Please Read, Couldn't Have Said it Better!
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Originally Posted by
ReineD
I don't mean to be flippant, but the solution is to do what women did in the 60s and 70s. They just went out and wore pants and the fashion industry responded with dollar signs in its eyes. When such a large volume of females also wants to wear pants, there is very little society can do other than accept it. But, women wore pants because they were tailored for their bodies and they looked attractive. Excepting transmen, they do not want to buy their pants in men's stores nor do they want to express themselves as men.
I gather from threads I've read here that if skirts and dresses were designed specifically for men the majority of CDers would not want to wear them, especially if the majority of GMs did, since it wouldn't satisfy their desire to express femininity. There is no comparison between women wearing pants designed for women to men wearing dresses designed for women.
I bet if you asked the guys in the transmen section, they would tell you they've also suffered societal bias over presenting as men.
I agree it is frustrating, but the issue is not about men wanting to wear dresses. It is about men wanting to express femininity. And TGs will have to come out in droves for society to be able to begin accepting it. And still it will take time, if you compare the issue to general acceptance of homosexuality; it is much better now than it was in the 60s, but still there are large segments of our population that are staunchly homophobic.
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Love, Tracy
Men's clothes when in girl mode
One of my FAV outfits is an oversized man's shirt over jeans, capris or leggings. Or alone for wearing around the house.
Look for something about 3 sizes larger than your guy size. You should get a similar look to what your SO has when she wears your shirt.
If you and your SO happen to be the same size, you may have to fight her to get to wear the oversized shirt.
I wear an 18.5x35 men's shirt so I get at least a 21/22x37/38 men's shirt for the oversized look. These are very inexpensive at many off-price stores.