Walk like a woman

[vetobob9]

How do you walk like a woman?

[Adriennegrl]

You can watch videos on Youtube for ideas. A quick basic answer is to have good posture and lead w/ the hips.

[SuzanneBender]

One foot in front of the other :) Stand tall tread lightly and place walk along more of a centerline. Don't attempt to sway it looks fake and silly.

[Pythos]

yea, I was about to say, the "lead with the hips" is kinda the characture of a woman's walk. What I see is women walk in a manner as if they are walking along a line, one foot pretty much in front of the other. This causes the "sway" that leading with the hips supposedly causes.

Honestly though, A GG would be best to answer this question, though I will bet it is so natural to them that they may have a hard time discerning what it is they do.

[Adriennegrl]

Yes, a GG would be best but probably may have trouble describing. Maybe Reine will be by, I'm sure she's helped her SO in that arena?

I find if you simply place one foot in front of the other it can be robotic/runway'ish if you're not careful. It does create a sway in the hips though. Not being to uptight but having good posture helps. I mentioned Youtube but also watching how women walk in public can help. Just don't stare too long or be creepy!

[vetobob9]

I tried walking with my feet forward one time because I noticed they pointed out when I walked and thought the toes were supposed to point straight forward. So I tried walking with my toes forward and it caused my legs and feet to be closer together when I walked but at the time I never connected that type of walking to women.
When I was younger when I was walking behind young women I would watch them walk and then I had to consciously make an effort not to walk like them because I would get comments from the people behind like "swing that a**" because apparently I was walking like the girls in front of me and I didn't know it.
What I do not get is the posture. How do you know if your posture is good?

[Samantha43]

Women have wider hips than men do, this is what causes their "sway". It's natural for them. I have tried for years to walk like a woman and have never been able to pull it off. My wife says I look silly when I try!

[docrobbysherry]

High heels help me! As long as I'm in 4" or higher, I believe my walk is more fem! Anything less than that and I mite as well start mooing as I walk!

Helps my posture a lot, too.

[Alice B]

Walk with hips, straight line, elbows tucked in and thumbs turned forward, letting arms swing free. I practice this whenever I can. Did this in Vegas last year and got kudos from several women. Got carried away and walked a couple of miles on the strip in 4" heels. Ended up with massive blisters on the balls of both feet. Lesson - wear good fitting, well designed shoes and don't over do it.

[Miss Maxine]

I would reccommend practicing all of this in front of a mirror. It will seem awkward, at first, but it will become more natural and thus look more natural, over time.

[SuzanneBender]

Good point Alice. Walking from the top of the legs and not at the knee.

The other key point is use your feet not your hands. Its just not very lady like.

[Lorileah]

I have surveyed 6 women on this and they all say one step forward at a time. Try not to fall over. C'mon people do you ever watch women walk in the mall? They all walk differently. If you want to be specific ask how does a model on the cat walk walk, or how do women who sashay walk. I have seen everything from the "cat walk" which is overdone by models (virtually crossing your feet in front of each other as you walk) to lumbering and trundling (side to side with stiff legs).

So is the question "how do women walk when they are out on the town in high heels looking to attract attention?" Then it would be "Swing those hips baby"

[TGMarla]

Along with all the other advice, with a mind towards keeping it simple, learning to walk in high heels will almost make you walk like a woman. Like a golf swing, it's best to not overcomplicate it. But also like a golf swing, there are a few things that you really ought to consider to make it work right. Alice has it down pretty well, I think. Keep the elbows in and the thumbs out, and try not to lumber around. No knuckle-dragging! Don't slouch, keep your shoulders back....no Quasimodo stuff here! With some practice, you'll be doing the chick walk in no time.

[GingerLeigh]

High heels are the real trick. Master them and the walk comes naturally. I need to keep my back straight, and take smaller more deliberate steps or I'll fall ass over tea kettle when wearing them! The heels also keep me from waddling like a Penguin, and keep my toes pointed forward rather than the 45deg. angle they seem to normally point. Don't drag the heels, they make an awful grating sound when you do!

Ginger

[sometimes_miss]

Women have wider hips than men do, this is what causes their "sway". It's natural for them. I have tried for years to walk like a woman and have never been able to pull it off. My wife says I look silly when I try!

That's it. They also tend to swing their arms a bit more than men do, but their shoulders stay straight; men tend to move their shoulders more. And if you watch any runway shows, you'll see that they almost cross their pace from one foot to another, right over left, left over right. I believe there was a previous thread here somewhere which described it all. Yup, here it is.

Search is your friend, and it's easy to use.

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?153370-How-to-walk-like-a-woman...-without-excessive-instruction!&highlight=walk

And here's the explanation behind it:
http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html

[MichelleP]

How do you walk like a woman? It's just like the old joke, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" - practice, practice, practice. Practice watching other women walk. Practice walking yourself (and not just walking either. Practice your overall feminine deportment too). Practice in heels - it helps. In high heels you'll be taking smaller steps and slower steps too. Now go strut your stuff:)

[suzy1]

I am another one for the heels doing the trick.
If I am in 4” heels I can only walk as a woman.
But if I try to use anything higher than 4” heels I start to walk like a drunken gorilla.
Not good!

SUZY

[brenya]

Another for the heels thing, my 5 inchers pretty much force me to walk like a woman if I don't want to fall on my face.

[Michaela42]

I am all for the 'high heel' method and 'leading with the hips', and as for watching women just be sure not to stare too long and make sure the women you are emulating share your body type (height, weight, leg length) and are carrying themselves like you want to. It does no good to try and walk like a leggy, skinny woman if (like me) you have short and pudgy legs :2c:

[Sarasometimes]

I find keeping my shoulders back and slow my pace with my elbows in close to my sides helps. But practice is key. The reason women do it so well is that they practice it every time they walk somewhere.

[whowhatwhen]

Really?
I looked today and aside from walking a bit more relaxed I didn't see a whole lot of difference.

[Kaz]

I guess the question is really about will I be outed by the way I walk? If you try to walk in heels like you do in flats you are out! And keep your knees close together! If you want to see a good example of how not to do it try watching Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in "Some Like it Hot"! With Marilyn M as a 'control'!

[Lorileah]

Hips first, heels first, arms in, shoulders back, small steps, shift side to side...If a woman "practiced" that all the time she would never get anywhere to start. Let's be truthful here, you all don't want to walk like women (because there isn't a specific woman's walk) you want to walk like parody of women. I am surprised no one has mentioned wearing pencil skirts or tying your knees together or throwing your hip with each step to the side like a stripper. Or walking with a book on your head.

:brolleyes:

[kellycan27]

I walk like I walk... The only practice i did was getting used to walking in high heels without falling on my rear.

[Natalie D]

It's the one thing I find easy. I used to copy my ex. I've never watched myself so I don't know for sure!. I just try to be light on my feet keep keep my feet and arms in closer and wiggle a little.

[kimmiegal]

The best tutorial I have found is to just girl watch at the mall or some other public place-just don't stare. GG's come in all shapes and sizes and each has her own individual style of walk. Study them all and come up your own personal style. It also may help to video yourself from both front and back.

[Eryn]

C'mon people do you ever watch women walk in the mall? They all walk differently.

Bingo!

Women have a wide range of physical structures and an equally wide range of gaits. Those with wide hips sway while those with narrow hips walk pretty much with level hips.

I find that I feel more like I'm "walking like a woman" when I'm wearing heels. Even low heels, like 1-1/2", cause me to shorten my stride and walk more deliberately. Most woman's flats will also force you to walk more deliberately since they offer little support as compared to mens's shoes.

[Suzette Muguet de Mai]

I think that some can exaggerate the motion in walking femininely. If you look at women in general walking you will see a lot of different ways they walk. Some walk very attractively as though they do command the path and some quite differently but all the hips or buttocks do move (sigh, I lover researching this). The hard thing I feel to conquer is to minimize the hip sway so that it looks naturally feminine.
One thing I liked is to walk with thighs together to a degree.
I find putting one foot slightly across the center line in front of the other is very hard for me in 5" high heels, 4" no problems. The position of the arms and shoulder swing is very important. Arm slightly turned out and a slight swing in the forearm seems to be common amongst many women who walk.
Some men who try to walk like a woman do walk bow legged with feet turned out, shoulders hunched and fists/palms turned into the body. Naturally aggressive look I guess to intimidate as per innateness of hunter/gatherer style.
Walking femininely is very hard to accomplish but practice and self criticism helps.
If one downloads a nice female walk and takes still images as the walk accomplishes one full movement then one can study the positions of legs, arms, shoulders, head, feet, and even a slight kick of the lower leg.
I always try to practice the walk when I am out on my warm-up and cool down prior to running because longer distances enable you to correct yourself rather than trying say in the hallway of home or office.
CAUTION: The study of female walks can be dangerous so avoid prolonged stares :) Some women do not like it at all and I understand too :(

[Jeannie]

I find that taking shorter steps, elbows in and keep my mind on what I am doing helps a little. However my wife I are always watching how women walk and (no offense to the GG's) we have both noticed that some women walk like truckers (no offense to the truckers). I guess the main thing I try to remember is not to stomp when I walk and keep the elbows in and a little arm swing. Even in drab my wife is always telling me to slow down so that becomes a good time to practice smaller steps.

[marny]

Yep. Put on a pair of heels, I think 2.5 to 3 " is enough, and seriously one foot in front of the other.about 6" from heel to toe. you"ll be swinging. :devil:

[vetobob9]

I tend to take small steps when I am barefoot because I don't like getting my foot jabbed or sharp objects poked into the bottom. My first weekend out here, I went on a camping trip and jabbed my big toe. That was the first weekend of July and the toe is still swollen compared to the other toe. I may have fractured it. Regretfully there is almost nothing they can do for those except tell you not to walk on it.
I tried that thing with the elbows in and the thumbs out. I noticed it causes my fore arm to jut out at an angle when I am standing.

[Inna]

Yoga! Yoga! Yoga! It seems the looser hip area the more pronounced the hip movement. Interestingly enough though it is no the sway in lateral plane but movement of the hip/leg joint up and down according to pressure of the upper body forcing down onto leading hip side. Sway comes in as the after effect, so looseness of hip ligaments is paramount to a good sexy walk.
Males have nearly no stretch and the older you get the stiffer you become, females have an extreme genetic ligament stretchability, especially in the hip area due to potential of child birth.
So if you are a male who wants sexy female walk then you have got some stretching to do, ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am fortunate/unfortunate to have a genetic disability in my lower spine, forcing me to stretch hip and lower back daily and in my youth being a karate kid I have achieved an extreme stretch comparable to that of ballet dancer.
I do shake my tush 24/7 :)

[linda allen]

I don't understand the "heels" thing because not all women wear high heels and those who do don't wear them all the time.

There are some good pointers on youtube. Watching other women walk and recording your own attempts will help. And yes, not all women walk alike.

[suzy1]

I don't understand the "heels" thing because not all women wear high heels and those who do don't wear them all the time.

There are some good pointers on youtube. Watching other women walk and recording your own attempts will help. And yes, not all women walk alike.

The point is Linda, women walk like women all the time because they are women. [I worked that out by myself. Impressive yes?]
But we need help. So when in heels we also walk like women. [Or hope we do]

SUZY

[PretzelGirl]

I am with the "women walk many different ways group". If you try to walk like women do (however that may be), you certainly could end up over emphasizing what you are trying to do and turn more attention to yourself. At most, I would consider toning down anything that is over-masculine like your arms being 6" away from your side (obviously from an overly muscular chest :heehee:), but that is more trying to not do something rather than trying to do something. Just relax and walk.

[Eryn]

I don't understand the "heels" thing because not all women wear high heels and those who do don't wear them all the time.

True, but 99% of those who wear heels are women so if a CDer adopts the modified gait of heels it gives a strong feminine visual (and often audio) cue to the observer.

How one handles one's arms while walking is also a strong cue. Some women hold the strap of their shoulder bag with one hand while the other is swinging and held slightly further away from the body to maintain balance. No man does that, so it is a feminine cue.

[prene]

the corset helps me a lot, i feel like i get a little sway in my walk like they are wider.

Also wearing heels and taking shorter steps helps.

The corset does help me.

[Kittyagain]

I think I can add to this. After a back injury some years back, a Physical Therapist, watched me walk and said, no you have to walk somewhat like a woman to strengthen the back. To do this, try to push the leg forward to take a step with the hip more. When you do that, it pulls the steps into more of a straight line and therefore the woman's walk.

Kitty

[vetobob9]

True, but 99% of those who wear heels are women so if a CDer adopts the modified gait of heels it gives a strong feminine visual (and often audio) cue to the observer.

How one handles one's arms while walking is also a strong cue. Some women hold the strap of their shoulder bag with one hand while the other is swinging and held slightly further away from the body to maintain balance. No man does that, so it is a feminine cue.

Not exactly true. I did when I was in high school. Holding the bag with one hand and letting the other swing. Not sure what that has to do with femininity though. I thought it was girlish to swing both your arms but I guess I had it backwards?

Other times, I would hold one arm to the side still, and let the other swing but never both until I was in the military then I had to let both of them swing.

[BlondeFarrah]

Heels are definitely the key for me. When I wear heels, (with hosery), I dont walk like a woman, I' m a woman. The woman I like to be ( very sexy) But this feeling is so personal and mixed with my fetishes and sexual pleasures.....
Just, looking for your own style of walking, you'll find yours.

[SabrinaEmily]

I walk like me.

And I hate heels, which may be blasphemy here, but there you are.

[t-girlxsophie]

Someone (god knows who) told me a long time ago,that a man can never replicate a womans walk.Well Ive spent the last 10 years trying to prove them wrong.Im Passable from behind (pity I gotta turn around :))

Sophie

[Kathy4ever]

I agree with the heel wearing theory. I think if you practice walking with heels then maybe you could be walking like a woman at other times. When I'm walking dressed in drab my mind sometimes has to turn on to get me to go back to walking like a man. I would not say that i perfected a womans walk but at times i can feel like I am walking in a fem way.

[erickka]

A great way to learn a lot is to go to your nearest mall and casually people watch. You can get a real good grip on today's fashions, and how GG's go about their everyday lives, their actions, posture etc. I know it has helped me a whole lot over the years.

[cassandra54]

i've notice that when some women walk, you can hear their nylons rubbing against on another i try to do this when i am dressed.

[noeleena]

Hi.

Go out to your local army or air force compound & see how women walk. off & on the parade ground. thats telling now ...a....

i wear flates most of the time . as to the cat walks iv yet to see any of those models walk properly . its a show. nothing more.

Most women have a natual walk not feet in front of each other most are in line & just apart. as to the distance between thier upper legs thighs. wider hips. on the ground about 2 in's apart. a natual gait, no upper body movement left or right tho i have seen one or two do it. & every woman walks differently,

Back straight or in line as to curviture of spine though not tight, fluid or flowing , as a woman friend said to me its a lossen up a bit.

Its about being light on your feet & nimble fairies you use the front of your feet not the heel. army slow march come to mind toes down first.
Im not a male & never walked as one yet i have my own style of walking & its how i walk naturaly.


As to heels they can & do over time kill your arches puts strain on lower to upper thigh's & can mess up your lower spine & knee's sad to say fact is they are bad for your health

while walking in high heels , the center of gravity is thrust forward high heels cause arthritis back strain & soft tissue over compensates when under strain plus a lot more. & even trans are now haveing the same problems woman have,so dont wear heels for long periods its not now its latter youll pay for it, & they can cripple you.

Health & well being , = are heels bad for your health,

...noeleena...

[linda allen]

I used to date a woman who walked like a constructon worker. Other than that, she had a nice figure and was pretty small and feminine. My wife sways only a little when she walks. She doesn't walk like a man, but not a pronounced "female" walk either. I worked for a few years with a female and she would drive me crazy if I walked behind her. I once found myself almost hypnotized by her walk when she got out of the car I was driving and walked into a building.

So yes, women walk differently.

[diannecourtney]

It is really dependent on where the weigth is. I'm sure Kellycan 27 is in all the right places.

[Kari]

Alcohol, if you can walk in high heels when you've had a few, sober is a doddle, Lol...

Or you could try walking around with a few books on your head

[Schatten Lupus]

I suggest watching both men and women. The differences and similarities become much more apparent when you watch both. And hips and feet location aren't the only difference. Women also generally have a different arm movement.

[vetobob9]

I walk like me.

And I hate heels, which may be blasphemy here, but there you are.
I find that most GG's hate heels.

[sissystephanie]

Preferably on 2 legs, and not on your hands!! I have been CD'ing for over 60 years and have never learned how to walk like a lady. My late wife, who fully supported my crossdressing, always told me that my main problem was that I walked like a man!! Well, duuuh!! I am a man, even if I am wearing all feminine clothing!! And high heels and I never have gotten along! I can walk (like a man) in heels up to 2 1/2 inches but no higher!!

[Genifer Teal]

I wrote a long post on this recently when the question last came up. I will summarize by saying the key is posture. The walk comes naturally to women. They do little (or nothing) to make it happen. If you can relax your stomach and arch your back and lead with your hips just right - key is to be very relaxed in your mid section - the walk can just happen for you too. You can force it and get close but it will never be the same. It is very hard to describe how to get there but once you experience it even for a moment you will understand the goal to achieve. best of luck.