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Sometimes Steffi
11-24-2024, 10:20 PM
Let me set the stage. There's this (women's) consignment shop near me that I patronize a lot. The first time I went there, I had a conversation with the boss (R.) about me being a crossdresser, and if it was OK if I shopped there. In particular, I wanted to know if they would treat me like any other girl, whether I was dressed as a boy or a girl. She basically said, "For sure", and she has kept her word. It's my one of my few safe spaces. Many times I pick out some dress or top and I try it on in one of their dressing rooms. If the store is not too busy, I will even come out of the dressing room and model it. There are several different SAs there and they all recognize that I'm a customer and treat me like any other customer.

I also mentioned that I was moving all of my girl stuff to a storage locker, at least temporarily, while I think about culling the herd. I didn't realize how many dresses I had collected and hidden away, but I needed to get a bunch of hangers. I stopped by the consignment store about a week ago to ask advice on where to get hangers cheap. Well, it turns out that they only allow those thin, fabric styles on their rack. But, a lot of women bring their clothes to consign on these plastic hangers. They put these in a box out front for customers to take. When I stopped by a week ago, they said take some of these hangers, even all of then if you want. Saturday, I went back for my third helping of hangers.

When I got there, R. was checking out a couple of women. While R. was checking them out, she was admiring their manicures, asking them where they got their nails done, and how much they cost. I was very tempted to jump into the conversation and tell all 3 ladies where I go my nails done, but I kept my mouth shut.

After the two customers left, I told R. that I almost spilled the beans about where I got my nails done. Then, R. asked me where, because her daughter G.'s nail tech moved and G. was looking for a new nail tech. So, I spilled the beans to R.

I picked up the coat hangers and told R. that I was surprised how many dresses I had collected over the years. I told her that I should have a fashion show. R. replied "Where would you have this fashion show?" I thought that she might be inviting me to have the fashion show at her store. By this time, R. was working with a different customer, so I'll check in with her later to see if she was really offering up her store.

docrobbysherry
11-25-2024, 12:28 PM
U got me on this one, Steffi. U worried about speaking to strangers and R. about doing your nails?

While considering throwing an open Steffi fashion show at R.'s store!?:eek:

kimdl93
11-25-2024, 12:41 PM
So, are you going to ask R if she would like to host your fashion show?

Sometimes Steffi
11-26-2024, 04:37 AM
U got me on this one, Steffi. U worried about speaking to strangers and R. about doing your nails?

While considering throwing an open Steffi fashion show at R.'s store!

R. knows about Steffi, and has seen Steffi dressed, many times, sometimes with clothes that I bought there, other times with clothes that I bought elsewhere. She even lets me use a back room and transform there. I changed there before Steffi's interview at Lane Bryant (a plus size women's store). She gave me a once over before I left and even let me borrow a subtle necklace to finish off the outfit.

She might not have seen me with painted nails before, but she has seen pics of me with painted nails. Her store is one of my safe places.

The two GG customers were random strangers, and I wasn't confident enough to let them in on the secret.

And, yes. I am considering if they will host a small fashion show for me, maybe even including a select few of my CD friends.

docrobbysherry
11-26-2024, 09:51 PM
Still don't get it, Steffi? Why u cared about strangers knowing u dress and then throw a fashion show there?:eek:

Oh wait! Maybe u meant an invite only, private fashion show?:straightface:

Sometimes Steffi
11-26-2024, 10:01 PM
I haven't figured out what kind of fashion show would be appropriate. It is, however, more aspirational than actual right now.

Philipa Jane
11-30-2024, 12:52 AM
Steffi, if you plan to have a fashion show you will need at least 2 other models.
Either that or you will need to do the fastest of changes ever.