Halloween question...

[AlexisRaeMoon]

OK, I need some opinions here:

For a closeted crossdresser, it's pretty easy to get away with dressing up once for Halloween, but I've always figured trying to do it again might start to arouse some suspicions.

But, is there a "statue of limitations?" That is, the first time I crossdressed for the annual Halloween party was 2008...has enough time passed that I might be able to do it again? I expect there might be a few wisecracks, and that I can handle.

Amusing aside: my wife and I were trying to come up with some costume ideas tonight, and she said (jokingly), "I'll go as Robin Thicke and you can go as Miley Cyrus!"

Oh, ha ha, funny! :brolleyes:

[NathalieX66]

I honestly don't think you would have anything to worry about, especially if you made an effort in whatever direction you went in.

You would be surprised in how people actually think.

I'm an ex-Chicago resident myself, but for two years only. I love the town.

[Amy R Lynn]

I would say go for it! I don't know if there is a statue of limitation per se', but enough time has certainly passed. Girl it up and enjoy it.

[LasVegasXD]

Hey Rudy Guilliani has done it multiple times, and no one really questions his masculinity. I guess it depends on how you present en homme. Are you the manly manly man that everyone got a kick out of seeing you dress up? If so do it again, and cite how THEY enjoyed it as part of your decision. Work is tricky. I'm in the same boat. I would love to go to work in my sandals and some cute shorts, but I work for a conservative newspaper that employs many fundamentalist Christians and social conservatives. You want to make money and be you. If anything, do it this year and see how it goes. If it goes well, then just keep doing it year after year. There's always the excuse that you are borrowing clothes so it is a cheap "costume."

On a personal note my ex wife had that attitude. One Halloween I wanted to dress up again, and she was against it. She claimed you do it anyways, so people will know you are just dressing as you (as if that should be a problem). Good luck and much love girl. Keep us posted. I want to use Halloween to get a nice French maid outfit for when I clean.

[Chickhe]

Great question, one I agonized over for many years...until I learned to not give a... but the answer is no problem (only if you make it one). Just do it. Don't feel the need to explain beyond ...its fun, I did it before and it was enjoyable, so why not? ...besides you all ready have the makeup!

...and my advice is based on doing it at least 1/2 dozen Halloweens in a row. People don't really care. If you have a great costume and you have a fun attitude they will embrace it.

I am talking about public parties and friends here, not at work. My view on work, you want to go as something boring and mundane as possible because you want people to remember you for your skill not your costume.

[Eryn]

It has been observed the Halloween is christmas for crossdressers! Dress as you wish and enjoy the evening!

Concerning the "statute of limitations," if you find a good costume why not stick with it and perfect it? Every year your costume will be that much better and people, if they remember, will look forward to seeing the improvement.

I do agree with Chickie about work. It's not the place to get too far off the wall.

[Wildaboutheels]

I hope you realize that your coworkers already talk about you just as soon as you leave the room. No matter what your hobbies are or whether they know about them.

Which is more important. How they treat you or what they say about you?

Wear what you want. If they decide to TREAT you differently because of your costume choice for Halloween, they are obviously not very bright.

Are they? I have a feeling you are MORE worried about one of them "confronting" you about your choice. There are a # of responses you could make to put them in their proper place.

I'll GIVE you one easy excuse. I'm betting you 5 bucks you won't do it. And/or, consider it a dare.

[AmyGaleRT]

I think you'll be OK, Arianna. Dress as you please and enjoy yourself!

That reminded me...when I wear my witch costume to work for the costume contest in October, I'll still have to have my security badge on hand! I had thought that, since the dress has large bell sleeves, I might have to sew a little loop of cord inside one of the sleeves, right on the seam, that I could clip my badge-holder (one of those retractable ones) onto. As it turns out, no such sewing is necessary; I had forgotten the dress has a back tie, and, with it tied, I can clip my badge holder onto that, and it's easily accessible yet inconspicuous there (with my arm at my side, that big sleeve covers it). I'm pretty sure my GG coworkers go through this same trouble in deciding how to wear their own badges. :)

- Amy

[Jennifer Kelly]

I'm dressing up for Halloween this year as a goth chick. The last time I dressed up en femme for Halloween was 25 years ago when I was still in high school. So I think I'm good. :) I'm slowly putting together the pieces. I got a pair of knee boots w/ 3.75" heels off Ebay that should be here tomorrow. I can't wait.

If the last time you dressed was 2008, I think you're good not arousing too much suspicion.

[Cynthia Anne]

Go get'em and have some fun Arianna!! Miley ought to turn some heads for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Druscilla Supernovae]

Once a year won't hurt anything. I dressed as a goth chick for Halloween last year. I think it was last year when I dressed as a woman for a celebration for Leslie who died. He was a famous CD who walked the streets of Austin, TX. I had everyone fooled. They thought I was a real woman.

[Beverley Sims]

Do it well and people will be impressed, they then look forward to see what you can do next year.
In the meantime you might come out any way.

[linda allen]

There's another Halloween costume thread going and I posted to it so I'll just paste my response to that thread here:

The danger of going to the party as a female is that you will do a good job and people will figure out that you do this more than once a year.

If you don't want them to suspect that you are a crossdresser, wear a guy costume. Or, do the "woman thing" but really badly. Stuff a bra with socks and make sure it's too high on your chest. Wear a really cheap wig, leave a beard shadow and wear too much makeup and do it poorly. Wear a pair of flashy heels but stumble around in them. Wear a too tight for your age miniskirt and fishnet stockings. Paint your nails badly.

Halloween isn't really the "crossdresser's holiday" it's made out to be. It's fine for a beginner, but I wouldn't be happy doing what I posted. Now if you want to go out on the town where people won't know you, it would be a great holiday because people won't be sure if you're a GG or in costume. If they read you, fine, you just did great with your costume.

[Annaliese]

If you go as Miley, you won't need a wig. I say go for it.

[Lori Kurtz]

If I intended to stay in the closet, I wouldn't do it more than once in many many years. So think long and hard about this before you take the step--it might be a step toward coming out, which is fine if that's what you want to do.

Back when I was actively dressing up, I enjoyed Halloween as a time when I could go out in public without worrying about being read. I wouldn't do it anywhere where I would expect to encounter people I knew, though. There's a different mentality in people's minds about how people are dressed on Halloween. I was close to passable, but not 100%, so normally I could let myself be seen from a distance (and enjoyed doing so), but not close up, especially in daylight. On Halloween, I enjoyed walking around freely and going into stores and such, because there was less risk of hearing hurtful remarks or of being harassed. Many people who saw me no doubt realized I was a guy, but hey, it's Halloween ... no problem. Some guys would look at me and smile and/or give me a thumbs-up or whatever, and I'm sure they knew I was a guy, but Halloween freed them up to enjoy the way I looked.

[stacycoral]

Yes your time is up, get all dress up and have fun, I have dress for the last couple of years and my SO told me I can't this year, living in a very small town and area, there would be so questions but on the other man I really dont' care anymore, if t was not for still having a daughter in high school I would go out everyday, or at least at Halloween because these cowboys around here are still living in the cookie cutter for what males have be like, special in the big city you will have a wonderful time, besides women really enjoy us dressing up as women on Halloween have fun, hugs.

[Nikki A.]

I've done femme 3 times to work over the last 7 or 8 years. Usually as someone, the first time was as an old office manager and the women I worked with "talked" me into it and did my make-up and my wife and them helped me with my outfit. The next year I did the hippie chick look. then I skipped a few years and did Mimi from the Drew Carey show about 3 yrs ago (blue eyeshadow, loud dress and hair). This year I'm debating what to wear.

[AlexisRaeMoon]

Thanks for all the advice. I don't really have any desire to dress for work. I think that would just be awkward. So I'm talking about a friend, evening, no-kids type of party.

Of course, I suppose were biased here!

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Arianna, Just dress up and go for it.

[heatherdress]

I think that the main thing different about dressing on Halloween is that we feel more comfortable. For the most part, who really cares what other people think about what we wear? We should have the confidence to dress as we want all the time.

[Msora]

OK, I need some opinions here:

For a closeted crossdresser, it's pretty easy to get away with dressing up once for Halloween, but I've always figured trying to do it again might start to arouse some suspicions.

But, is there a "statue of limitations?" That is, the first time I crossdressed for the annual Halloween party was 2008...has enough time passed that I might be able to do it again? I expect there might be a few wisecracks, and that I can handle.

Amusing aside: my wife and I were trying to come up with some costume ideas tonight, and she said (jokingly), "I'll go as Robin Thicke and you can go as Miley Cyrus!"

Oh, ha ha, funny! :brolleyes:

Arianna, I think 5 years is plenty of time. I say go for it!

Myself, I plan to crossdress on Halloween for the first time this year. I bring it up because my costume is the character in your avatar. :thumbsup:

[MssHyde]

you may get some static on it but think about this Halloween comes around once a year, take advantage of the acceptance of it.

also know the guys that try to look like clowns in a dress, will be forgotten. the people that are serious about crossdressing, could be made as a CD or TV because of the extra effort, they know your serious.

I look at the fact I am serious about looking female what better time dress up time is there? at least on halloween, your somewhat excepted.

go for it, or you will miss the moment.

[Lexi_83]

My experience is the ONLY people who notice are married women who have husbands who cross dress. No one else really pays that close attention to what costume you wear on Halloween.

In my experience, if the guy dressed up is wearing a bra that comes even close to fitting - it's his. And the more demure or sophisticated they look, the better quality the wig, the more serious they are.

I graduated from college and started working and for Halloween a co-worker suggested I go in drag: her husband had done so the year before. I was so closeted at the time it startled me, but basically I haven't stopped since.

I've also learned from interesting experience that you must make sure you remove all the eye shadow before work the next day! And the surgical glue used to bond breast forms to your skin will aleays fail at the absolute worst possible time. Also that if you are not drunk and have your license, most police officers at a drunk driving checkpoint could care less whether you are in jeans or an LBD. Your best GG friends will always do a better job on makeup than you can, not to mention picking accessories. A smile and a joke will defuse uncomfortable situations 99 out of 100 times. Etc. Have fun! But - Miley Cyrus?

[nethiker55]

I say go ahead and enjoy. Maybe your so will enjoy it enough to want to see more of your girly side

[AlexisRaeMoon]

I bring it up because my costume is the character in your avatar. :thumbsup:

Nice! I've thought the same thing! Be sure to post some pictures.

I think one of the keys to making it work is having an actual costume, rather than just going as "a woman." Have fun with it! Death, Elvira, Wonder Woman, even the good old sexy witch. As long as it's a costume, it's more fun!

[AmyGaleRT]

I think one of the keys to making it work is having an actual costume, rather than just going as "a woman." Have fun with it! Death, Elvira, Wonder Woman, even the good old sexy witch. As long as it's a costume, it's more fun!

Well, in my case, I'm kind of going for "stylish witch." I'll have the embroidered black dress with bell sleeves, the lace-up black ankle boots with 3" heels, the black satin witch's hat with feathers and tulle, the satin cape, the black lace fingerless gloves, the silver pentacle earrings and pendant...I kind of patterned it after some publicity photos of Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha from Bewitched.

- Amy

[AlexisRaeMoon]

This evening I was chatting with our friend who hosts that annual Halloween party (and who is a real stickler for people showing up in costume), grousing about how I didn't have any good ideas this year. We batted around a few ideas, mostly rock stars because that's what I do most often, but I've sort of run the gamut. So then she said, "you should do a female rock star - like Lady Gaga or Amy Winehouse. You've done drag before, right?" Oh yeah, what a fascinating idea!

I even posed the question that I did here (in retrospect, probably not a great move, since that looks more suspicious!), but I said, "I did that once before, don't you think people will start to think it's kind of weird?" She was like, "Not at all! People don't care..."

Since this is one of my wife's best friends, even if my wife balks, I can just fall back on her friend's endorsement! "It wasn't my idea! Really!"

I think my path is set...so which one? Amy or Gaga?

[AllyCDTV]

Gaga absolutely. It will give you a great range of costumes to choose from. Amy's been gone for a while and a lot of people might not get it or even be offended that you are going as a dead rocker.

[ME2.0]

The only positive/negative comment that I've ever gotten on my "halloween costome" (depending on how you look at it) was, someone made the comment that I did my costume a little too well and kidded that I must have done this before. I told them I just watched a lot of Youtube and laughed.

Great idea though,

Hugs,
Staci

[Randee]

You could say you had to go as Miley Cyrus instead of your wife to preserve her dignity. Yours obviously is already shot. keep it fun.

[Christie Camelle]

I dressed as "myself" for Halloween last year. It was a blast and other than the expected sarcastic remarks and jokes it was the most fun I have had in years! I got hit on by men and women both! So yes, Amber will be on the loose again this Halloween! Go for it hun!

[NicoleScott]

Amusing aside: my wife and I were trying to come up with some costume ideas tonight, and she said (jokingly), "I'll go as Robin Thicke and you can go as Miley Cyrus!"

My wife and I were trying to come up with costume ideas. She said "Let's go as a horse. I'll be the head and you just be yourself."

Years ago a group of about 6 from a neighboring company visited our office. One was a guy who made a very convincing young woman. When they left, the office buzz was "too convincing", "he's done that before", etc.
One piece of advice I have read several times here on the forum is if you want to go en femme, go as a characher, real or fictitious, instead of "a woman". The thinking is that you will be less likely to be seen as a crossdresser, but rather the character.

[Abbygirl]

OK, I need some opinions here:

For a closeted crossdresser, it's pretty easy to get away with dressing up once for Halloween, but I've always figured trying to do it again might start to arouse some suspicions.

But, is there a "statue of limitations?" That is, the first time I crossdressed for the annual Halloween party was 2008...has enough time passed that I might be able to do it again? I expect there might be a few wisecracks, and that I can handle.


Ariana,

I posted the pretty much the same question last year (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?181568-how-much-mileage-can-I-get-out-of-Halloween&highlight=), for me it had been 10 years since my first CD'ing Halloween. My opinion is- there is NOT a statute of limitations if you are going to be seen by the same people- but so what!?! I think the first time is the one that "lets the cat out of the bag".

I too fretted about starting a trend by CD'ing a second time, but I went ahead and dressed up again and had a blast. Now everybody just waits to see "what kind of girl he's going to be this year".

Some will say, just do it badly as if you've had no practice and no one will suspect. I can appreciate that perspective but if you are like me, that's no fun! I go all out or I don't do it at all. I freely admitted to doing my own makeup and to how I made cleavage and the whole bit. Have fun with the questions, I say!

It was mentioned that one of the keys is to have an actual costume, don't just go as a girl. I couldn't agree more, that helps a lot. I've been lucky enough to have a GF to play off of, it totally works this way. We pick "couples" style costumes that go together, and then just reverse the roles. The first year we did the hooker/pimp thing, then 10 years later we did Gomez and Morticia Addams. This year we are doing Sonny and Cher. Next year is Dorothy and Toto, that will rock!

Go for it!!!

[Tera]

I've been mulling over this idea this year, going dressed en femme for the first time ever this Halloween. The only problem is they're all friends of mine and people I used to work with. As abbygirl said I would have no problem whatsoever with a girlfriend to play off of but alas I'm single :( But that works for sure, I've seen it done. One year a bunch of my friends showed up to a Halloween party in skirts and dresses and what not and one of their girlfriends was in a suit "pimping" them and nobody gave a second thought other than it was hilarious. But the people I'll be with aren't exactly accepting types so it might be risky, and I don't mean violent, just look at you differently from now on, yet on the other hand if I can't come up with a good guy costume.......

[5150 Girl]

Amusing aside: my wife and I were trying to come up with some costume ideas tonight, and she said (jokingly), "I'll go as Robin Thicke and you can go as Miley Cyrus!"

Oh, ha ha, funny! :brolleyes:

I think that's an awsome idiea!

So, if you're worried about getting outed, insteead of just going as your fem self, pick a chericter... Like the year I went as Daisy Duke. A freind who know about me asked, "If you dress as a woman all the time, then how is this a costume"? I expalined to him, "as a woman" is not the costume,,, Daisy Duke is the costume.
BTW, I'm torn ths year... Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman, or a playboy bunny

[AmyGaleRT]

Some will say, just do it badly as if you've had no practice and no one will suspect. I can appreciate that perspective but if you are like me, that's no fun! I go all out or I don't do it at all. I freely admitted to doing my own makeup and to how I made cleavage and the whole bit. Have fun with the questions, I say!

This is the approach I'm going to take, Abby. When I dress as a witch, it will be with the best-quality femme presentation I can manage, and I will use everything I have as Amy to make the look convincing.

I'm fully aware that this might lead to questions on the part of my coworkers, both male and female: "Did you have your fiancee do your makeup? Are those actual earrings? How do you manage to walk in those heels? And where did you get those boobs?"

I'll brush off what I can by just smiling at the questioner and saying, in Amy-voice, "Magic, dear boy." (or "...dear lady.") :heehee:

But, if someone is really persistent and genuinely curious as opposed to judgmental, I suppose I would tell them more. This is part of my belief system, too: that, if more people knew crossdressers, and learned something of what makes us what we are, fewer people would hate and fear them.

(And yes, I'd reassure them: "After today, I'll be back to strictly business. At least until next year...")

- Amy

[SandyR]

This will be my 3rd year in a row dressing for Halloween. We are both going as Broncos Cheerleaders renting a limo and all. No one cares in-facft they are already looking forward to seeing what we come up with this year. Oh sure I get a few rude looks/comments, but I just tell them "it takes a real man to wear a dress"

Have fun!

[gender_blender]

Just do it. No one remembers last Halloween or earlier.

[AlexisRaeMoon]

Update! Last night I finally told my wife I have decided to go as Lady Gaga this year. Much to my surprise, this was the entirety of her reaction (said with a slight smirk):

"Honey, you always want to be the woman."

And then her nose was back her book. I had this long speech worked out in head to justify myself in case she flipped out, and another speech in case she just wanted to drill me on it. It's almost infuriating because I delayed this for days trying to screw up the courage, expecting it to be this big thing, and I basically got the equivalent of, "that's nice, dear." She didn't even put minimal effort into trying to talk me out of it...

I'm so happy and excited right now I can hardly stand it! Last time I cd'd on Halloween it was a last minute decision, the night before. Everything got thrown together really fast. Now I've got almost a month to plan. This Halloween is going to be epic!

Wish me luck...

[JamieG]

That's great! But before you get too excited, you may want to check to make sure that she didn't think you were joking. Also, do you know if she has a preference for couples' costumes or doing individual costumes. If the former, does this push her into going as someone she doesn't really want?

BTW, I can empathize with the whole screwing up courage thing. There's been a number of times where I've planned for days an argument to do something crossdressing related, only to have it be no big deal with my wife. Of course, there's a handful of time where I thought it was a minor request, and a huge blowout happened, so go figure.

[AlexisRaeMoon]

You know, I had the same thought this morning. Did I read acceptance into her reaction? But this wasn't the first time I mentioned it. Two weeks ago I said, hey guess what your friend said I should go as? Lady Gaga!

Then a few days ago I said, you know, I haven't ruled out Gaga yet!

Then last night is when I said I'd made my mind. And it's not like I haven't done this before. I said, I've done some research and I've come up with something that should work. So it's not like I haven't been talking about it for weeks.

When I come with blond wig, that ought to remove any doubt as to my intentions...

Oh, and she's doing her own thing. We never really do the couples costumes thing.

[Chickhe]

That's a similar reaction with my wife. She has already decided who I am and we are talking about a costume choice. It is just a fun thing to do on Halloween. It means nothing much to her, although it may mean a lot to you. The only time there is going to be an issues is if you make it in to a big emotional thing about how you feel about gender... It really is just a costume on Halloween, get over any fear and just do you best to pull it off as best as you can. She is going to respect you for how good a job you do and just make sure it is enjoyable to her, in a way she expects you to be 'man enough to be a female for the night without being a wimp'.

[Allison2006]

A couple if years ago I went out on Halloween dressed in a school girl costume and someone did comment on it(but not negatively), although it had been 10 years since I had previously dressed femme. I went out for Halloween dressed femme again last year, but that was up at Niagara Falls and took no pictures so no flak from that one. :)

[Mink]

i guess i too am a bit wary of doing it too often!

i only had the courage to finally do it in 2010 and i went over the top with a pink clubby type dress & black tights / shaving my legs / cheesy wig / FULL BEARD ... so people thought it was amusing of course! bearded lady!

then last year i went with a more casual look / better wig and no one really cared... but this was in a college town / old college friends who still lived there... much different crowd!

i know i regret not doing it way back in 2004 when two of my guy friends said Let's all dress as girls for halloween! and only them 2 did it... one looked like a joke but the other guy looked REALLY good (made me wonder!) ... he made a very sexy girl!

hehe!

it was all in good fun

i wish i could do it every year but i don't know... depends where i go or whom i'm with i guess too!

[heellover]

My wife asked our three year old (who is absolutely hooked on any Disney fairy! ) what she wanted to be for Halloween, and she said a princess,then she asked what mommy should be..and she said a princess,then she asked what daddy should be, and she said a princess....so I guess we are all going to be princesses.

[Mink]

ha! that'd be cute and amazing!

princess party!

[AmyGaleRT]

....so I guess we are all going to be princesses.

I love it! The family that dresses in princess gowns together...stays together! Or something like that. :)

- Amy

[Nancie64]

When I was a little younger I went ever year for like 6 years dressed in some female clothes. No one really said a word. A couple of years I just made it look trashy with the nice underthings I had. My ex SO knew about the dressing and always helped make the evening a great time. We were in Vegas a couple of years and dressed for the evening but not looking trashy. Go with what you want and if you want to throw them off a little go as a witch with nice underthings. Just take some really nice things for the travel to and from. Enjoy it.

[AlexisRaeMoon]

. The only time there is going to be an issues is if you make it in to a big emotional thing about how you feel about gender... It really is just a costume on Halloween, get over any fear and just do you best to pull it off as best as you can.

And this really is the crux of the issue here, for me. Sometimes I think we (ok, maybe it's just me) make mountains out of mole hills when it comes to our reasons for dressing. Because the compulsion is so strong, and because so many of us try so hard to repress it, that it becomes this big, emotional deal. But when you really get down to it, it's just a helluva lot of fun! And since I've got "acceptance" for at least one night, I feel less stressed about it all. Some days I do think it's this big gender identity crisis, but really, I just like women's clothing better than men's. Not saying I want to dress like a woman all the time (god, that sounds like a lot of work), but every once in a while, it's awesome. And if you're not hiding it or repressing it, then it's less of a big emotional thing.

I'm so glad to live in a world where there is Halloween!

[mariehart]

I agree with others, as it's Halloween it should really be a costume. Just dressing as an ordinary woman doesn't cut it. But on the other hand it does give a lot of leeway to choose some fabulous fantasy outfit. For my part I like to go as a princess in big dress complete with tiara and glass slippers or maybe that old cliché Marilyn Monroe. Lady Ga Ga or Madonna appeals too.

Sadly though even dressing up at Halloween is a fantasy for me. I've never been invited to a Halloween party. Strangely even though Halloween is essentially an Irish/Celtic event. People don't organise many costume parties for it. Essentially it's strictly for the kids even though we get a public holiday for Halloween.

Of course Murphy's law says that I'll get an invite this year. But I'll be in France at the time. I don't think they do Halloween?

[Michelle V]

Seriously who else do you need to worry about but your wife. She obviously supports you and seems to be ok with Arianna, be yourself and be happy, we live in a time where divorce is the norm when things don't go our way, as long as you and your wife are happy together there should be no statue of limitation for anything as long as you don't hurt your self or others. So go out there and enjoy yourself and your wife and have a blast.

[ReineD]

I think it all depends on two things: how well the people who will be at the party know you, and whether you decide to go in a type of costume.

If people know you well, and if you don't put together a costume that obviously says it's Halloween (like some type of character), then I think that some people (not all) might wonder about you. If you don't care, then have at it. If they don't know you at all, then it doesn't matter. The more outlandish the costume, the less people will wonder, whether they know you or not.

I guess my point is that just dressing like a woman is not costume enough for a CDer. You need some other gimmick, for example Halloween clothes that no one wears when it's not Halloween, especially when people know you well.

Also, I suppose the old gender reversal standby, the "she dresses like a guy and he dresses like a girl" costumes might work, but only if you don't try to pass.

:2c:

[Mink]

The more outlandish the costume, the less people will wonder, whether they know you or not.

for the most part i agree but at the same time i don't think it might weird people out if say... one dressed as some over the top princess / big poofy ballgown + tiara etc

seeing a girl dressed like that for halloween would be quite rare but a guy going all out like that? i'm sure you'd get a LOT of positive attention but just from a perspective of an actual crossdresser i think even i'd be kind of shocked seeing that! haha!

[Sissy_Michelle]

OK,

For a closeted crossdresser,

But, is there a "statue of limitations?"

Oh, ha ha, funny! :brolleyes:

Yes; By all the laws of Holloween you are only allowed to dress up in he same costume once every ten years. If you use a different wig or outfit it must conform to the "Full Moon" society for the hole in nylon found on Tuesday groups of Europe.

However... If you have fun being you and dressing up who cares what they think? I say this with ease because I do not know your situation nor where you work. I could not dress up before at my previous job nor could I get away with it here as a civilian. But on Holloween at home I am free to do what I want. :-).

Remember if you dressed up last year and you do the same theme this year you may have a quick response ready. Someone will always remember, and ten bucks it would be a GG.

[AlexisRaeMoon]

Well, the big party is this weekend. I'm so excited I can barely sleep at night! I'm afraid I'm going to be mentally exhausted by the time of the party! It's a little scary how much mental space it's taking up. I find it hard to think about anything else. I expect its due to being in the closet, this once every 5 years public display is like an epic event!

Well, time to try to get some work done...

[Loni]

dress and have fun.

just please do not drink and drive.


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[BiancaEstrella]

I stopped crossdressing for Halloween because this isn't a costume for me anymore.

[Stephania]

My wife and I don't do halloween, but I may use it as a chance to dress up and go shopping. Wee haw

[KatieV]

If your interest is in staying closeted, I would say the concern isn't that you've done this before but how expertly you transform yourself - that's clearly an art that's acquired only with much practice. You might credit to your wife, but you will arouse suspicion among some, no doubt. So what! Have fun!

[AlexisRaeMoon]

If your interest is in staying closeted, I would say the concern isn't that you've done this before but how expertly you transform yourself - that's clearly an art that's acquired only with much practice. You might credit to your wife, but you will arouse suspicion among some, no doubt. So what! Have fun!

My dodge with this is that I always put a lot of effort into my costume, no matter what it is. And it usually involves makeup in some form, because I like to disguise myself (and masks are cheating!) People were blown away by my Kiss makeup. "You did that yourself? Oh my god!" I go all out, and this is no different.

[MustangGirl]

For many of us this is the only time we get to dress. I used a Halloween party as the stepping stone to tell my wife. I wouldn't worry to much about what you think others might think. Nine time out of ten the men that comment wish they had the stuff to dress, and the women that comment wish they looked as good as you.