Over 60 and Feeling Younger When Dressed

[joanne shannon]

I was just wondering how many of the over 60 sisters have a feeling of being younger when dressed and made up? For whatever reason when I put on full make up and am completely dressed in feminine attire I seem to feel much younger than I really am.

[Kate Simmons]

I always get comments and compliments to the effect that I look 15-20 years younger than I really am. Make up works wonders.:heehee:

[Shari]

For me it's not so much how I perceive what I look like, be it younger or not.
It's what goes through my mind when I am dressed. It often takes me back to my pre pubescent times when I first started dressing in my Mother's girdle and stockings. Those feelings are indescribable as you well know.

In that regard it does make me feel much younger and I never really thought about it until I answered this post.

Thanks for yet another insight into the dark caverns that are my tiny brain.

[FanciJewel]

Oh absolutely I feel younger, and I think, look younger. Of course there is no grey hair in the wig. The clothes are bright and fun. The make up puts color in my face. Yes, I definitely feel younger. I think I act younger too.

Fanci

[dore50]

Yes, I definitely feel younger when dressed.

[Billie1]

For sure!
When dressed, I tend to favour playful, (dare I say it) provocative styles usually associated with those younger than my chronogical age group.
Even though not in the 60+ group (yet), I do feel younger and tend to behave accordingly. Whatever that means.
Be pretty, be young, be happy!

[Phyliss]

Makeup done well, a good wig, and pretty bright fun colors in your skirt and blouse, or dress, with a nice pair of matching heels, IS The Fountain of Youth

Feel like I've taken off 10 years.

[Tora]

Yes, Girls do look younger!

[Megan70]

I own 4 wigs that I wear alterantely, one being a beautifully salt and pepper grey couiffed style that would go to a person of my real own age.( see my album) I wear that out to concerts or shopping when I want to appear my age with all the sags and ageing. BUT when I wear any of the other 3 , 1 light brown, 1 brunette, and 1 auburn and tell someone how old i am, they inevidently say "you're sh----- me ! No Way," to which I answer WAY. I'm 63 and they peg me for early to mid forties. Yes I DO feel and look younger.

My Joanne you certainly have got a myriad of Over 60 Threads going here doing you. Think of all the poor sister out there that can't play! (lol):daydreaming:

Megan

[Maryesther M.]

I'm 68 going on 69 and daily feel as frisky as a youth.
I crossdress entirely to enter into a fantasy world where I'm MUCH younger than my years.
This means head-to-toe femme dressing in lovely bright youthful clothes, lots of make-up and, of course, the Crowning Glory...the Hair. Any colour I like.. No white or grey, and plenty of it....right down past my nipples....Soooo sexy!

I'd do it all day every day if I had the chance, but alas, reality must reign. I still have to bring in the bread &c.

[Karen43]

Definitely feel younger when dressed.

[Edwina]

Absolutely Joanne
I have had this thought many times. I feel so much more alive when I am able to dress fully.

[Gerrijerry]

Totally agree with you, I feel and am seen as younger also.

[carrie-ann]

I think I feel younger. The main thing is I'm finally me. I feel so much better about myself.

[Teri Jean]

I do also and at 61 it feels good to hear people say you look ten years younger. The point is having fun and enjoying life to it's fullest.

[denisecdfl]

I am very active for my age and have been inherited good skin, the result of which I feel younger than my age when I am in male mode with my light grey hair. In female mode, I get astonished looks and comments when others see me in person or my photos when I tell them my age. I look and feel even younger, and can keep up with any age when I go out. I sure act younger - what person my age is still interested in costumes and trying on different outfits and wigs, and having photo shoots. Maybe it's because I'm a late bloomer, and am having my second childhood, but I sure do enjoy it, and am not ready to stop.

[Sasha Anne Meadows]

I am 64 and feel and look much younger in girl mode, so that's the way I stay most of the time. That must be why my wie likes me this way too. Here are some pics. Do I look 64? http://www.flickr.com/photos/14128460@N07/

[renee k]

I agree, when I look at myself (Renee) in the mirror. I see a 40-50ish woman. Not the gray haired old fart that my male side presents! LOL!

Renee

[Alice B]

I always feel younger than I am, but yes, when I'm dressed I feel younger and think I also look younger. Young at heart is my mantra.

[Lexine]

Turning into Lexi automatically makes me lose about 8 years from my real age. Thankfully, I don't look anything like my age as a guy but I do feel that my girl mode is younger than my boy mode self... but only by about 1-2 years.

And yes I do realize this is a 60+ thread, but I'm just thinking in general no matter what the age you'll feel young when you go to your girl mode :).

[Rondalake]

Yes, I agree, I feel 15 to 20 years younger when I'm dressed. I think its about getting dressed and makeup that makes me, noy only, look but feel younger.

Roni L.

[Persephone]

I am pretty active, and pretty chipper, in both manifestations.

I have an older sister who, a number of years ago, became my "younger sister," keeping her age constant while I continued to get older.

Since I do receive comments about how I look younger than I really am, one day I thought "why can't I do the same thing?"

So I has moved my birthday back ten years, leaving "him" ten years older. That does make it hard to explain how I and my "brother" are twins, but I guess Mom just went through a really long labor.

In real life however, my spouse actually resents my attempt to alter my age, saying that I have no right to be younger than she is.

I also try hard to dress appropriate to my age, but I have been known to stray over that line. Not always a good thing.

[Elsa Larson]

It's also easy to look and feel younger in guy mode when you put a lot more time and effort into your appearance.

I need maybe 10 minutes post-shower in guy mode.
Maybe 2 hours in girl mode. And that's in addition to taking care of eyebrows and 20 nails and removing hair where it's not wanted.

[suchacutie]

Heck, when we dress we have all the kinds of help that GGs have been using forever to look younger. Ergo it just makes sense that we appear younger (just turned the big 6-0 7 weeks ago.

But!!! What's wrong with fighting age in male mode too? Ok, there's usually no makeup, but moisturizer, manicured nails, trimmed eyebrows, careful hair management, and general body deportment (not to mention keeping in shape for both genders) can project a younger male as well as a younger female.

Because of Tina, my male self is clearly much younger-looking these days!

:)

Tina

[Sarah Doepner]

I seem to have more energy and feel younger when I dress. I never smoked and always used sunscreen so my skin hasn't gone too bad yet. I just can't find the desire to get a wig with the same amount of gray in it as the thin crop I grow. So the wig works wonders and I believe I look quite a bit younger. I may not look like I'm in my 40's or 50's, but the first person to tell me I look older than that will get such a smack with my purse!

[jenna_woods]

I agree I am over 60 and feel the same way, I even eat better wen fully dressed,

[kimdl93]

ok, Im not there yet but I know the feeling. I know I dress for myself and when I'm dressed, often I'll wear something not entirely age appropriate, but heck in private I can be 23 again, right? My wife works with seniors 80+ and even among them, the desire is to feel younger than they are. What the heck...it beats sitting in a rocking chair!

[Leslie Langford]

...from this and other crossdressing forums, the general rule of thumb seems to be that when we are full-on en femme and have taken the trouble to get our make up just right (especially if we get a professional makeover) we generally end up looking a good 10 years younger than our male selves. That puts those of us in the 60+ age bracket in the mid-50's GG range. And since 50 is the "new" 40, that typically enables us to get away with wearing what a well-dressed GG in her mid-40's might have on and still come across looking elegant and well put together.

O.K., that may rule out mini-skirts, skin-tight tops, bare mid-riffs, and 5" stilettos unless we want to look like washed up streetwalkers, but there are still plenty of stylish clothes that we can wear that are not only age appropriate but also feminine and sexy while still being tasteful.

I personally prefer the "professional business woman" look when out in public as "Leslie", complete with tailored skirt suit, pumps, and hose, and have often been mistaken for a forty-something lawyer, woman executive, business owner, candidate for political office, or the like when out among other GG's.

Bear in mind, too, that what helps us here (despite having to deal with our bothersome beards) is that as males, we are not afflicted with some of issues that GG's in our bracket generally have to wrestle with - cellulite, "bat wings", "muffin tops", bloating, hot flashes, sagging breasts, bunions, and greater difficulty in shedding unwanted pounds due to hormone fluctuations etc. If anything, "man-boobs" can be a blessing for a crossdresser, and it is a lot easier for us to add padding to enhance our figures than it is for GG's to control and rein in excess body mass though uncomfortable shape wear, Spanx, and bras etc. that can sometimes resemble harnesses.

And as GG's have discovered long ago, make up is your friend and can transform even the ugliest duckling into a swan.

[diannecourtney]

I don't know whether its secund childhood but crossdressing does take decades off the real me.:) times four

[Samantha Kelsey]

I've just turned 60 but even normally I don't feel like it. I feel that I should be about 50. However, when I'm all in my best as Samantha (most of the time) I feel that I ought to be 40. I try to dress between 40/50.
Samantha.
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[sissystephanie]

I probably shouldn't say this, but I will! I am now 78 years old. I do not wear makeup or even a wig when I go out dressed because I am not good with either one. As a either a male or female, most people think I am in either my late 40's or early 50's. I guess that is because my late wife did teach me how to take care of my skin!!

[Debra Russell]

Well I am 65 and look younger than that in guy mode. I have naturally stwberry blond hair - no gray but when I am dressed I look even younger and feel as if in my 40's I have a wig my natural color and a reddish brown one that gives me "another look" but I do feel younger
Debbie

[Celeste Aileen]

No doubt about it ... most of us take off a decade or two when we go to our proper clothes. My mrs. agrees with at least 10 years. And the "boy and girl" picture threads confirm it.
The downside is: trying to be satisfied with the male image I have to see most times in the mirror. Because I feel and know how much better "she" can look.

[Jilmac]

I usually dress age appropriately but I still look and feel younger when I'm totally en femme. People who know me as Bill have told me that I look 15 years younger when dressed and that's such a great feeling.:) I know their compliments are sincere.

[Susan Dee]

I feel so much more alive when I am able to dress fully.

That captures it just how it is for me too.

Consensus of opinion seems to be that we all feel, and look, younger when dressed (over 60 or not). Maybe someone should patent CDing :D

[Nancie64]

Do I agree with all of you, a lot younger. Have those little aches and pains in male mode, but after getting dressed and the wig and make up goes on, I grab my 3.5 inch heels and I can walk the walk. Like going for the early evening stroll at the wayside and enjoying the setting sun. I guess this is one way to stay young. Will have to dress 24/7, maybe the clock will turn backwards.:heehee:

[NathalieX66]

I'm just going to assume that if someone dresses at 60, they are finally living life out...that in itself will make you younger. I admire young people because they have such innocent vitality. I don' t see the diff here with young folks and older folks. Being old is when you finally resign to a situation that you think you have no control of.

As or me, I may retire, but I will never completely retire. My dream is to be an artist living in a quaint coastal town, while making Nathalie a well known and integral part of my life (part-time or full time, it doesn't matter). Beyond retirement age, I hope I'm able to do it well in my 80's and beyond.