Just Wondering, an unscientific poll

[Lisa-N]

Although I am relatively new here, I was just wondering something. Having read many posts I know that many of you girls love to dress all the way, ie fully done make-up, all the necessary under garments, dresses, blouses etc. or not at all. Others seem to be happy just wearing one or two items without all the rest. I do enjoy getting fully dolled up every so often when the mood and time strikes. But more often than naught I am just as happy to put on a bra, cami and panties with sometimes a little make-up, ie some light mascara and lip gloss and I am just as happy.

So ladies, the question is where do you fit in this spectrum?

Thanks for your replies and hugs to you all

[noeleena]

Hi,

For myself , well it really does not matter what i wear. though i prefer my Renaissance garb . = clothes, i make all my clothes so when done makeing sewing & so on i can wear them. & with about 200 others when we have our week together. i know its not about being a dresser. yet this is only one aspect of my life.

I allso wear Edwardian clothes as well so my dressing is a little more than just the clothes, its being with others who love doing similer & its fun.

Most days im dressed in my normal womens clothes , now you said getting dolled up. does not do much for myself , so just lippy & eyebrow liner, & thats it. where ever i go.

My facial features dont lend much as in looking like a woman so i just live with that & really it does not matter any way because im just accepted as a normal woman who's part of our community yes im a little different yet does not bother others no matter were i go. my avatar shows what i look like any way, & as summer is pretty much here & with some lovely sunny days ill be wearing my head wear,

This does not tell you every detail of myself it does give you an idear,

...noeleena...

[paulaprimo]

i guess i kinda feel the same as you. when i do dress, i like to dress a to z. but when i can't dress, i am just as happy under-dressing or even just knowing
my toe nails are painted!

[GaleWarning]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

[Beverley Sims]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

I only use vague language, this includes both exclusive and inclusive language.
It also includes indecisive and then maybe it doesn't.
To answer the question....
I generally dress to complete the theme. ie. woman.

[Cheryl T]

You just need to look at my avatar to see my preference. Of course, like any woman, I don't always wear full makeup just around the house doing chores, but if I go out I certainly do. This is not a fetish for me, it's an expression of who I am.

[Sally24]

Back in my 20's or 30's I'd only occasionally dress, and that would be only a few pieces of clothing. Never knew how to do makeup and didn't own a wig. After I got serious about this in my 50's I learned how to apply makeup over several years and bought a number of wigs. Now I almost never get dressed without going 100% female. And I almost never dress when I'm just going to be around the house....I've got to get out!

Tangerine "So ladies, the question is where do you fit in this spectrum?"

clayfish "When will posters learn to use inclusive language? OK. Rant over."

Sorry but in the Male To Female Crossdressing section this is perfectly acceptable language. Whether or not you consider yourself a lady, you are dressing like one. It's like saying Dude or Guys on the Female To Male section. Put your big girl panties on.

[Meghan]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

I believe it's hard for everyone to be inclusive. We (and by we I am referring to all people) all have a bias that our understanding of ourselves and the world is to some extent shared by everyone else.

In this case, I am interpolating the question by assuming Tangerine is seeking to understand where others fall within the spectrum, with an underlying assumption that people who tend to wear one or two items of clothing trend toward the male self identification, and people who go "all the way" trend toward a more female identification.

My view may also be biased.

I am sure there are threads that are seeking to educate all of us on how to be more inclusive. I think transgender awareness across the spectrum comes with experience and information. I have to believe that Tangerine is trying to understand he or she (pronouns are so hard) falls relative to everyone else, either in terms of triangulating him/herself or is attempting to find self acceptance that there are others on either end of the spectrum relative to her/him.

I think we should all attempt to be as inclusive as possible, but I also think humans are biased creatures. I am not sure what the correct approach is toward education, so I don't know if your response is in the right place or voice...I suppose I'm discussing it, right, so that's good?

Tangerine to answer your question...

I wear panties 24/7 and my toenails are usually painted. I wear female trouser socks instead of male dress-socks etc. That's just how I manage the day to day gender-related dissonance which is very, very real.

When I am getting formally dressed up for a night, I can and often go "all the way"! Makeup, perfume and everything in between.

Some nights I am perfectly happy in a cotton pullover or some girlyish shorts and a t-shirt.

Unless it's an extreme case (like on a vacation with other people outside of our immediate family) my body is connected to something physically considered "female". Sometimes it's just underwear, sometimes it's everything I can get my hands on. Just depends on the day and my set and setting.

Meghan

[StarrOfDelite]

Your poll truly is unscientific when you exclude people such as me, who do not see ourselves as female at all.
When will posters learn to use inclusive language?
OK. Rant over.

Hon, you may not see yourself as "female at all" but that's not the way the world views you. Maybe, you should make a closer examination of the reflection in the mirror and think deep thoughts about the person at whom you're looking.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Tangerine, If I can't dress all the way then it's not worth my time.

[sometimes_miss]

I wear female things that feel appropriate. I'm not expressing myself to anyone else. I feel like I'm supposed to dress, and appear as a girl, so when I see myself, that's what I see. As I don't have a lot of mirrors around the house, I don't use make up because we don't notice our own faces in normal life. But everything else is female attire (clothes, shoes, jewelry, watch), and oh, I do polish my nails when I'm dressed as a girl.

[Cynthia Anne]

Around the house I just dress comfortable, skirt and top little makeup! If I'm going into town then it's the whole nine yards!!!!!!

[ArleneRaquel]

When I'm just lounging around the house I wear makeup about 99% of the time, even if it's only lipstick.

[thechic]

Im a full timer,100% with the works 24/7

[zorianacd]

All or nothing for me. How can I judge myself if the look isn't complete?

[franlee]

There is so many aspects to consider when you answer this after thinking it through. Most of what I ha ve read in the replys are from those of us that want to protray a realistic appearance. The biggest differance I see is how each of us view ourself and to what extent our of dressing it takes to complete the look we want not actually need to to fit the setting. And that don't always mean fitting in or appropriate. I also have seen where many of us also are more into proving something to ourselves than excepting the tuth as to what we are and our limitations. So actualy blending without being clocked does eleminate the need for exceptance and making over dressing a mute point.

[becky77]

If I can't do it properly I won't do it at all. So much of the time I have too much going on to CD, just throwing on a dress or panties doesn't do it for me. That said I maintain my nails, eyebrows etc. Shaving is my biggest bane I get bad rash from ingrown hairs which means I can't remain clean shaven all the time. Stubble = man in my world.

So i'm in the all-or-nothing bracket.

[melissakozak]

I like to dress up fully about once per week. For me, the clothes are a means to an end, as I would have transitioned twenty years ago if the timing was better. Now, after living a good portion of my life as pretty metro and style conscious male, I can't imagine giving up my boy life, so my compromise is to sit on the fence and hop back and forth in genderland....none of this is easy.....

[kimdl93]

For me it's full dress, if you will, although I don't dress to the nines unless I'm going out on the town.

[Joanne f]

I dress endogenously most of the time in the theory that it will stop most of my hunger pains so to speak but every so often it is just not enough and i get this great desire to go a lot further with it , this morning was one of those occasions when I went out and started to see other females and how they were dressed it hit me and I had this overwhelming desire to be one of them , and I do not mean just the dressing , it sucks sometimes being TG

[janet p]

I generaly just like to sit around the apartment in bra,panties,slip,stockings(no pantyhose)and heels maybe some makeup but being fully dressed not really a issue.

[outhiking]

I work from home, so on work days I dress professionally, skirt and top or dress with light make-up. When flying under the radar, I stick with panties and a cami and toes painted in clear nailpolish.

[Michelle (Oz)]

Out and about totally femme if I am out of town otherwise comfy and quick.

[MaryBeth1]

after getting home from work i shower and then dress in panties, blouse and shorts or capres. My So does care for me to put on a bra. Then at bed time i wear either a satin or cotton nightgown. And on saturday evenings i get fully dress except for make-up. I do wear lipstick and jewelry that goes with the outfit i'm dressed in. We are due to go on vacation soon so i'll dress fully with make-up for going out to eat and shop

[Megan Briana]

I would love to get decked out to the nines, but seeming as i have not venture any deeper that nail polish in the makeup dept., I usually dress as much as i can where for the days events.
If am getting my boys or doing some errands, I usually have on panties and a cami that doesn't show to much under my overshirt.
For the days where I am alone, then I go all the way with panties, bra, cami (optional) with a shirt and some jeans with heels... or one of my two dresses, either/or. I have enlisted the help of a GG to help with makeup ( i would rather have hands-on help than DYI ). Once the makeup issue is tackled, then I will try my first night out with the girls ( my GG friend )!

I dress endogenously most of the time in the theory that it will stop most of my hunger pains so to speak but every so often it is just not enough and i get this great desire to go a lot further with it , this morning was one of those occasions when I went out and started to see other females and how they were dressed it hit me and I had this overwhelming desire to be one of them , and I do not mean just the dressing , it sucks sometimes being TG

I have these moments too. Sometimes it is so overpowering, that it gets to be too much. But then there are days where i feel a lttle of about things. Its my form of PMS I guess. It hits more than once a month, but it makes me just a @#%$#... Rather have that the the constant panic attacks though.