Today I was working from home as I had errands to run. I wanted to dress, but didn't have much time, so I just put on some comfortable female clothes, and didn't bother about makeup, forms, wig etc. The outfit was girl's skinny jeans, a lilac tank top with a denim coloured shirt over it and male red and grey sandals that could really be worn by either gender. I suddenly realised it was late and I needed to go to the bank, so I thought - why change, I'll just go as I am.
I had to walk through the shopping centre to get to the bank. Most people didn't notice me, but a few looked at me for longer than normal as I passed by. I stood in the queue at the bank, where I felt a bit uneasy. The jeans really hug my butt and while I like the look and feel of them, I didn't want to attract the wrong sort of attention.
I had to draw a bank cheque. The teller was quite polite but seemed a little ill at ease. I got the cheque, thanked her and left. When I got to my car I thought I'd better verify that the cheque was correct. I noticed that it was unsigned and thought that a little odd. Maybe they don't require signatures anymore? I decided that I'd better go back in to check, otherwise I might be trying to pay with a worthless piece of paper. The queue had grown much longer and now I felt even more uncomfortable. The teller kept looking over at me between customers as if wondering what I was doing. When I finally got to the front, I got another teller and asked about the cheque. She called the teller that had served me and she apologized and got the cheque signed by the manager. She said she couldn't believe she had forgotten that. It made me wonder if it was my appearance that had thrown her, or if she just slipped up and it could have been anyone. What do you think?
She was lucky that I was in semi-femme mode. I think my normal male mode would have made it very clear what an inconvenience it was!
Anyone else had experiences out dressed semi-femme or androgynously?