What inspired you?

[Tamara Segunda]

Well before I reached puberty, I watched a lot of old black-and-white movies on TV, including many film noir classics. A setting that was repeated again and again featured the female lead (Lana Turner, Joan Crawford, Rita Hayworth) wearing a long, white silken nightgown styled like a full slip. The lighting would always make it obvious that the gown was soft and slippery. From the first time I ever saw one of these, I wondered what it would be like to wear such a thing and to have my long hair brushing the tops of my bare shoulders. At the time, those kinds of thoughts were just fleeting musings, but a few years later I finally tried on my mother's lingerie to amazing effect. So, yes, maybe those long-gone Hollywood starlets were my inspiration.

[Alice B]

Since I did not start until in my 60's I have no idea, but once I started it seemed the natural thing to do.

[dana digs sweaters]

Sweaters.
Pretty sweaters on the girls.
So why not pretty sweaters on me?

[Marcelle]

Can't say if it was inspiration or not but I do remember liking my sister's clothes more than mine and asking my mother why she got to wear pretty things and I could not.

Hugs

Isha

[olivia.glossing]

A mislabeled Xmas present when I was ten. It was a white dress that was meant for my stepsister. A couple nights later I nabbed it and tried it on in the middle of the night. I suppose essentially I began out of petty jealousy.

LOL perfect - I would have done the same.

I have no idea where the inspiration came from. Curiosity, at first, and then it was, oohhh , I LIKE THIS !
with no idea why, and didn't care.

About sums it up, doesn't it?

My first inspiration came when I was 7, while a friend and I were playing around in my garage. Well I happened upon a little skirt with a stretch waist band. Immediately I wanted to try it on but my friend was there, so I came up with the idea we could take turns being the girl. So after I had it on for a bit, it was his turn. Well he had it on for about a minute then took it off and said he didn't want to do that anymore. For the life of me I can't remember what happened to that skirt after that. At about 10 I to this day don't know why, but I found myself in my parents room trying on moms girdles, bra's and stockings. I would take them out of her hamper as I thought that safer than her lingerie drawers. That went on a few times until one day mom came home early and I had to hide under her long hanging clothes on the closet til I had an opportunity to escape. Not sure if she saw me hiding or not. But never said a word. My teenage years, I was in awe of how the girls blossomed. Then marriage started a whole new obsession with women's clothes and luckily I fit into all my wife's clothes.

Tina

Similar for me, playing in friend's basement when I was about 5, put on some boots and tights (maybe more, don't remember), but oh my did I like it. Slowly moved on to mom and sis's things over the years.