Just Wondering, an unscientific poll

[Lisa-N]

Although I am relatively new here, I was just wondering something. Having read many posts I know that many of you girls love to dress all the way, ie fully done make-up, all the necessary under garments, dresses, blouses etc. or not at all. Others seem to be happy just wearing one or two items without all the rest. I do enjoy getting fully dolled up every so often when the mood and time strikes. But more often than naught I am just as happy to put on a bra, cami and panties with sometimes a little make-up, ie some light mascara and lip gloss and I am just as happy.

So ladies, the question is where do you fit in this spectrum?

Thanks for your replies and hugs to you all :battingeyelashes:

[noeleena]

Hi,

For myself , well it really does not matter what i wear. though i prefer my Renaissance garb . = clothes, i make all my clothes so when done makeing sewing & so on i can wear them. & with about 200 others when we have our week together. i know its not about being a dresser. yet this is only one aspect of my life.

I allso wear Edwardian clothes as well so my dressing is a little more than just the clothes, its being with others who love doing similer & its fun.

Most days im dressed in my normal womens clothes , now you said getting dolled up. does not do much for myself , so just lippy & eyebrow liner, & thats it. where ever i go.

My facial features dont lend much as in looking like a woman so i just live with that & really it does not matter any way because im just accepted as a normal woman who's part of our community yes im a little different yet does not bother others no matter were i go. my avatar shows what i look like any way, & as summer is pretty much here & with some lovely sunny days ill be wearing my head wear,

This does not tell you every detail of myself it does give you an idear,

...noeleena...

[paulaprimo]

i guess i kinda feel the same as you. when i do dress, i like to dress a to z. but when i can't dress, i am just as happy under-dressing or even just knowing
my toe nails are painted!

[GaleWarning]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

[sometimes_miss]

I wear female things that feel appropriate. I'm not expressing myself to anyone else. I feel like I'm supposed to dress, and appear as a girl, so when I see myself, that's what I see. As I don't have a lot of mirrors around the house, I don't use make up because we don't notice our own faces in normal life. But everything else is female attire (clothes, shoes, jewelry, watch), and oh, I do polish my nails when I'm dressed as a girl.

[Cynthia Anne]

Around the house I just dress comfortable, skirt and top little makeup! If I'm going into town then it's the whole nine yards!!!!!!

[ArleneRaquel]

When I'm just lounging around the house I wear makeup about 99% of the time, even if it's only lipstick.

[thechic]

Im a full timer,100% with the works 24/7

[Beverley Sims]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

I only use vague language, this includes both exclusive and inclusive language.
It also includes indecisive and then maybe it doesn't. :)
To answer the question....
I generally dress to complete the theme. ie. woman.

[Cheryl T]

You just need to look at my avatar to see my preference. Of course, like any woman, I don't always wear full makeup just around the house doing chores, but if I go out I certainly do. This is not a fetish for me, it's an expression of who I am.

[melissakozak]

I like to dress up fully about once per week. For me, the clothes are a means to an end, as I would have transitioned twenty years ago if the timing was better. Now, after living a good portion of my life as pretty metro and style conscious male, I can't imagine giving up my boy life, so my compromise is to sit on the fence and hop back and forth in genderland....none of this is easy.....;)

[Sally24]

Back in my 20's or 30's I'd only occasionally dress, and that would be only a few pieces of clothing. Never knew how to do makeup and didn't own a wig. After I got serious about this in my 50's I learned how to apply makeup over several years and bought a number of wigs. Now I almost never get dressed without going 100% female. And I almost never dress when I'm just going to be around the house....I've got to get out!

Tangerine "So ladies, the question is where do you fit in this spectrum?"

clayfish "When will posters learn to use inclusive language? OK. Rant over."

Sorry but in the Male To Female Crossdressing section this is perfectly acceptable language. Whether or not you consider yourself a lady, you are dressing like one. It's like saying Dude or Guys on the Female To Male section. Put your big girl panties on.:heehee:

[Karren H]

Pretty much all of nothing...... if I can't find 6 or 8 hours of free time to get fully enfemme..... which lately has been super rare.... sigh....

[kimdl93]

For me it's full dress, if you will, although I don't dress to the nines unless I'm going out on the town.

[MaryBeth1]

after getting home from work i shower and then dress in panties, blouse and shorts or capres. My So does care for me to put on a bra. Then at bed time i wear either a satin or cotton nightgown. And on saturday evenings i get fully dress except for make-up. I do wear lipstick and jewelry that goes with the outfit i'm dressed in. We are due to go on vacation soon so i'll dress fully with make-up for going out to eat and shop

[Joanne f]

I dress endogenously most of the time in the theory that it will stop most of my hunger pains so to speak but every so often it is just not enough and i get this great desire to go a lot further with it , this morning was one of those occasions when I went out and started to see other females and how they were dressed it hit me and I had this overwhelming desire to be one of them , and I do not mean just the dressing , it sucks sometimes being TG

[Megan Briana]

I would love to get decked out to the nines, but seeming as i have not venture any deeper that nail polish in the makeup dept., I usually dress as much as i can where for the days events.
If am getting my boys or doing some errands, I usually have on panties and a cami that doesn't show to much under my overshirt.
For the days where I am alone, then I go all the way with panties, bra, cami (optional) with a shirt and some jeans with heels... or one of my two dresses, either/or. I have enlisted the help of a GG to help with makeup ( i would rather have hands-on help than DYI ). Once the makeup issue is tackled, then I will try my first night out with the girls ( my GG friend )!


I dress endogenously most of the time in the theory that it will stop most of my hunger pains so to speak but every so often it is just not enough and i get this great desire to go a lot further with it , this morning was one of those occasions when I went out and started to see other females and how they were dressed it hit me and I had this overwhelming desire to be one of them , and I do not mean just the dressing , it sucks sometimes being TG

I have these moments too. Sometimes it is so overpowering, that it gets to be too much. But then there are days where i feel a lttle of about things. Its my form of PMS I guess. It hits more than once a month, but it makes me just a @#%$#... Rather have that the the constant panic attacks though.

[janet p]

I generaly just like to sit around the apartment in bra,panties,slip,stockings(no pantyhose)and heels maybe some makeup but being fully dressed not really a issue.

[outhiking]

I work from home, so on work days I dress professionally, skirt and top or dress with light make-up. When flying under the radar, I stick with panties and a cami and toes painted in clear nailpolish.

[Michelle (Oz)]

Out and about totally femme if I am out of town otherwise comfy and quick.

[Shdow_dragoness]

I do wear make-up around the house with some form fitting lounge-wear (usually a cap sleeve shirt and some lounge pants). I always put on make-up because I am usually at any moment going to do something for a while outside home which would require me to wear a skirt, pants or leggings with a matching top. I do this every weekend.

[flatlander_48]

While I do have various outfits, I usually save them for whenever I know I will be at home for an extended period of time without visitors. As it turns out, that happens most often in the winter. My wife is usually around. However, I don't do make-up and I only own one wig that I've worn once (Halloween party several years ago). It was originally left by my first wife when we separated, but I wasn't dressing then. Anyway, usually it is guy clothes over fem undergarments.

[Joanne.England]

I love getting fully dressed with some lipstick abd blusher when time allows which is not very often. Today just 10 minutes in heels, skirt and a baggy top. Every minute helps!

[Julie Denier]

If and when I do get a chance to dress, I do the works (except maybe for nails). I really have no interest in adding femme touches to my guy self or wearing a dress without wig and makeup.

[Joanne Curl]

When I do have the opportunity to dress, I dress completely, wig, make up, bran and foundation garments. The way I look I need all the help I can to look half way fem.

[Rachel Morley]

Now I almost never get dressed without going 100% female. And I almost never dress when I'm just going to be around the house....I've got to get out!
Me too. If I am dressing fully, then 99% of the time it's because I am going out somewhere. I don't partially dress at home anymore except if you consider wearing girls jeans and a girls t-shirt with a bra and panties "dressing". For me that's my normal everyday clothes and is therefore "my boy mode" :)

[docrobbysherry]

Dressing is like sex for me, Bev. If I don't have the time or am not willing to make the effort to go ALL THE WAY, why even bother?

Of course, it only takes me 10 seconds to put my face on!

[Stefanie jones]

i underdress a lot and it has curbed my appetite for full dress until i have the time

[Meghan]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

I believe it's hard for everyone to be inclusive. We (and by we I am referring to all people) all have a bias that our understanding of ourselves and the world is to some extent shared by everyone else.

In this case, I am interpolating the question by assuming Tangerine is seeking to understand where others fall within the spectrum, with an underlying assumption that people who tend to wear one or two items of clothing trend toward the male self identification, and people who go "all the way" trend toward a more female identification.

My view may also be biased.

I am sure there are threads that are seeking to educate all of us on how to be more inclusive. I think transgender awareness across the spectrum comes with experience and information. I have to believe that Tangerine is trying to understand he or she (pronouns are so hard) falls relative to everyone else, either in terms of triangulating him/herself or is attempting to find self acceptance that there are others on either end of the spectrum relative to her/him.

I think we should all attempt to be as inclusive as possible, but I also think humans are biased creatures. I am not sure what the correct approach is toward education, so I don't know if your response is in the right place or voice...I suppose I'm discussing it, right, so that's good?

Tangerine to answer your question...

I wear panties 24/7 and my toenails are usually painted. I wear female trouser socks instead of male dress-socks etc. That's just how I manage the day to day gender-related dissonance which is very, very real.

When I am getting formally dressed up for a night, I can and often go "all the way"! Makeup, perfume and everything in between.

Some nights I am perfectly happy in a cotton pullover or some girlyish shorts and a t-shirt.

Unless it's an extreme case (like on a vacation with other people outside of our immediate family) my body is connected to something physically considered "female". Sometimes it's just underwear, sometimes it's everything I can get my hands on. Just depends on the day and my set and setting.

Meghan

[becky77]

If I can't do it properly I won't do it at all. So much of the time I have too much going on to CD, just throwing on a dress or panties doesn't do it for me. That said I maintain my nails, eyebrows etc. Shaving is my biggest bane I get bad rash from ingrown hairs which means I can't remain clean shaven all the time. Stubble = man in my world.

So i'm in the all-or-nothing bracket.

[zorianacd]

All or nothing for me. How can I judge myself if the look isn't complete?

[Wildaboutheels]

Normally I rarely spend beyond a full minute starting from full naked till grabbing my keys. Unless I am going to tuck of course. Then It might take another minute or so. Usually I just leave it hanging out because it's a lot cooler that way.

Some shirts work equally well tucked or out. THAT's my toughest decision about getting "dressed".

To or not to tuck.... that is the question.

[carhill2mn]

For me, it is always "all the way".

[franlee]

There is so many aspects to consider when you answer this after thinking it through. Most of what I ha ve read in the replys are from those of us that want to protray a realistic appearance. The biggest differance I see is how each of us view ourself and to what extent our of dressing it takes to complete the look we want not actually need to to fit the setting. And that don't always mean fitting in or appropriate. I also have seen where many of us also are more into proving something to ourselves than excepting the tuth as to what we are and our limitations. So actualy blending without being clocked does eleminate the need for exceptance and making over dressing a mute point.

[Annaliese2010]

All or nothing for me. I know everyone's different it just doesn't make sense to not go all the way. That's like being half man/half woman. I'm like..one or the other, complete.

[brenne]

Hi - Interesting question - sometimes I just don't know what to put to fully answer these, but here goes:

Clothes: Depends on the occasion. Sometimes like to wear a blouse/skirt, dress, casual, jacket ... using nice flip-flops until I can get pumps my size. Often like to wear casual top and capri-length pants. Had lots of women's clothes given to me this summer - discovering many now that the weather's getting cooler. ... ... Yesterday wore dude look (jeans, ball-type cap, sneakers), except for fuschia lowcut tshirt-type blose, and magenta women's raincoat. (Think that invoked mixed reactions - one of my most daring in-public looks except for purposely transgender events.)

Makeup - going slow on that - one GG I know did my eyes/lashes/brow for me recently, and so I'm looking more into makeup (as I can afford things)

Jewelry - won a nice set of earrings at a party game - need my ears pierced. Also my daughter let me have a bead braclet, but I can't find it. Don't want to go overboard with jewelry, but they'd make lovely gifts.

Lingerie: Like to use a bra with shoulder pads, either for a size-C-ish look, or to keep the bra from itching or hurting. Love comfortable panties (plus panty/shorts combo), but often just wear men's briefs underneath. Have a nice black short-nightgown (chamise?) that I often wear to bed. It's definitely getting cool enough for panty-hose, but I think size Q is too tight because of my big feet; slacks under skirt might work instead.
....

I might edit this post later with more info.
Thanks :doll: ps: I borrowed a wig for the photo, but growing my hair out - want it long enough for a dude-ponytail or fem-hairstyling.

[Alice B]

All the way for me. I want the complete experience.

[Kaz]

Hi Tangerine,

I am at every point on the spectrum I guess depending on the situation I am in. Just got back from a gig with one of my bands and I am in male attire and just too cream crackered to change... I need to go to bed, but my mind is buzzing in post-gig high, si I am on the forum winding down. Tomorrow I will dress when working in my office, but no make-up as I will need to mix with my wife and daughter at various points of the morning. Also need to visit my mother... that will be male clothes outside and probably underdressed. Family afternoon and evening meal so male attire and then dressed working in my home office on the evening. When I have the time to myself, I will do the full transformation, but have little opportunity these days.

[Stephanie47]

If I cannot be totally en femme I will not even try. A pretty dress, bra, panty, full slip, hosiery, heels and wig are a must.

[RebeccaLynne]

Having read many posts I know that many of you girls love to dress all the way, ie fully done make-up, all the necessary under garments, dresses, blouses etc. or not at all.


So ladies, the question is where do you fit in this spectrum?

Tangerine, thanks for asking. As an aside, I don't at all mind being addressed as a lady, woman, girl or gurl... I take it as a compliment, 'cause that's the appearance I'm attempting to achieve.

I always dress completely, from undergarments to jewelry. I don't normally wear foundation, powder, and blush... always eyeshadow, mascara, and lipstick, though...

A really good question, and I'm always interested in what satisfies the femme need for others.

[StarrOfDelite]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

Hon, you may not see yourself as "female at all" but that's not the way the world views you. Maybe, you should make a closer examination of the reflection in the mirror and think deep thoughts about the person at whom you're looking.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Tangerine, If I can't dress all the way then it's not worth my time.