How old is the feminine you?

[penny lace]

I must admit that I buy clothes that a much younger woman than I would buy or wear!
Is it just me that does this or do we all wish ourselves back in years as well as another gender?

[Georgina]

I like clothes that suit my age which is over sixty.

[Sarah Doepner]

Good question. I like to think I dress age appropriate when I go out but would be lying if I suggested everything I've tried on or just wear at home is designed for women near retirement age. The other thing that has an effect on my clothing choices is my hair. The limited amount on my head is going gray, but my wig is a rich brown and once my makeup smooths out my skin and the hair goes on I do look younger than what it says on my driver license. So I guess I end up wearing clothing intended for those in their 40's and 50's while I'm in my 60's, but that's about as far as I'm comfortable going when I'm headed out the door.

As for the main question you ask, do I want to be younger? Hell yes, I just wish I had better material to work with when I try to put on that appearance.

[Teresa]

Penny,
I'm 65 and yes most of us do dress younger ! I might be a grandfather but I'm not going to dress like a granny.
I did get a surprise at my last social meeting , I was buying a new wig and the sales lady said it looked great considering my age. She then added that she would be celebrating her sixtieth birthday along with one of the members, she then commented that I was nowhere near that, so I asked her honestly how old did she think I was and she replied mid/late forties. I love CDing , I would never give it up if I could continue to knock twenty years off . I will never complain again about the cost of makeup if that's what it can do for you !

[Ressie]

I prefer clothing that fits my mental age which is 16, but I wouldn't wear them! I don't think about age when shopping for clothes. Although I don't feel that I belong in the juniors section.

[DIANEF]

I'm 53 now, most people tell me I look younger and have me as early-mid 40s. When dressed I wear age appropriate clothes that a 30-40 ish GG would wear.

[kimdl93]

Honestly, my style is very much age appropriate for a healthy, active woman in her 50s/60s. And I mean that as a compliment to all the women of my age group who are healthy and active. We can wear lots of styles that are becoming, attractive and even a bit sexy...in a grown up way. I'm happy with that.

[Ceera]

I'm 59, but with my makeup and wig on I easily look at least 20 years younger. I tell people I quit counting birthdays at 29, and generally dress and act like I am in my 30's to 40's. But I can wear some of the styles the college girls wear, and still look good.

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A couple of days after I answered this thread, I went to a dance, wearing knee high boots, a denim skirt that was just above knee length, and a nice blue blouse. A young fellow in his 20's chatted me up and danced with me. When he asked how old I was, I asked him to guess first. He said he thought I was 27! I thanked him, then admitted I was 59. He was surprised, but remained friendly, and introduced me to some of his friends later as a 'new friend' he had met that night.

[Kelly DeWinter]

LOL, I'm so afraid of that question. I'm still hopping science will find a way to make telomere shortening reversal a real thing.

(Telomeres are an essential part of human cells that affect how our cells age. Telomeres are the caps at the end of each strand of DNA that protect our chromosomes, like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces)

[Geena Gee]

I was thinking about this the other day. Most of my clothing choices seem to be suited for 30's - 40's. I feel that I present myself as a woman in her early to mid 40's. Most of the CD's that I know look younger than their actual male age.
If men knew that by dressing like a girl they could knock 10 - 20 years off of how 'experienced' they are, us 'girls' would start to experience shortages in fashionable larger size shoes. LOL

Kelly, those plastic things on shoelaces are called aglets... from the vault of stupid facts in the far recesses of my brain... Haha

-Geena

[ClosetED]

I think I look 20 - 25 years younger than I am, so I dress for that age group. My mother-in-law is 75 and wears 5" heels and does zumba class as part of 2 hr a day at the gym.
Hugs, Ellen

[Tracii G]

I'm mid 60's and dress mid 40 ish I guess.
As CDers or TG MtF we do go thru a stage like a female puberty where we have to learn what we need to know.
In that period we tend to wear stuff way below or actual age. After some time we grow out of that phase and use common sense when picking clothes out.
I see this in a lot of CD /trans forums where new CDs or trans people are wearing those goofy knit hats or pokemon hat with ears on them which is pretty much what pre teen girls wear.
Please if you like those hats don't get all pissed over my comments its just a "thing "I have noticed over the years.
Call it an observation and not a condemnation.

[sweetdreams]

My feminine self is around 14. Little fashion sense, not zero. I can pick out fairly nice, age appropriate clothes. No makeup experience. Have done almost no social interaction. Really I have so little experience in truly presenting a feminine image.

[Barbara Black]

I'm usually told that I look about ten years younger than fact (60's), even though I don't see it myself. And I tend to dress about in that age group, but I like putting on things younger a lot of the time, short skirts, sexier tops. Strictly for around home though, my wife laughs at some of my getups when I dress really far out of my actual range.

[Nikkilovesdresses]

Excellent question. I'm mid-fifties and dress mid-twenties. Peter Pan Syndrome or what.

[Yinlingyen]

I am in my late 30's and I buy dresses for 20's (mini this and that, see through this and that) hehe.
But I feel like what I dress.
I am a small asian with light color skin.....I think at least I can get away with it, but yes I am guilty of the crime in buying clothes 10 years younger for my age.

[Lily Catherine]

Admittedly quite premature even now. I hope I'm age appropriate though, if not at least looking slightly more mature.

I can afford to wear a few more daring and indeed sexy styles at this point, although there will come a day where that becomes extremely insensible (as if it hasn't, ha.) I am more than sure that I will end up mostly dressing for comfort than for style, although the two are not mutually exclusive.

[XemmaX]

my style is fairly typical of a woman in their late twenties/ early thirties.

[docrobbysherry]

I'm over 70 but Sherry's only about 20. So, we compromise and dress age 20 to 30!

Hey! If you've got it, flaunt it!

[LydiaL]

Funny, but cute Sherry!. OK on ear flaps, I suppose, but no to ears.

But, OMG, I just realized that I too have a stocking cap with a fuzzy ball on top! It must be some 40 years old.

[brenda girl]

I fell like the early 20's, I got a few Junior size dresses and I fell young and energized when I put them on

[Jenny22]

I'm in my early 80s. But, I refuse to dress like it. The two times I've been out with forum sisters, I dressed 50ish. But at home, I will dress even younger. With full makeup, my mirror suggests that I'm 30 years younger, and I love it!

[Rachael Leigh]

I do look at the younger fashion just because some of it is so cute, short skirts and such but mostly I find that even clothes
made for mid age and up can be quite fashionable.
I will wear short shorts on occasion though, hey when one has the legs why not

[Amelie]

My style of clothes would be that of a punk/goth teenager, probably 80's style teenager. I had things happen to me that messed my brain up, so I never grew up. To some people I could be called a "Middle".

[CONSUELO]

I'm a mature individual and so I try to dress like a stylish mature woman.