Have you ever wondered?

[rachaelsloane]

Just curious, not sure why after all these years.
I was shopping online for dresses (not that I really need another) and wondered, If I was a woman, would I dress in the same style I do as a CD?
happy Holidays to everyone,
R:cheers:

[Turquoise]

I think so. If I had the body for it I'd wear sun dresses all year round.

[sara66]

I have wondered that also. I dress a lot like my sister. I would think i would have less super fancy clothes and more day to day looks. But I think I would still wear heels and dresses quite often. My sister is in her 50's and still wears dresses and full war paint most of the time. It may be genetic. :heehee:
Sara

[Debs]

I often wondered that, I do have a certain style of dress, skirt,tops, that Im always drawn rowards

[chrissy111]

I think I would wear more dresses when I'm out, instead of trying to blend in.

[Angela Marie]

Yes I would. Leggings are my go to outfit. And wearing them with a short or mid dress would be my dream outfit.

[docrobbysherry]

No, why would I? Have u ever thot of what u would have for dinner if u were a St. Bernard instead of a human?:devil:

[Karren H]

Nope, never thought about that.

[Genifer Teal]

I don't think I'd dress much different. Might reveal slight bit more on top because i could.otherwise I mostly dress as others do, though I have my own style.

[Kris Burton]

I absolutely would. For me, "Kris" is a fantasy based on an amplification of those traits which I already have. "Her" clothing tastes and mine are the same, as our past influences are the same. I like both her casual and dressy taste - and why shouldn't I? She is me in female form.

[Patience]

If you were a woman, you'd be a completely different person, with a different upbringing, different friends, a different relationship with your parents and very possibly a different body build, apart from and in addition to the obvious gender differences. Even if you are thinking in terms of every aspect of your life remaining unchanged except for your gender, any answer is plausible and possible.

You could even be a transman, with short hair, binding your chest and wearing a packer in your pants, silently wishing you were born with a Y chromosome.

Fun to think about for sure, but more fantasy than anything else, really.

[kimdl93]

this is often presented here as a hypothetical situation. It?s impossible to say how that hypothetical person might dress. I would hope that I dress in a manner that would be deemed appropriate by that hypothetical woman.

[DianeT]

Since my wife gave me a few items of hers, I now have a pretty good example of how I could have dressed if I had been born a girl and was now my age. And it's more long skirts or jeans and cardigans than bodycon dresses ;)

[OrdinaryAverageGuy]

If I was a woman I'd probably be chopping wood or working on a car wearing a tie, ugly uncomfortable clothes, and a fake mustache, since I obviously have some damn cd gene in my dna.

[Geena75]

Since drab me is still Geena, I think the dresses and styles would stay. The big difference would be i would have more plain clothes. When I get to dress as Geena it is sort of a special occasion, and I wear dresses and skirts, and always pantyhose. Were I always Geena, I would have more jeans, shorts, and t's for everyday.

[Cheryl T]

My answer would be a resounding YES.
My style is my style, it's not because I'm CD, it's because it's what I love to wear.
I love the variety of clothing available. I revel in being jeans and t-shirt casual one day and then skirt/blouse/heels/hose looking my best on another day. Some nights it's a long cotton nightgown and slippers, other nights it's a silky nightie and peignoir looking fabulous.
Seasonal changes, weather, emotions and life requirements call for different attire and all of that makes my days interesting and my nights ... well, just use your imagination.

[Raychel]

I could pretty much guarantee it.
Although I bet I would wear pants more often.
otherwise, pretty much the same.

[Heather76]

I've never thought about it like that; but, I do think I would dress in a manner similar to what I'm finding myself liking as I progress on this CD journey. I absolutely love lace and am certain a lot of my clothes would involve lace to some degree.

[Jean 103]

No, I would dress like my friends. (GGs).

It's been a few years since my best friend once tried to get me to wear pants. I told her that I wear pants to work, when I'm not working I wear a dress. It's that simple. Exceptions are rare.

Now everybody expects me to wear a dress. It's normal, at least for me. Yes I have a closet full of dresses and I'm constantly making new ones. I'll be wearing one I just completed tonight to karaoke.

[Pumped]

"If I was a woman, would I dress in the same style I do as a CD?"

I hate to think what I would be like as a woman! I long for a tall sexy body, long legs and I would love dressing and showing it off. I am pretty sure I would be one of those women that get nasty looks from the frumpy sweat pants wearing gals!
I would probably be a s**t, just giving it away!:lol2:

Skinny jeans, low cut tops, tight dresses, high heels 24/7!

My luck I would look like Rhea Perlman or worse yet, Danny DeVito in a dress!

[Jessica Secret]

Great question Rachael, hard to say for sure but I think I'd probably still have a love of beautiful lingerie and would wear it to bed as I do now. Since I'm closeted and my entire wardrobe is basically lingerie it's impossible to say what I would wear during the day if I was a woman, likely common work attire at work and who knows what I would wear casually other than that. I definitely admire nice styles and I like what's comfortable (one of the reasons for my love of lingerie), so perhaps a lot of leggings and other "comfort" wear most likely when dressing casually.

[Deborah G]

I would dress the same, except I would hope to be a little more endowed on top (as a woman), and my attire would be adjusted to make the most of it!

[JulieC]

I've pondered that before and have often felt that I would always be in a dress or skirt. But, reality then kicks in and I realize it would likely get old wearing only dresses and skirts and I likely would wear pants, shorts, leggings, etc. I don't have any femme pants, shorts, or leggings. They just don't do it for me.

[prene]

Yes.

But I do think, I would hope my body would be thinner so I could wear maybe a little sexier clothing.
I try now to blend in
Maybe a little easier to have and show cleavage

[SaraLin]

I think that if I were "really" a woman, I'd dress more casually than I prefer to do now.
Because I'm trying to hide any masculine traits, I feel that I have to overemphasize the feminine packaging.
If people looked at me, no matter how I was dressed, and saw a woman - then yes, slacks, casual tops, etc. would probably be my go-to outfits, and "dressier" outfits would be for more special occasions.

[Jillcder]

Never crossed my mind but as a crossdresser I wear dresses & skirts 99% of the time as a woman Im sure my style would include more casual clothing. I do feel if and when my dressing time increases my style will change. Interesting question.

[Krisi]

I try to dress like the sister I never had. I dress as a "normal" woman. Sometimes I will "dress up" a bit, but mostly I'm dressed casually. When I go out, it's dressed casually so as to not attract attention. I'm not one to wear heels to the park or the mall.

[GretchenM]

Quite honestly, I have no idea. I probably would have grown up in the midst of different influences and a different mind set. But assuming I would have gone through the same kinds of environment that I had in my formative years I might well have experienced a pile of different things along the way as a result of trying to adapt to and adopt a female gender role. And of course that does not include the differences in biology between male and female. This kind of speculation includes so many different assumptions that are little more than wild guesses. It is not a matter of just our environment forming us but what we do with those experiences in the context of the developing person. Pretty unpredictable.

I suspect I would still gravitate toward being an outdoors girl and if I had the same gene configurations that form the foundation of a person;s basic gender outline without being deterministic then I might well have ended up in more or less the same place with respect to gender identity but from the female direction rather than the male direction. Maybe a woman who is a bit masculine but can still clean up real nice, as they say.

But as gender involves a great deal of influence from experiences that are modifiers of the specific biological foundation I have to assume that as a girl I would have had very different experiences than I had as a boy and may well have dealt with them in a different way. In a sense we all start out as kind of a piece of clay that has certain characteristics that define a generalized picture of possibilities and creates some flexible boundaries. Then our experiences and our biological growth, over time, shape that hunk of clay into who we are. But the clay never really hardens; it just becomes more firm as we adapt to the moldability we are each blessed with. The thing is the clay is not being modified by a potter or another kind of artist, but we are changing it ourselves as we experience more and more things that influence us. Hard to say how it would turn out after 77 1/2 years. However, it really is a great question as it motivates us to consider ourselves with respect to the entire package.

[Lorna]

I'm not very impressed by what most women wear, most of the time, today - but if I was one I suppose I might follow their example. If I continued to wear what I most enjoy wearing now (very much linked to 1950s, 60s and 70s) I would stick out from the crowd somewhat. While I prefer the vintage styles I can usually wear them only for quite short periods and while I'm not doing very much: wearing those clothes full-time and while engaging in a wide range of activities might connvince me that modern dress is better/easier/more appropriate (just as women generally have done). I'll never know!

[alwayshave]

I would hope I would dress in the same manner, but who knows.

[Helen_Highwater]

Yes and no.

Being female and hence in female attire full time if going out to do the mundane things, grocery shopping for instance, then I think I'd be more inclined to wear jeans or leggings especially in the colder months. Warmer times then skirts and dresses would be the order of the day. Clothes shopping I'd like to think I'd be the same as now, smart casual with attention to the accessories like jewellery still important.

Makeup is one area that could see less attention as let's face it for us it's more about camouflaging our features and hopefully as a woman a little less needed to look presentable.

[NancySue]

I?m not sure. Actually I never thought about it. My wife has excellent fashion skills and impeccable taste in clothes. Her modeling background is great. From day one, she has been my go-to source of advice. I run the spectrum..dresses, skirts, slacks, skorts, blouses, tees, etc.

[Stephanie47]

I believe I would since I think my mindset does not change. Definitely, it is always dresses, heels and hosiery. In male mode I usually expressed myself with colorful attire. I worked in an office environment for thirty plus years and never wore a white dress shirt. In fact the one or two I did have turned yellow because of not being worn. It was always dress shirts with color. Shoes always shined, like my heels. I suspect many men are suppressed by societal norms and expectations. If you look at businessmen and politicians lined up, all of them wear the same clothes. Totally lacking any expression of self.

[Alice Dore]

If i would be woman from the start - almost definitely my style would be different.
If I would become woman starting right now, almost definityly my style and what I like to wear would not change. But what I actually wear will change significantly.

[Patience]

[...]...businessmen and politicians lined up, all of them wear the same clothes. Totally lacking any expression of self.That's hardly surprising, they're both basically bred from the same stock.

Also, they function in a world in which the slightest deviation can make them a target for calculated criticism. I remember a certain politician getting into a flap over wearing a tan suit, go figure.

To tie all this to our own common interest, I guess we know firsthand how it can feel to be judged by how we present ourselves and what price some of us have to pay for the sake of "fitting in".

[audreyinalbany]

the closest I can come to guessing what I'd wear were I a woman,I'd look at my sister whose style is nothing like what I prefer...she's pretty much pants neutral tops...never seen her wear heels...kinda takes after Mom's style of dressing, so I' guessing I'd be the same

[AmyJordan]

My wife says if I was a woman I would have been a glamorous secretary distracting the staff in very short skirts and heels I can't disagree with that

[Jillian Faith]

I'm me and my style is my style, if I were a woman I would dress the same.

[ErikaH]

It is a difficult question, I'm not sure, I think I would probably stick to more jeans and casual tops. My sister can rock a football jersey, jeans and high heels, so maybe I could too, had I been a GG

[April Rose]

Since I already dress every day around the house, I think the only major difference would be that I would be free to choose some clothes that were only accommodated to a female body. (not having to disguise padding etc.)

[prene]

Thinking about this more.

If I was a woman I would be 15-20% smaller in size that is almost 3 dress sizes.
For me from a sz 12 to a sz 6 maybe 8.

Heck yes the world would open up me me what I could wear.
Would my bust size go down? lol

[Just Dana]

My clothes would be mostly the same, casual for day to day and dressing up when necessary. My hair would be shorter and I'd wear a lot less makeup, though!

Dana

[Natalie5004]

I hope I would dress the same. Except I do tend to be a little too dressy when I dress. Most women do not dress up all the time. But I like my closet and I do not have casual women's clothes like Tee shirts and shorts.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Rachael :hugs:, That is sure something to Ponder, >Orchid--O:daydreaming:O**

[sometimes_miss]

No, I'm sort of stuck at a female adolescence, and have been since I was about 13. So the vast majority of my girl clothes are of the styles found in the juniors department, school uniforms, cheerleader uniforms, cute outfits along those lines. If I woke up tomorrow to find myself female, I'd quickly go out and buy some appropriate female clothing for whatever I actually was.

[jacques]

hello,
I think that I might wear longer skirts,
luv J

[nancy58]

I believe that if I were a cisgender female, I would dress more mannishly. Tomboys represent a sort of ideal for me.

[Angie G]

I would if it wasn't for my age

[Karren H]

But having a day or two to think about it, I think if I were born a female I would be dressing much more risqu’e than I do now. More of the You Got It, Flaunt It style. Hopefully I would have IT! Lol Probably wearing less clothing, more sheer, that is more revealing. Lots of stilettos, corsets and push-up bras. And would love to try steampunk.

[Lacey New]

If I was a woman, I would hope that my body would not be shaped as it is now.

[CDMargret]

As a woman I would so wear more dresses and work even harder on my body to get into that hour glass figure. What would have to change that a fella could at least wear leggings out shopping? They are just so comfortable.

[abby054]

As a woman, wear what I started wearing as a CD? No, not at all. Some of my first purchases, I would not be caught dead in, male CD or female GG. But over the years, like GGs, I have been developing my femme style. It is a style journey, tempered by lifestyle, age, and taste. The journey has been typical of GGs my age, but there are a few quirks, just like my drab style. The result is frightening close to a female equivalent of my male style.

Preen, knowing as a female what we have had to learn about bust expansion as a CD, the world is open to us!