Your First Forays Into Dressing 24/7

[Veronica Lacey]

During a recent 4 day weekend my wife was away and I found opportunity to dress 24/7. I liberated my femme wardrobe from their boxes, put them all into drawers and hung some in the closet and armoire. It felt incredible to see it all laid out and completely accessible and organized. I really enjoyed casually holding items up to one another to mix and match, to try a few accessories, to wear various lingerie during the day and whatever pajamas at night. I wore forms and a bra during all hours save for sleeping and showering and tried to enjoy my various footwear as much as I could.

Sounds as if I will have another similar opportunity this winter so perhaps it will be even better as the temps will be cooler. After the four days off I returned to work. My wife was still away, however, so I could dress after work, evenings and before going to work in the mornings. (My wife is aware and ok with this arrangement just not interested in indulging me during everyday life.)

For those that are married or with a significant other and have had similar opportunities to dress 24/7 – or do so regularly – what things did you notice the first time or two that you did this? Did you do anything similar or special? Would you do something different the next time?

Thanks!
Veronica.

[Stephanie47]

For a number of years my wife visited our daughter who was living in Chicago. Each time I had about seven to ten days to liberate my femme garments from storage. I hung dresses and slips in the walk-in closet. Lined heels up at the foot of the bed. Put bras, panties and hosiery in my armoire. I was en femme any time I wanted. I took as many evening strolls as I wanted. I don't know if I will do anything different when my wife visits her cousin in Arizona next March,

[alwayshave]

My wife is supportive and encouraging. However, her adult daughter lives with us and I will not allow her to know. She went to Florida just after the first of the year and I was in heaven when she was gone.

[Kimberly Adams]

I've done it a few times when everyone was out of town. Very exhilarating. Recently told my wife my secret and she doesn't want me to dress without her so I will respect that. Still waiting for the first chance to get fully dressed with her. Can't wait.

[Janine cd]

I have spent a few days when my wife was away sorting through my femme wardrobe trying to decide what to wear. usually, I end up wearing the sameoutfit I wore the last time she was away. I'm hoping that the next she is out of town I will have something new and exciting to wear.

[Nicolecdmd]

So I have given this a lot of thought. While I feel me as a woman should represent a classy woman at all times (heels, make up and dressed well) I am starting to realize causal dressing is getting more appealing. I have only spent about 12 hours as Nicole I do think about 24/7. With that being said I think a nice part of tights, pink sweat shirt and tennis shoes sounds really fun.

[Beverley Sims]

For the first couple of times I plotted my way through what to wear and when to wear it.

These activities do wane over time.

It is great just to know that you can get dressed at will.

[LeslieSD]

Ladies, I am really curious about this topics as well.

When you have chances to do 24/7 for a couple of days, does the urge to dress goes away? Do you feel like it is getting a bit boring and tired, and the next morning you just want to put on the male t-shirt and have an easy day? Or do you want to keep doing that and get more?

[Stephanie47]

When you have chances to do 24/7 for a couple of days, does the urge to dress goes away? Do you feel like it is getting a bit boring and tired, and the next morning you just want to put on the male t-shirt and have an easy day? Or do you want to keep doing that and get more?

I'm a retiree. Unless I have someplace to go that may require 'dressing up' in male mode, such as a wedding or funeral, you'll find me in a vee neck tee shirt and cut off shorts around the house. That's winter, spring, summer and fall. When out and about in winter I have to submit to jeans. That's my comfort zone. Somewhat unshaven too until my wife tells me I'm starting to look too shaggy. When my wife has gone out of town for a week or more I have worn women's clothing all the time unless there was a necessity in the daytime to accomplish something. I think I have reached the point where women's and men's clothing are just that; clothes. Due to my size (height and weight) there is a self imposed limit to public dressing en femme. If I was five foot six or so I probably would do those chores outside the home en femme too.

[Veronica Lacey]

When you have chances to do 24/7 for a couple of days, does the urge to dress goes away? Do you feel like it is getting a bit boring and tired, and the next morning you just want to put on the male t-shirt and have an easy day? Or do you want to keep doing that and get more?

I have found that the desire to dress can ebb a bit after a couple days, yes. For me I believe the itch to revert back to male mode is born from mild guilt or purely habit more than comfort. Perhaps it is that I am much more accustomed to squeezing in a couple hours here or there rather than 24/7 access for so long a time; this automatically tells me to go put my male gear back on. During this stint I simply told myself that I long for such an opportunity quite often and now was the time. This helped me keep the forms and bra on, the heels, to slip into something different if I felt the urge to revert back too soon. It also helped that I put my male gear in a few bins and suitcases in our garage to limit access...and the fridge was stocked up.

I have spent a few days when my wife was away sorting through my femme wardrobe trying to decide what to wear. usually, I end up wearing the sameoutfit I wore the last time she was away. I'm hoping that the next she is out of town I will have something new and exciting to wear.

This occurs for me as well, Janine. I just find a comfort level with certain outfits and keep going back to them. This kind of dressing pattern does tend to happen in waves depending on the time of year (climate) or if I have acquired something new. During this last opportunity I politely guided myself to enjoy many different items that have long been forgotten or that I did not bother to wear. A couple sleeveless dresses, skirts, different lingerie, even some heels or flats as well as various sleepwear. Every moment was new.

I've done it a few times when everyone was out of town. Very exhilarating. Recently told my wife my secret and she doesn't want me to dress without her so I will respect that. Still waiting for the first chance to get fully dressed with her. Can't wait.

Kimberly! This sounds like an adventure in waiting. Hope you will create a thread and share how this pans out for you

My wife is supportive and encouraging. However, her adult daughter lives with us and I will not allow her to know. She went to Florida just after the first of the year and I was in heaven when she was gone.

How long ago was it when you found the chance to dress 24/7 for the first time? Were you married or with somebody? How did the experience go?

[Sallee]

I find that after an extended time as Sallee The dressing grows old. I still enjoy and do continue to dress sometimes but after 3 or 4 days of 24 hr dressing I need a break to get the thrill back. I do find that I get vary comfortable in Sallee mode and can go about anywhere with out fear or even thinking about it. I kind of forget that I am in girl mode.
I have stayed in girl mode for probably a week and tehn enjoyed being a guy again.
I like be able to be fluid.

[emmajane]

at my boyfriend flat,I had dress as a girl one night ,but tonight he ask me dress for him as girl as to go out like boyfriend and girlfriend and ihave do so 24/7
emmajane

[TheHiddenMe]

I've written about both in the pictures forum.

The first was to get my nails done, have a makeover, arrange to try on clothes at Nordstrom, and to buy a wig dressed. That really broke the ice for me on getting out.

The second was a four day train trip to Chicago. Walked around, shopped, saw Hamilton and went to the Art Institute.

My main realization was how much additional lead time I needed to add to get out. If I needed to leave at 10, I needed to get started at 9. Guy me takes about 5 minutes of lead time.

As to the question above, becoming a girl is a lot of work. I think for me a bit of the luster wore off after the four days (one was four days, the other five). Plus, in one case my spouse was coming home, so I needed to change back, and in the other I had guy commitments to take care of.

But I started thinking about my next extended time out almost immediately after the end of my girl time.

[Karine]

Hi everyone,

I had once the opportunity to dress 5 days in a row.It was the holidays, girlfriend was out of town so I had 100% of time for myself.
I take my time and as Veronica said, take my clothes, shoes & jewelry in my closet.
Eventually, I only dress the two first days.
Even if I was eagerly looking forward for this opportunity to dress, the third morning, I didn't know why i just didn't want to.
Maybe it's because I felt lazy of doing all the make up, but foremost I had enough fun the two days before.
I just wanted to make something else, so I enjoyed my time with my "man" hobbies.

So for me, living as a woman 24/7 is just impossible, I don't want to & foremost I can't. I just enjoy my crossdressing escape moment.
I can't do it whenever I want it (girlfriend doesn't know for now, commitments to family and friends or at work) but I try to spare some "girly" time regularly.

Just my two cents,
Karine.

[Jenny22]

I sleep in the nude. Otherwise, I'm fully en femme at home. So you might say I'm 24/7. My greatest 24/7 experience was at Diva Las Vegas last April. Wow, what a trip for me.

[biancabellelover]

I’ve managed a couple of 24/7’s. It is lovely, and I’m about to get a chance to do another.

My wife and I are about to get on a plane and return home after a three week trip away. So from about midday Sunday through to Tuesday evening it will be skirts and dresses (fem jeans and blouse when at the dog park).

Michelle

[kimdl93]

In the past couple years, I’ve lived alone and have allowed myself the occasional all out weekend. Basically, I’ll shed the male trappings and spend the entire weekend as a woman, at home and around my little RV park neighborhood. But Monday mornings I retreat back to male mode.

beginning about 8 years ago, I started experimenting with dressing full time and interacting with the world, spending as much as two weeks straight as a woman. I did everyday activities, traveled, attended theater, and on a few occasions introduced myself anew to friends. I have to confess that I found it liberating and exhilarating.

[Janine cd]

I'm experiencing a full weekend of dressing. It's nice to be able to hang my dresses and skirts in full view in the closet and keep my wigs and makeup on the bathroom vanity. Wearing a nightie to bed each night is an added pleasure.

[Yukihime]

I try to make time at least once a month for dressing up en femme the whole day, and sometime also attend church on Sunday. A few things of note:

I simply can't last 24/7 with my breast forms and silicon shorts on, not in the heat and humidity of my country. The closest I got to doing so was during a trip to Thailand, where it's much easier to be a bit careless with my dressing.

If I keep my forms on all the time, it puts tremendous stress on my shoulders from trying to keep my back straight and elegant, from holding my bags up in a feminine way, and there's always a risk of a sweat rash developing. The same goes for my silicon shorts as I need to occasionally take them off. The built in catheter isn't as reliable as I hoped, and occasionally means I need to clean off an unwanted back wash into the shorts itself...

It's necessary for me to take short breaks to clean off and wash myself down, otherwise I wouldn't last. Maybe I could survive better if I did the 24/7 thing in a colder climate?

[Desiree2bababe]

I noticed that, once back in male mode, my mannerisms were still so very much feminine, especially hand movements and the swish in my walk. After a week with nails and in heels the majority of the time, the girl remained. The bounce in my bottom surprised me the most and I kind of enjoyed it.

[IleneD]

Oh dear, Dez.
I just spent a good deal of the summer, over 6 weeks, home alone without my "adult supervision" [wife gone to the east coast residence]. I'll let that sink into your imagination for a while. I was home alone and my DADT, not-enthusiastic but beloved partner was gone. For over 6 weeks. I used it well.
The first thing I did was tow my boat 2000 miles across country to a place in the Carolinas. Thank God, back to the sea. I made the drive in my pick up truck entirely en femme. I am here to tell you that a maxi skirt and (just) panties is the coolest way EVER to make a long interstate highway drive.
Next, I flew home (to Colorado) en femme. I had myself made up at the airport mall beauty store, as I had a long lay over. That was another great experience.

Almost immediately upon returning home, it was Pride Week. After I took care of my daily and weekend duties of Real Life, I participated in a few Pride events and got out (en femme, of course).
I pretty much did everything en femme that I would do in real life dressed in drab or any mode for that matter. I did almost all my shopping en femme; the grocery, Walmart, Target, the mall. Went out to eat, both sit down and some fast food indoors. Ran a few other errands en femme, and attended a MLB baseball game en femme.
I lived the dream for over 6 weeks. I loved and absorbed every hour of it. Never once ashamed or inhibited. The experience was positively liberating.
At the end of it, I took my [Colorado] grandchildren with me to the Carolinas and my other residence. We spent time on the beach and on the boat. We had a great couple of weeks with ALL my grandkids in one place. When it was time for the kids to begin school, we all flew back to Colorado; me, my wife and 2 grandchildren.

It's been a great summer in that respect.
It's been tough giving it up and resuming my drab mode life after living the dream for weeks. It felt so comfortable. So natural and real. It got so that i didn't think about "dressing". I just put on some clothes (and my wig), and often with little or no make up to go out of the house. I just loved living en femme 24/7 for an extended time.
Gradually..... I'm gradually getting there; to where I wish to be. I'm in gender therapy now. I can go slowly and let my transition fade into me. No need to rush things.

[Sashauk]

Being single sucks at times but at least it means I can dress how I want to whenever I want to.

I don't think I could honestly say I spend 24 hours a day or seven days a week dressed in female attire but it has to be the majority of the time. Unless I am meeting up with family or friends (I'm not out to them) I will always have a bra on, and I wear panties all the time. In the house it will always be skirts and tops or dresses. Out shopping it will always be women's jeans or shorts - and for my walking this summer I have been wearing a skort.

As I can please myself I think the trill of wearing feminine clothes has worn off to a certain extent and now has just become a part of who I am. Like anything that is restricted you always crave for it, but once the restriction is removed it no longer has the same effect. For me putting on a skirt in the morning is as natural as putting on a pair of jeans.

[DIANEF]

I've had, sadly rare, full weeks to myself and have spent almost all the time dressed. It was surprisingly easy (to me) to be able to do such a thing, and at the end of those weeks it was a real downer for them to end. This happened before I started going out and next month I may have four or five days to myself, so looking forward to it.

[Tina Davis]

The last few years I have had such an opportunity when my wife was at a national convention. She would be gone for 4-6 days, and I would bring all my clothes and heels into my closet and drawers. The first two years I still worked for some of the time, so I was not 24/7 until the weekend. This year I was fully dressed for 3 1/2 days, and the excitement of it did not wane during that whole time. I go shopping and out for a makeover, try to meet others, and generally enjoy myself just being as feminine as possible.

Unfortunately, my wife's service for this group has finished, so I don't know if she will attend next year's convention. Plus, my daughter now lives with us, so these multiple day dressing times won't happen again until she's on her own. So I have to be content with dressing at home for a few hours at a time.

I've been spoiled by the freedom of multiple days, but I wouldn't change anything about it. Next time, I would be more confident to interact with people as I found that there was no reason to be afraid of adverse reactions. No holding back any more!

[Veronica Lacey]

I've been spoiled by the freedom of multiple days, but I wouldn't change anything about it. Next time, I would be more confident to interact with people as I found that there was no reason to be afraid of adverse reactions. No holding back any more!

Isn't that the truth, Tina? While I have no yearning to go public I do believe that by a certain stage in our lives we learn to say "what the heck" or "oh well, not my problem" to a few things and just be who we are. Hopefully the reactions, if any, are more positive and far less adverse when you make it happen again.