bras and other challenges

[LoriAnn_CD]

When I first started dressing in my sister's clothes I would hood the bra in front, spin it around and slip my arms through the straps. I then learned to hook it in back like a lady. Did we all start out doing this? Other challenges were buckling the shoes with the buckle on the outside of the ankle, falsh eyelashes and dresses that zip up the back. I still avoid those. What other challenges do you face when dressing?
Love to all
LoriAnn

[Jamie Burton]

When I first started dressing in my sister's clothes I would hood the bra in front, spin it around and slip my arms through the straps. I then learned to hook it in back like a lady. Did we all start out doing this? Other challenges were buckling the shoes with the buckle on the outside of the ankle, falsh eyelashes and dresses that zip up the back. I still avoid those. What other challenges do you face when dressing?
Love to all
LoriAnn

My wife has always hooked her bra on in front and then spun it around to get the straps and cups settled properly. I have always put mine on and reached behind me to hook it and back zippers have never given me much problem - but I am pretty flexible. Don't wear false eyelashes - mine are plenty long and a little mascara takes care of me!

[sissystephanie]

I used to hook my bras in back like they were designed, but siunce my shoulder surgery I can no longer reach back there!. So I also hook in front and do the spin around! Have never worn false eyelashes, and don't need to!! And I don't buy dresses with back zippers!! I try to do away with all challenges to my dressing! It is supposed to be fun, not work!!

[Kate Simmons]

Well my wife used to do it that way. I never did, always hooked it in the back--part of being a woman ya know!

[karanne]

Add me to the 'hook and spin' sorority. especially since all the genuine girls in my family were blessed by the boob fairy. While I still haven't been able to afford the surgery 'down south', I did get a little added in to my chest so I wear an 'E' cup.

[sinead]

I do the spin round with my bras, have a couple of back zip dresses and use a safety pin on a thread to zip up and down with it works fine, I also have two back fastening basques which needs the assistance of my wife

[phone_gal]

hook and spin here...thats how my girlfriend does it too. so i guess i learn from her. haha

[Toni Citara]

Yup... hook and spin, unless I've got a front-hook, (but that's a given, LOL).

[Karren H]

Guess playing ice hockey keeps me pretty limber because I can reach behind my back and hook and unhook anything, zip up dresses and cinch and tie my corset..

[cardigansissy]

I still spin the bra, but you're right, I should make the effort.

When I first started dressing in my sister's clothes I would hood the bra in front, spin it around and slip my arms through the straps. I then learned to hook it in back like a lady. Did we all start out doing this? Other challenges were buckling the shoes with the buckle on the outside of the ankle, falsh eyelashes and dresses that zip up the back. I still avoid those. What other challenges do you face when dressing?
Love to all
LoriAnn

[kimdl93]

My wife has always hooked her bra on in front and then spun it around to get the straps and cups settled properly. I have always put mine on and reached behind me to hook it and back zippers have never given me much problem - but I am pretty flexible. Don't wear false eyelashes - mine are plenty long and a little mascara takes care of me!

My wife does the same thing...so I follow her lead. My shoulders, like Steph's won't allow me the range of motion to hook my bra from behind.

[Keely]

No spin for me, just reach back and hook. I usually get it right the first time.

[Kaz]

I find reaching behind so much easier than the spin thing... I am pretty good at hooking anything from behind now, just like Karren. Suspenders... no problem!

[Kathy Smith]

I can manage 2 hooks (without spinning) no problem and 3 fairly easily. More than that gets a bit difficult when one will mysteriously unhook itself as I try for the next one! Spinning has it's uses. :-)

[Jilmac]

My main challenge is my body, arthritis in joints makes it difficult to hook my bra any other way than in front, and for rear zipper dresses I made a device that helps me get the zipper closed, all it is is a sturdy hook on a shoestring that I can pull up over my shoulder.

[marlaNYC]

i'm in the hook and spin club too. and i do the same with skirts and (some) dresses. i'm a lot less flexible since i dislocated my shoulder, so that has to work for me!

[sweetvictoria]

I used to hook and spin but I kept trying to reach behind and after some practice it is no problem now. Back zips are another story, I have my GF do those for me.

[Rachel Morley]

My wife hooks and spins and I reach behind. I have always done it like that ever since I started wearing bras as that's how I witnessed my mom doing it. Funnily enough, my wife says the exact same thing, she's always hooked and spun as did her mom. I guess it's just personal preference, and IMHO, no one way is "more womanly" than any other way.

[amanda w]

I allso hook and spin cannot reach behind in onse it is on its on and it feels great

[Jennifer H]

I hook the bra at the back but hook and spin my suspender belt, like Jill I also have an attachment that connects to the zipper at the back of the dress.
The biggest challeng for me is any shoe with a heel above 2" that has the buckle on the outside.

xxx Jenny

[Eryn]

I do a bit of both, usually spinning to put it on and reaching behind to take it off.

Odd aside: Does this thread remind anyone else of a conversation between Garibaldi and Sinclair in Babylon 5?

[Natalie D]

I do what is easiest for me, hook and spin to put on and unhook from behind. My two partners have both done this so I guess that's why I do the same. Just makes sense to me.

[BritneyLynn]

I do a bit of both, usually spinning to put it on and reaching behind to take it off.

Odd aside: Does this thread remind anyone else of a conversation between Garibaldi and Sinclair in Babylon 5?

No, but it does remind me of Archie Bunker and Mike on All in the Family debating the sequence for donning shoes and socks.

[Eryn]

No, but it does remind me of Archie Bunker and Mike on All in the Family debating the sequence for donning shoes and socks.

I didn't realize that there were any options for the order of donning shoes and socks! Garibaldi and Sinclair were discussing the order with which they button and zip their pants.

[ArleneRaquel]

Hook in the front & spin it around is how I do it.