Sexy Dresses for the 10 Archetypes

YinD, or maybe also YangD if she suits the Lauren Bacall look.

YinD, for some of these, you have to envision a different body type in the clothes. On the right woman, powerful, sleek, and sensual.

If a "woman who knows what she wants and just how to get it" were going to lead a board meeting, she might be wearing this.

YinD leaning into her Romantic side more, but still bold and powerful as the Dramatic she is.

YinD

D, or either. From the front, almost austere, then she turns around and we jolt upright.

D. Despite the whole leg out, the boldness of the graphic silhouette here is really what leave an impression.

YinD, or either D. If she's showing skin, it's her way, on her terms, and not the way you expect.

D. Unapologetically modern and fierce, like a sci-fi superhero

YangN

YangN, who often has beautiful shoulders and legs for days. On her, as on the model who likely is one, a lot of skin feels real and right on this woman.

YinN, soft, pretty, easy to be around.

YinN's formal gown. Really tapping into her R softness, while remaining her natural freshness and freedom.

YangN invoking her D boldness without giving up her freedom of movement.

YangN

YinN, an extremely sexy but not tawdry neckline for a woman with a wide-set bust.

YinN, a cozy sort of sexy, snuggled up in front of a fireplace

YangN. When not a lot of skin is showing, there still must be the sense that the body is free to move.

YinC, the only type for whom we could say, more prim only enhances her sex appeal.

YinC, in this she'd be like a glimmering statuette, impossibly perfect.

YinC. She can be a bit curvy, but the most she needs to do is to hint that someday there might a be a suggestion of seeing some cleavage. In the classics world a little goes a long, long way.

Either C. If the fit is off, the effect will be spoiled.

YinC.

YangC, tapping into her D a bit, sort of "I'm worth money and I make money"

YangC. Sleek, trim lines and attention to the smallest detail, rather like a sporty luxury car.

YangC.

YangC, a dress that costs thousands but looks like millions. Diamonds optional but definitely not necessary.

YangG, daring and yet still playful. Tomorrow will be a new idea and a new adventure.

YinG, only she could marry this extreme of sweet and edgy, of course in a petite package. Boredom never crosses the mind.

YinG, bringing in her R a bit more, but in her proportions (mixing the oversize ruffle with the trim, mini silhouette). If the skirt hits the knee, we'll start to drown her.

YangG, where a bit of androgyny works heavily in her favor.

YangG, no such thing as too flashy.

YinG doing sexy in a yang way, which makes sense if she has a less curvy body type.

YangG, like Dramatic's graphic drama was shrunk down to be bite-size. Modern, innovative, inspiring.

Either G, their kind of hard and soft, and everything reinforcing petiteness.

YinG.

YinR Again, we have to use out imagination a bit to have a sense what this would look like on an R woman's body. Sexy yet sweet, with a good dose of nostalgia.

YangR, trimmer and sleeker, but still with a soft girlishness.

YinR, nothing whatsoever hard about it.

YinR, or either.

YangR a good example of how to integrate angles and drama without taking away from her softness.

Either R, really only sexy on the right person, otherwise kind of awkward and old fashioned.

YangR, from the front, feminine and sweet, in the back, a little hit of her drama.

YangR

YangR without the slit, it would actually be sexier, more powerful, and less served up on a platter.

YinR, This kind of fluffy textile really brings out her sweet vulnerability.