Just a skirt ?

[Jo_2s]

Am I the only one here who, sometimes, just wants to be what I am, a man that loves to dress.
Now I know we all love to dress, but are we all working to get to that 99.9% gg point where we can pass 24/7.
I would love to be able to be like some of you, go out, shop, out to a club, but I have to be realistic, I would never pass to most people, and to be pointed out in public as a man " in drag " well I could not live with that.
Now I know some of you look so good or don't care or even want to shock, and I love you all, but at times all I want is to be me a man in a skirt. I can be just as happy in tights, slip and skirt, as I am after an hour or so doing " my best ".
Anyway the question is, can you be just as happy in your skirt ?

[calliekat]

I have put a few postes about this becasue I feel the same as you do.
I wish we could just wear a skirt and be a guy... but that will never be accepted in my life time anyway.

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=354151#post354151

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23103

[Ms. Donna]

Hi Jo,

Have a look at Dale Miller's Home Page (http://www.skirtman.org/index.html). He's a 'regular guy' who wears skirts.

Love & Stuff,
Donna

[Leigh Davis]

I agree with Callie and you. I feel the same. However there came a point when I wanted to share with like minded people face to face. That's when finding a local support group is really nice.

[joni-alice]

maybe a couple of accessories too.
maybe.
that's what i get for hanging around here.

hugs,
j-a:cool:

[Michelle Hart]

For me it's more a comfort issue......

Womens clothes are made of beter/softer fabrics so they irritate the skin far less than mens clothes do. I also like the color choices and accesories so why not ?

My girlfriend told me last night while we were out that i'm an 8-9 on passing which was nice so why not dress in a way that you feel most comfortable and happiest.

There is no rule that says you have to "pass" .

wear what you like and to thine own self be true.

[PTPJen]

I like to dress as a a male but fem in style sometimes, Example: Wear Chic Jeans, Dr Sholl Sandles with nylons and a blouse and some jewrley, but a male, interesting looks but not trying to be read, just dressing to be comfortable. Sometime I wear flats but always girls shoes and such dess.

[Jasmine Ellis]

Hi Jo, going outside with just a skirt, without the accessories, NO SUCH LUCK.

[Nikki Dee]

If you are happy...then that's ALL that matters love.
Nikki. x

[jjjjohanne]

I have actually gone out in a skirt as a guy before. Perhaps it was one of the stupidest things I have done, but that's another issue... Actually, all of my clothes were women's, but only the bottom half is obviously women's wear.

Here is a link to the posting I made here after I did it:
http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17037
The post includes a (link to a) picture of me.

I too wish it wasn't such a big problem for a guy to go out enfemme, but as a guy. I have been calling it "Androgenously Enfemme." I have found that going out in androgenous womens clothes is pretty uneventful. Sometimes people notice my shoes are a bit unusual for a guy in shorts. Also, sometimes my shaved, hose covered legs are noticed - but not that often. I have even gone out in taupe hose and felt like no one noticed. Kinda freaky.

Joe

[Leigh Davis]

Thanks, Joe for your sharing.

This brings up a point that I have pondered for some time though. Right now I don't think about much because I am married to an accepting wife. But when I was single and I would venture out in hose I would wonder who I was trying to attract or who would find me attractive?
Being a hetero male I certainly thought I was narrowing my options. And I honestly don't think I was being too particularly attractive to a gay male.
At the time, and even now, I guess I was doing it for my own satisfaction.(?)

If this issue has been addressed in a different thread please let me know.

[Rachel Morley]

Anyway the question is, can you be just as happy in your skirt ?
Hi Jo,

It is true to say that I like to dress fully en femme (and sometimes go out like it) but by no means is it something that I have to do to get a nice femme feeling. In fact if you were ever a fly on the wall in our house you would often see me just wearing a little skirt and girly t-shirt....no wig, no make up, just me in a skirt and top.

I've often wondered what it might be like (in the summer) to go out but instead of t-shirt, shorts and sandals, wear t-shirt, skirt and sandals.....but as a guy. I haven't done it yet and I think I'd have to pick the right place too. Ah well, maybe one day, or even the next time we go to San Francisco....in my experience, pretty much anything goes there :)

[Jennaie]

Dressing is different for each individual. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you wanting to be a guy in a womans skirt.

I think we all are individual in our dressing needs, and as such, we need to have a mutual respect for each others desires and not try to project our desires on others, thinking that they should be the same as you or I.

I think that evey person needs to find the place that they are comfortable with and feel complete in that. I hope that your reading post by others, including myself, has not made you feel that you need to do more, go further, than you are comfortable with.

However, I did notice that you made the statement: "I would love to be able to be like some of you, go out, shop, out to a club, but I have to be realistic, I would never pass to most people, and to be pointed out in public as a man " in drag " well I could not live with that."

If this is true, I will tell you that I did not think it was possible for me as well. I have gone out and been humiliated in public, only to "purge" and quit for a very long time. I would like for you to look at this site and decide for yourself if you think there is possibly a chance or not you actually could "pass", or at least, not draw attention to yourself dressed as a female in public.

http://www.reneereyes.com/

Look at her early pics. The ones she says, if you don't feel like you can look like a woman, take a look at some of my first pics.

Maybe you have no disire the take things to this point, but if you do, don't give up just because you don't think you can. Look at what others have done.

[Sarah Rabbit]

I'm the gurl who should be wearing a skirt, but is forced by social conventions to wear drab. Like I said before, it all depends on where abouts on the specrum you inhabit. To you, yours. To me, my own.:GD:

Hugs, Sarah R. :bunny:

[maid phylis]

if in this day and age all of a sudden anyone wishing to wear a skirt would be able to do so i would be the first out of the house wearing one.but sadly this is not so ,so i wear my skirts every wed night when i become phylis add go into new york city for the evening to cdi.and i enjoy every minute of it ,even in the coldest nights i just love the feel of the wind blowing around my legs .this to me is the loveliest feeling in the world/hugs:) :o :cool:

[Julia Cross]

[QUOTE, but at times all I want is to be me a man in a skirt.]

I made the same comment to my girlfriend and she countered with this.
"If they made skirts for me, styled for men, not overtly feminine, more masculine fabrics, etc. would you you be happy?"

I don't think I really would. It's more than that, but on the otherhand, i still want to be as Jo put it, just a man in a skirt.

Julia

[DonnaT]

My wife asked me that once.

I told her I would be satisfied just wearing a skirt, no makeup, wig or forms.

She said, not with me you won't.

[Aloha_Dana]

Jo_2s, I feel/dress like that 99.9% of the time. Rarely do I go all the way. Time being the biggest restraint. It is nice when I have gone all the way, but given my situation, it is just so quick, easy, and comfortable just to put on a skirt and top. I am totally happy to be a guy in women's clothes.

Dana

[Julie Avery]

So many excellent replies to the original post on this thread! I have nothing to add, can only point to Jennaie's post as what I would've said if I were able to be as clear as she is.

Like you, I can not pass (but I never say "never"). So in the privacy of my own home I enjoy being as completely dressed as possible, but often don't have the time for makeup - as AlohaDana mentioned. In public, so far, I'm always presenting myself as a male, but I don't mind showing semi-long filed and buffed, sometimes discreetly polished fingernails, a bit of shaved leg, moderately plucked eyebrows, or even women's slacks or shorts, sneakers, and tops.

In public as I am now I do not want to be "in anyone's face" with my somewhat feminized appearance, but I don't mind bending gender and having people know that my tastes in grooming and clothes lean to the feminine.

These are very individual choices, there are so many options, and so many personal considerations behind the choice.

[Gails]

No you are not the only one, I do not desire to be a female, just wear their silky clothing.


Am I the only one here who, sometimes, just wants to be what I am, a man that loves to dress.
Now I know we all love to dress, but are we all working to get to that 99.9% gg point where we can pass 24/7.
I would love to be able to be like some of you, go out, shop, out to a club, but I have to be realistic, I would never pass to most people, and to be pointed out in public as a man " in drag " well I could not live with that.
Now I know some of you look so good or don't care or even want to shock, and I love you all, but at times all I want is to be me a man in a skirt. I can be just as happy in tights, slip and skirt, as I am after an hour or so doing " my best ".
Anyway the question is, can you be just as happy in your skirt ?

[Sarahgurl371]

I find that in the past I was OK with just a skirt or whatever. But, I really like to see myself fully dressed. Time is an important factor in that, but I would prefer to be complete when I do dress.

[jenny_centaur]

For years I would only part dress, wearing a skirt, tights and knickers. Then one day I decided I wanted to go out dressed. Realising how ridiculous I would look as a man in a short skirt, I bought a nice (expensive!) wig. I looked at myself in the mirror and thought "I look like a man in a short skirt with a rabbit on my head". So I got myself some makeup, then a bra, and then some girly tops. Then I bought a hair brush - and this was the turning point. I reckoned I looked ok, and so I went out. I got lots of compliments, but someone pointed out my beard shadow. Shock, Horror:eek: So I bought some beard cover (Couvrance).

Well, here I am. Perhaps I don't pass, but I have no qualms about going out dressed with other trannies. I know I pass in the dark from a distance because I frequently get honked at by passing cars.

Now I enjoy cross dressing more than I ever have in my whole life; more than I imagined I would in my wildest fantasies.

[Julie Avery]

I looked at myself in the mirror and thought "I look like a man in a short skirt with a rabbit on my head".

Great moments in crossdressing! LOL!

[Pink Satin]

Anyway the question is, can you be just as happy in your skirt ?
For sure, a skirt with heels, I would be happy enough. I just love the silk and heels:cheeky:

[Alex R]

Of course you can - I'm the same, I've no illussions of passing myself of as a woman, but I do enjoy dressing when I get the chance.

Remember the road is just as important as the end destintation. If you enjoy babe then go for it!

[Holly_of_Bucks]

A nice skirt and panties at the end of the day - wonderful!

[Julie Avery]

I'm never happy to look like a man in a skirt, but there's a limit to how much of a day I can devote to makeup and such, and since I'm only doing this in my own home, and for my own enjoyment, I think it's the better part of sanity that I often end up in a state which others would see as "a man in a skirt," rather than spending till 11 AM perfecting my look as best I can. The only person I've got to fool, in order to be content, is myself ;)