wardrobe Staple
Your top wardrobe staple as a Dramatic Classic Gamine? The blazer:
Wearing a head to toe monochromatic outfit, especially in black, is a super simple way to embody Dramatic. The cropped pants and ankle boots add Gamine, and so do the blazer’s fun buttons. Overall the blazer feels simple and typical enough in silhouette to have some Classic, too.
As a DCG, blazers will typically embody one or more of your essences: they often read as Classic, but can also often read as playful and Gamine, especially when cropped or in a vibrant color.
They can also easily feel Dramatic:
Another monochromatic all-black outfit. This blazer is extra-long, with the hem extending past the hips, and the sleeves almost to the fingertips. It has a very elongated, sleek Dramatic feel.
What adds Classic is the basic black turtleneck, while Gamine emerges from the playful shorts and tights combo.
The all-black outfit is great for DCG, but vibrant colors are a Dramatic Gamine hallmark:
In this super sexy look, the sexiness comes not from a glamorous Romantic impression, but instead from Gamine’s fitted and cropped silhouettes. Cropped tops and mini skirts are Gamine staples.
And though the breeze makes it a little harder to tell, the jacket paired with the matching skirt creates a long line of powerful, intense color—adding Dramatic.
This look doesn’t have significant Classic, so you could add it with a simple watch or minimalist purse.
Of note, while bold colors do flatter Dramatic and Gamine, you can absolutely rock the DCG aesthetic even if your color season is characterized by gentler hues. Wearing a monochromatic outfit in your season’s darkest neutral will look intense on you if you’re, say, a Light Summer, even if that neutral is gray instead of black.
Similarly, if you’re a Soft Autumn, wearing a Soft Summer muted orange mini skirt with a matching orange top will still look bold on you.
Now back to blazers, because as a DCG, you can pretty much live in blazers:
What’s striking about this is that you can pretty much trace angular lines over all the elements of outfit, from the collar of the top to its hem to the lengths of the pants to their tight cuffs, to the blazer with its emphatic lapels and simple plaid print. Fun Gamine ankle boots and sunglasses complete the look.
One final monochromatic look:
This is another super simple DCG outfit formula: fitted top with angular, unusual Dramatic neckline, Gamine skinny jeans and playful sneakers, Classic moderate-sized minimalist purse.
You could also swap the skinny jeans for simple dress pants to add more Classic, especially if your percentage of Classic is greater than your percentage of Gamine.
If you do have a ton of Gamine, you might feel that an all-black aesthetic won’t feel exciting enough on you—Gamines are highly flattered by upbeat colors and color combinations. So you could try adding a pop of color with a jacket or jewelry, or even color-blocking by wearing your pants and top in markedly different colors, like purple and green.
You could also wear a monochromatic look in a different color, too, like the orange skirt and top we saw above. Monochromatic looks often create a highly Dramatic impression, so if your aim is to add more Gamine, you might want to pick an especially joyful color (e.g., electric lime green, lemonade yellow) or add in lots of pops of color with accessories. This helps add Gamine humor rather than Dramatic seriousness.
Dramatic Classic Gamine vibe
Chiseled. Sleek. Angular. Pointy. Balanced. Symmetrical.
Dramatic Classic Gamines have stunning faces. There can be a majestic, sculptural quality to their beauty, with its emphasis on straight, controlled lines and balanced proportions.
Black-and-white photography that focuses on clean lines and geometric shapes can have a DCG vibe. If you’ve ever been mesmerized by a photograph showcasing seemingly ordinary subjects (staircases, fences, windows) in a way that makes them feel extraordinary—that’s kind of what Dramatic Classic Gamine faces have the ability to do. They arrest us with the beauty of their conspicuous angularity.
I love this style of photography. The beautiful geometry of large and imposing Dramatic shapes, small and playful Gamine ones, and Classic symmetry and understatement.
A moodier version, emphasizing Dramatic more.
Somewhat confusingly, Dramatic Classic Gamine faces won’t be composed entirely of straight lines.
Of course, the nature of our facial features, especially our eyes and lips, is that there is some amount of curve to these features, regardless of our style essences.
But on a DCG face, the curves tend to be minimal and, most importantly, the face’s overall aura will feel intense, mischievous, and streamlined. So DCG faces will feel figuratively “edgy,” even though of course their literal facial features will have some curves.
Dramatic Classic Gamine subtypes
Dramatic Classic Gamines will also look very different depending on whether they have primarily Dramatic or primarily Gamine:
Dramatic Classic Gamine Nicole Kidman—highly Dramatic and intimidating, with smaller amounts of Classic and Gamine.
Dramatic Classic Gamine Autumn Reeser—highly Gamine, with very playful, flirty beauty.
I’ve been thinking about lately how Gamine beauty often reads as flirty, even in the absence of an essence more conventionally associated with romance.
When we tease people, we’re kind of figuratively “poking” at them—illustrated by the idiom “poke fun at.” So flirting can be thought of as a playful, figurative poking—and the literally short, pointy features in Gamine faces embody this “pokey,” flirty quality.
What about Dramatic Classic Gamine faces who have primarily Classic? I’ll be honest that I don’t know of any. In my view, it seems extremely rare to have Classic as a person’s strongest essence, and I wouldn’t say there’s any celebrity I’ve found so far who fits this category.
But another special aspect of Dramatic Classic Gamine faces is that because their features tend to be straighter and more angular than other types, it can be easier to really see the extremely balanced, pleasing Classic proportions.
Dramatic Classic Gamine hair
Dramatic and Gamine have interesting relationships to the Classic essence. All three types tend to be flattered by relatively straight lines—hence the ubiquity of blazers in DCG fashion.
And if you have straight hair, your hair can easily read as Dramatic, Classic, OR Gamine, depending on its length: chin-length and above, Gamine; around shoulder length, Classic; several inches below the shoulders, Dramatic.
Because Dramatic and Gamine are so flattered by angular shapes, and Classic is flattered by controlled, simple shapes, Dramatic Classic Gamines will often find that they’re extremely flattered by straight, sleek hair.
Dramatic Classic Gamine Kristin Kreuk.
That’s not to say that other hair textures can’t work for Dramatic Classic Gamine, because they absolutely can. Gamines especially are great with some tousle and movement, often achieved with piece-y layers, and can sometimes handle a playful texture that appears slightly wavy, if the hair overall is short.
You can also braid your hair into long, sleek braids to achieve a fully Dramatic, Classic, or Gamine look (depending on the length).
Another option is to rely on an intense Dramatic hairstyle by slicking your hair back and pinning it behind your head, or securing it behind your head in a low braid or ponytail.
If it’s feasible for you to have sleek, controlled hair as a Dramatic Classic Gamine, it can really emphasize the dynamic, intense nature of your beauty.
This hair is “mostly straight” or “straight-ish”, so it’s ok but not ideal for Dramatic Classic Gamine Jordana Brewster.
The straight bangs and sleek ponytail, plus graphic winged liner, better frame the controlled lines of her face.
You can also argue that highly Dramatic faces can kind of wear anything.
Dramatic Gamine Classic Karlie Kloss—are the soft curls harmonious with her striking features? From a style analysis perspective, no. Does she somehow kind of pull them off, along with the incredibly bold, electric blue smokey eyes? Yeah.
When we say someone doesn’t “pull something off,” we of course mean that their features don’t fit with what they’re wearing.
The superpower of highly Dramatic faces is that their piercing eyes, brows, and bone structure are so strong and commanding, their features can push through whatever they’re wearing, and their features might say, “Look at me, look how striking and gorgeous I am—even surrounded by an unharmonious context.”
That’s what we see above on Karlie Kloss. Her face doesn’t harmonize ideally with the hair, but her features are so strong, we’re paying more attention to them, anyway—and of course the bold makeup helps with that.
Highly Dramatic faces are ultimately most harmonious in Dramatic lines. But of all the types, Dramatics tend to have the easiest time looking harmonious in fashion, hair, and makeup that goes outside their style guidelines. That’s the benefit of their imposing beauty.
Dramatic Classic Gamine makeup
As we see above with Karlie Kloss and Jordana Brewster, Dramatic Classic Gamines tend to be flattered by bold, even avant-garde, makeup, especially if they have a lot of Dramatic.
Bold brows, tightlining, and extended wings in liquid liner are extremely flattering to Dramatics. Gamines can do these elements, too, though shorter wings and brows tend to be more flattering.
So Dramatic Classic Gamines are incredible in some of the hardest-to-pull-off makeup: the darkest eyeliner (within your color season) applied all the way around the eyes, and the darkest, most pigmented lips (for Dramatic), along with brightly-colored eyeliner and lipstick for Gamine.
What the DCG type has a harder time pulling off is soft, delicate makeup, like gentle shimmer on the eyes and lips. Matte textures are really what best embodies their beauty.
Your most flattering makeup is also highly dependent on your ratio of essences, as well as the essences expressed in your specific facial features. In general, more highly Dramatic makeup will consist of longer lines, darker colors (relative to your color palette), and an overall more intimidating, avant-garde feel.
In contrast, a Gamine look will feel much more colorful and lively, with shorter lines. Both types can experiment with inventive makeup, like double-winged liner or negative space wings, although if you have a high percentage of Classic, you’ll want to make sure that at least some aspects of your makeup appears conventional and polished, which can mean sticking to makeup that doesn’t exaggerate the sizes or shapes of your features.
Polished Rockstar
Part of what’s fascinating about Dramatic Classic Gamine beauty is that it visually navigates the dichotomy of rule-follower (Classic) and rule-breaker (Dramatic and Gamine).
The concept of a rockstar who often wears very polished, Classic pieces might seem like a contradiction, but if you’re a Dramatic Classic Gamine, it will make complete sense with your powerful beauty.
