I take pride in the way I look whether I'm in male mode, female mode, or as I am most of the time....somewhere in between.
I take pride in the way I look whether I'm in male mode, female mode, or as I am most of the time....somewhere in between.
I spend nearly as much time getting dressed as a male as I do a female.
I shave the grey hair on my face everyday, even on the weekends. I can't stand the itchy feeling of having facial hair. (Getting rid of my facial hair is what led me to initially seek Laser hair removal.)
I spend an hour getting ready when I present as a male and slightly longer, 90 minutes, getting fully into female mode.
Very interesting question. I'm a CD rapidly approaching 70, retired for 5+ years and enjoying life in FL.
I was never much interested in (male) clothes growing up or in my professional life. Hardly ever looked at my male self in a mirror. But buying female clothes is fun. Wearing them even more so. Love to look at myself dressed. Would love it better if I looked more fem.
So, yes I spend more time with my appearance in fem mode.
Jenn A --- nothing fancy, just me.
I call it even as I try to look my best at all times. But, I spend far more on my female clothing than male
In Scarlett mode my goal is to put cute, sexy, and classy into every outfit I put together and every photo I take. The time I usually take to pull it all off with a complete photo shoot inclusive of several outfits is: 45 minutes putting outfits together that I'll wear for the shoot in mind and then actually getting the outfits all laid out. Then one hour or less to do my nails and makeup. After getting all my girl on, then I'll spend anywhere from 3 to 5 hours, on the average, to do a complete 200 to 350 picture photo shoot. Then it's time to put everything away in its place - another 45 minutes (I'm talking about putting away clothing, footwear, tights and hose, panties, shape wear, and jewelry. And then lastly, the most dreaded part of the entire cross dressing process, is taking off the nail polish without leaving a trace of it behind and then removing all facial makeup without leaving a trace behind followed up by a shower and getting back fully in guy mode - another hour!
No as far as my male side of fashion, it's no less important to me than my female side of fashion, however, much less time consuming for sure! My goal in male mode is to look handsome, sharp, and well put together. A lot of guys, and girls as well, have no idea how to put themselves together in the way of proper and classy fashion. Just take a stroll through your local mall or Walmart and take a long look around! Ya see what I mean! When I am dressed for church or taking photos on the sidelines of the SEC game of the week, I'm wearing one of my fifteen slim cute Joseph A. Banks suits. They are usually in navy, gray, or black solid colors but I do have three window pane pattern suits that you see the guys on ESPN all of the time. I pair them with pin point cotton shirts which are listed as slim cut as well with a 16.5 inch neck size and a perfect 32 inch sleeve. None of this 32/33 inch crap. The sleeve length is critical when wearing a sharp suit! The shirts may have a point collar or a button down collar and are ordered on line from Paul Fredrick or Joseph A. Banks. The shirts will be white, pink, or light blue and very permanent pressed! The ties are all silk and I buy them at Belks or Dillards. They have usually tight patterns to them that always have a small amount of color in them that match the suit collar and blend well with the suits and shirts. The socks will be always solid and just a shade darker than the suit unless of course I'm wearing a black suite. The shoes are always top of the line Johnston and Murphy. I used to sell them at my last job. Time for dress prep in suit mode can be pulled off in less than 20 minutes - 15 if I'm late for church! The shower before all of that - 15 minutes and that includes shaving my legs!
In casual guy mode, you'll see me in Izod khaki shorts with a long sleeved black comfortable T shirt with no pockets on them and the sleeves rolled up about 3 times. If my shirt is tucked in, I'll have on an almost new black belt and maybe some sharp Sperry deck shoes or Nike running shoes usually with no socks at all. Sometimes I leave the shirt tail out and when I do that, I might not wear a belt. Gotta run the wife just walked in...
I want Scarlett to help me dress -- in both modes!!!
I am what I am and also what I am not!
I dress smartly as a male when the need arises, though obviously getting dressed en femme takes considerably longer.
Here today, gone tomorrow....
I'm not out, nor do I use make up. As a guy, I have a standard men's haircut, which doesn't require more than a few moment's combing. When dressed as a girl, i wear a wig.
After the divorce, I wanted to figure out just why I wasn't very successful with women. So, I started reading all the material by the dating experts. And one thing became very clear; women prefer well dressed men who appear to have money. I know, I know, there are plenty of men who dress like slobs who make a good living. But they're not helping themselves by looking like slobs. Sure, there are times when it's perfectly acceptable for a man to wear jeans and a T shirt. But not many, not nearly as many as those men think.
So I started discarding anything that looked sloppy. Sneakers were the first to go. Why? Because most people's sneakers are dirty. New, they look nice. But that doesn't last. Nice shoes instead.
Next were the windbreakers with the sports logos. Gone. Almost always replaced with a blazer of some sort.
Baseball caps? Especially worn backwards? Never.
Polo and rugby shirts were then relegated to times when I would play rugby or polo, which meant, never. But I kept them for any outdoor sports (boating, fishing, rock climbing, and such). But for casual times just hanging out, when you might wind up at a restaurant or a bar? Long sleeve dress shirts; maybe with a pattern, or button down.
A nice watch, and not a giant thick clown watch which are all the rage among so many men.
I believe the look is referred to as looking like 'old money'. Not trying to hard. But well put together.
And it all comes together in about 25 minutes including the shave & shower.
Some causes of crossdressing you've probably never even considered: My TG biography at:http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...=1#post1490560
There's an addendum at post # 82 on that thread, too. It's about a ten minute read.
Why don't we understand our desire to dress, behave and feel like a girl? Because from childhood, boys are told that the worst possible thing we can be, is a sissy. This feeling is so ingrained into our psyche, that we will suppress any thoughts that connect us to being or wanting to be feminine, even to the point of creating separate personalities to assign those female feelings into.
There is just so much more to do when dressed en femme! I do try to look nice in either mode, though. It seems that there are different expectations on how good one needs to look in public, at least in my area. Plus there is only so much I can do I guy mode!
I always try to look as well-groomed and as presentable as possible in either dress mode. I make sure that I am well-dressed with shoes that are well-polished and pants or slacks that are clean and well-creased and I often wear a jacket also and a tie.
I abhor the slob look that is so prevalent. Whenever I go to a restaurant I am surprised at the sloppy attire and presentation of male patrons. In contrast, most women groom themselves and dress well before going out in public and the contrast with their slob-looking partners is sometimes shocking to me.
If you dress carelessly in male mode the chances are your lack of attention to good grooming will bleed across into your female dressing.
i'm spending a lot of time on my property right now preparing for fire season in the high sierra. That means working cloths consisting of jenes, t shirt and tennis shoes most of the time. Casual but well dressed daily. When going into town i'll wear some of the same for simple shopping; but dress to impress appropriately for each seeperate occassion when going out to events, especially with my wife.
Not much time for either.
When dressing in fem...it's hours! Always wanting to look sharp!
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About 10-15 min as the male me, when I go female, its more like an hour or so.
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Well Char, in my fantasy life i would love to take my time and put my hair in curlers.
But can you imagine trying to explain yourself to your girlfriend if you got caught looking like this ?
Any suggestions on what to say to ease the tension once she hopefully stops Giggling
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Robbiegirl, I don't know where you keep finding these photos of me. Please stop posting them!
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