Leslie Langford
12-11-2008, 09:37 AM
For those of us who have graduated to going out in public dressed "en femme" when shopping for our female wardrobe, what is the best part of the experience for you?
For me, it is being dressed in my usual professional business woman mode with a fitted skirt suit and wearing a pair of classic pumps when I go into a middle-to-upper scale ladies' clothing store or boutique to browse. The irony of being served by an SA wearing a casual top, pants, and ballet slippers or other such "sensible" footwear while helping me make my femmy selections and complimenting me on my choices and how they look on me is just too much!
The other day, I was also in one of those warehouse type shoe stores (again, in femme mode) browsing the racks when I ended up beside a pair of middle-aged GG's, one of whom was trying of a pair of killer heels for what appeared to be old time's sake. She commented wistfully to her friend about the days long ago when she would routinely wear such shoes, but how, at her age, this was no longer an option.
The look on both their faces when I casually picked up the same pair of heels after she had put them back on the rack, tried them on (I'm one of the lucky ones who can easily wear a ladies' Size 9) and strode gracefully back and forth as I "test drove" them was priceless to behold.
Similarly, in a department store a few weeks ago, I was trying on a cute pair of open-toed heels when a GG (again, wearing the typical uniform of jacket, jeans, and mannish shoes) who happened to be walking by stopped abruptly to admire them and asked me if they were comfortable to walk in. I smiled and replied "not too bad", but in reality didn't know exactly what to say. No doubt, her definition of what constitutes comforable female footwear is vastly different from mine as a veteran crossdresser, who is very much aligned with the "no pain, no gain" principle when it comes to being fashionably dressed.
Oh, and by the way, before this GG came along I was debating with myself as to whether or not I should buy these particular shoes (I "need" another pair of heels about as much as a moose needs a hat rack - LOL!). But after hearing her unsolicited and unexpected comments, I decided to go for it. Also, I didn't want to lose them by having her grab them for herself after looking at them so longingly :eek:.
Sigh! - We crossdressers can be just as competitive as real women and go into a "take no prisoners" mode when shopping and finding the "perfect" item that we cannot live without :D.
For me, it is being dressed in my usual professional business woman mode with a fitted skirt suit and wearing a pair of classic pumps when I go into a middle-to-upper scale ladies' clothing store or boutique to browse. The irony of being served by an SA wearing a casual top, pants, and ballet slippers or other such "sensible" footwear while helping me make my femmy selections and complimenting me on my choices and how they look on me is just too much!
The other day, I was also in one of those warehouse type shoe stores (again, in femme mode) browsing the racks when I ended up beside a pair of middle-aged GG's, one of whom was trying of a pair of killer heels for what appeared to be old time's sake. She commented wistfully to her friend about the days long ago when she would routinely wear such shoes, but how, at her age, this was no longer an option.
The look on both their faces when I casually picked up the same pair of heels after she had put them back on the rack, tried them on (I'm one of the lucky ones who can easily wear a ladies' Size 9) and strode gracefully back and forth as I "test drove" them was priceless to behold.
Similarly, in a department store a few weeks ago, I was trying on a cute pair of open-toed heels when a GG (again, wearing the typical uniform of jacket, jeans, and mannish shoes) who happened to be walking by stopped abruptly to admire them and asked me if they were comfortable to walk in. I smiled and replied "not too bad", but in reality didn't know exactly what to say. No doubt, her definition of what constitutes comforable female footwear is vastly different from mine as a veteran crossdresser, who is very much aligned with the "no pain, no gain" principle when it comes to being fashionably dressed.
Oh, and by the way, before this GG came along I was debating with myself as to whether or not I should buy these particular shoes (I "need" another pair of heels about as much as a moose needs a hat rack - LOL!). But after hearing her unsolicited and unexpected comments, I decided to go for it. Also, I didn't want to lose them by having her grab them for herself after looking at them so longingly :eek:.
Sigh! - We crossdressers can be just as competitive as real women and go into a "take no prisoners" mode when shopping and finding the "perfect" item that we cannot live without :D.